Memorial Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend-We had a wonderful time of catching our breaths and relaxing at the Coast Guard Base.  We had run around all week and it was nice to slow down a bit and enjoy our beautiful campsite and the amenities of the base.  The highlight was eating at the galley for lunch and dinner, delicious and cheap:  A real treat especially when camping.  Another awesome treat were the 1.50 vanilla lattes at the coffee shop.  We enjoyed swimming in the pool and bowling.  Though it was windy, we did ride our bikes on the nice trails and I enjoyed practicing in my private hut.  Mark and the children played some racquet ball too.  We enjoyed crashing our neighbor’s campfire one night and learning that he is a retired coastie who knows June Ryan.   I took a break from pictures too and just enjoyed being.  This is a beautiful place and could easily live in this little utopia enclave.  We did visit the Two Rock Pres. Church just outside the gate.  It was a very small congregation but the people and pastor were very friendly.  She gave a great serman on living with fire and without fear.  Perfect love from the Lord drives out fear and she gave the children streamers on a stick that she cleverly made as a tangible reminder of living this way.  We enjoyed fellowshipping with the people over a nice array of refreshments afterwards and learning about the rich history of the church which was established in the mid-1800’s.  Janae and Stefan enjoyed the small Sunday School class and placing flags at the cemetery as part of the class. 

The weather was sunny all weekend and the wind subsided on Sunday.  It was  warm and lovely.  The Canadian geese love this place as much as we do, and I can still hear their early morning calls.

We had debated going to visit Nancy and her family in Downieville for the weekend.  Though it would have been nice to visit with them some more, not having to drive 6 hours round trip proved to be the right choice for us to regroup. The only downside was the stress and consternation not having a guaranteed campsite for Sat. night.  The base is lax and unorganized with how they handle the reservations.  It all worked out but was a bit stressful.