Beach Get Together

It has been almost a month since we had our get together but I am just now getting around to writing about it.  Sorry folks!

People started arriving on Friday afternoon from Oregon & Washington.  I think we had about 17.  We had people sleeping in tents, RV’s, and bedrolls in Claude & Connie’s partially finished house.  And of course some went home to sleep in their own beds.

Michelle & Danny made the MOST delicious BBCue ribs for dinner!  We had some other things as well (corn, fruit, desserts) but the ribs outshown everything else.

 Next morning chef Claude warmed the sausage links and cooked hotcakes & eggs.

 After breakfast it was quad rides, card playing, and visiting around the fire.

Wayne & Shelly and Claude & Connie all had to leave early in the afternoon to attend two separate weddings.  The rest of the group were off for sight seeing, horse rides, and playing on the beach while some others  took a nap.

 

 

While everyone was otherwise occupied, I prepared to make my second paella on my own.  WELL!!  While a good paella is supposed to have a crust called a socarrat, 5 more minutes and this one would have been BURNT!!  Fortunately, it didn’t taste burned, so I got away with it.  Next time, more liquid and less heat! 

Another use for Paella pans is frying potatoes to feed a crowd.  Worked better this time.  Didn’t almost burn breakfast!!  Some of our group were a little difficult to get out of bed and had a later breakfast.

 

 Families were off to beaches and other important things.  My daughter stayed at camp with me and we had a nice visit talking about nothing in particular.  When the groups came back it was quad trailer rides & quad racing.  

 What are those boys trying to teach my grand nieces?  Surely they are not racing while the girls are riding on the quads? 

 

One of the evenings that we were sitting around the campfire visiting, someone noticed the full moon.  We all ran for our cameras and to find the best place to get the best picture.  It is difficult to get a night picture but this one isn’t too bad.

 

 

We all had a great time visiting, taking pictures, sometimes going off on an adventure, and in general enjoying ourselves and just being together .  Having good food, good people and gathering around a campfire.  Doesn’t get much better!  Lets do this again next year!