Plaskett Creek Campground

3/02-03/10 Tuesday-Thursday


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Home is now Plaskett Creek Campground. It is amazing to be able to have a site this close to the ocean. It is right across the street and down the cliff. Upon arriving, we walked to the Sand Dollar Beach and down one of the paths. This path took us to the top of the cliff where we could overlook the ocean below.

There was a man down on the beach that was digging around. He came up about the same time we were leaving and told us he was looking for jade. He also showed us some of the pieces that he had found. None were very large but he had some good pieces.

With the sunlight starting to dwindle, we returned to set up camp. We were the only ones in the campground expect for the host. Wow! The whole place to ourselves.

Wednesday morning we headed to the beach at 8:30am. I wanted to be there early to look for some jade pieces. No one else was around.

Last night there was a low rumbling sound that can now be identified as the large rocks on the beach that the ocean pulls in and rolls back to the shore. The rocks rolling across each other can be very loud. But it becomes all part of the whole experience and nothing threatening.

To get down to the beach area, there are many flights of stairs. Look at the photos for just a sample. The ice plant was blooming and other flowers were in their full glory as well. Like the day before, it was rainy and overcast but that brings out the full bloom on the coastline.

We spent several hours on the beach looking for jade and just “being”. This is a great place and we both love the CA coastline.

Later we drove back down to Willow Creek and visited the beach there. It wasn’t nearly as impressive as Sand Dollar.

Back at home, the sun came out and brightened the day. The CA Blue Jay’s and Red Winged Black Bird came to visit. These are not like the Blue Jays back in NC. These have the blue body and eye brows but a black head and neck and head comb. Thomas fed them so that I could take a couple of photos.

Wednesday afternoon we also got a neighbor. The whole park and they pick a spot beside us. What’s up with that? Could it be that aluminum attracts aluminum? They had a truck camper that was a 1967 Avion. It appeared to be in great shape. The couple were from Washington State and were very nice. They left out before we got up on Thursday.

Wednesday night brought not only more rain but a thurnder storm.  The rocks rolling in the ocean seemed even louder tonight.

Thursday morning brought a full day of glorious sun to the coast! And, on Cone Peak the rain from the night before had left snow! Yes, snow. What a sight to see.

Check out was at 2pm so we hurried to back to Sand Dollar for another visit before heading out. Like before, we spent a couple of hours just hanging out and looking for jade and appreciating where we were. There is no better place in our book.

Knowing we were leaving in a few hours made the visit to Sand Dollar bitter sweet. Both of us feel such an attachment to this area. If there were only some way to be live here.

Around noon we made our way back to start hooking up. I took one more quick walk up the hill to photograph some wild flowers we had seen and also to look out over our site and the ocean. Sigh!!!!!!!

Ok, time to head out and find another adventure.