Beach Tent Camping

A Garland first:  Tent camping at the beach!  We joined our friends (Cliffs, Kikers and Sauders) for their church’s weekend at a group camp site in Carlsbad.  The ocean waves were just down the bluffs from our site, so there was no need for white noise as we slept.  Our tent is the big red/maroon one… we kept the rain fly off so we were able to stare up at the meteor shower as we fell asleep.  Only God!


Our trashed tent:  the devoted Mr. Garland and I love these two borrowed cots (thanks Shihatas!).  We seriously need to get our own someday. 

4 sleepers:

Even batgirl needs her beauty sleep:

Morning campfire…

Evening Group dinner, followed by a talent show.  Trombone playing, dancing, football tossing, the works:


Giant-mallows:

And just down the steps…





Boogie boarding and sand play.  What a treat it was to simply wake up and grab our boards for an early morning surf in the waves:



The toe grab:

You know you’re playing hard when even 8yo JOSH falls asleep at the beach:


What a wonderful weekend, meeting so many new friends and camping in new places.  We loved it.