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Home Away From Home: Santee, CA

Santee, CA :: Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve (currently open with some restrictions due to COVID-19) Pros: sites are long and wide, and there are lots of space between sites relatively inexpensive daily rates, starting at $53/day depending on your site and season 10 minutes from the closest no-toll highway roughly 20 minutes from San DiegoContinue reading “Home Away From Home: Santee, CA”

Home Away From Home: Bonita, CA

Bonita, CA :: Sweetwater Summit Regional Park (currently closed due to COVID-19) Pros: sites are long and wide, and there are lots of space between sites inexpensive daily rates, average $35/day depending on your site 10 minutes from the closest no-toll highway roughly 20 minutes from San Diego and the ocean access to playgrounds, equastrianContinue reading “Home Away From Home: Bonita, CA”

Q & A: Intro and Month 1 of Full-Time Traveling

We have been asked a lot of questions in regards to our new home on wheels, so we thought that instead of answering them one-by-one, we would answer them on this post, just in case anyone else had the same questions. What kind of travel trailer did you get? After years of research and listingContinue reading “Q & A: Intro and Month 1 of Full-Time Traveling”

Borrego Springs, CA :: Anza-Borrego Metal Sculptures

Created by artist Ricardo Breceda, these metal sculptures can be found at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California, about 100 miles east-northeast of San Diego. *** *** NOTE: this visit occurred before the COVID-19 quarantine order. This state park is temporarly closed.

Up Close and Personal With Animals: Part 2

Up Close and Personal With Animals: Part 1

San Juan Capistrano, CA :: Mission San Juan Capistrano

Mission San Juan Capistrano is a historic landmark and museum and is the birthplace of Orange County. Named the “Jewel of the Missions,” Mission San Juan Capistrano is located in the beautiful, historic downtown. You can spend a great deal of time there, walking through the enthralling courtyard, the carefully curated museum rooms, and theContinue reading “San Juan Capistrano, CA :: Mission San Juan Capistrano”

Oceanside, CA :: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

Located about 5 miles east of the Pacific Ocean in the beach town of Oceanside, California, Mission San Luis Rey de Francia sits on spacious and beautifully landscaped land. On a tour, you can visit the Historic Mission Church, remains of the Spanish soldiers’ barracks and lavanderia, the oldest pepper tree in California, and theContinue reading “Oceanside, CA :: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia”

San Diego, CA :: Point Loma Tide Pools

We currently visited Point Loma Tide Pools during King Tide. This is the highest predicted high-tide and lowest low-tide events of the year at a coastal location. We were there for only about an hour, but the kids felt like they were on this incredible treasure hunt. They found tons of beautiful sea anemones, barnacles, and periwinkleContinue reading “San Diego, CA :: Point Loma Tide Pools”

San Diego, CA :: Old Point Loma Lighthouse

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse is at the Cabrillo National Monument at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, CA. It was lit for the first time on November 15, 1855 using a large cotton wick and whale oil. Once upon a time, the lighthouse was considered to be the highestContinue reading “San Diego, CA :: Old Point Loma Lighthouse”