⛺️❄️ Bodega Dunes 2022 Recap
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We can see why Bodega Dunes was nominated for the 2019 Metrodip Award for Best Camp and we know that it’s still a contender in 2022 as well. We’ll have to wait to see what the judges think this year. The suspense! Some great things are: this camp isn’t too far from civilization, but it makes you feel like you’ve gotten away from it all. A short drive away is Doran Beach, which is an incredible day trip, and the town of Bodega Bay is close by too if you want some saltwater taffy.
The Goodness
- Doran Beach: smooth sand, lots of kites, dog friendly, expansive views! We purchased a 1yr pass to Sonoma County Regional Parks. Saw one person with a cat on a leash at the beach. It was crazy.
- Dune time next site over reserved for Axelrod. “We used your site as our own for one hour.” (Sneaky goodness!)
- Sand > Dirt. So nice to have a sandy site instead of a dirt site.
- Wildlife: we saw a fox carrying a dead rat that it killed back to its den. We weird honking of birds but didn’t see the honk birds. We heard sea lions and fog horns. Ali saw a falcon circling. Bozzy saw quail. It was nice. (Nature goodness!)
- We love Sports Basement. It is a local store. REI is not. We like the free propane refill program. (“I got gas”)
- Craft time abundance with Sam t-shirt painting and Ivan shaman stick honing.
- Long leash Bozzy explorer. Good Bozz-boy!
- The foodles:
- Ali + Tapatio (tm) pre-made sauce
- Sam + biscuits and gravy which were very yummy
- Sam + super yummy campfire pizza
- New recipe alert! Banana boats for dessert (link!) cooked in campfire
- Ali red light mode on headlamp: less direct glare into face of co-COOLERS.
- Very short drive from Petaluma: only 40 minutes!
Things Learned
- First night: no racs. Last night: rac hands but no casualties. COOLMOVES success. Camp Rac: 2, Camp COOLMOVES: 1.
- We tried our Camp COOLMOVES Canopy (CCMC) for the first time. It let us have some extra privacy and portable to beach.
- Sam forgot camp chair. She texted us on the way to alert us. We brought an extra so everyone is happy. COOLMOVES to the rescue.
- Ali forgot beanie. Sam had an extra so everyone was happy. Sam to the rescue!
- We found wood seller right across the street from Bodega Dunes Campground. $10 each for big sack! Good deal!
- Forgot garbage bins but it was OK because the camp garbage was right by our site.
- Need scooping spoon because if there are sauces, we need to be able to scoop them out.
- Ivan used new wood chopping technique to make kindling.
COOLMOVES!
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