Our plan was to take a boat out to Santa Cruz Island and the Painted Cave. We were excited although a little apprehensive with C’s motion sickness issues. We packed all the natural remedies (homeopathics, essential oils, bands, glasses) crossed our fingers and hoped it would all work. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperating, seas were expected to be very rough and although the boat was still going we felt it best for us to stay on the mainland. Island Packers is wonderful to work with and was offering rescheduling or full refunds. We took our refund since we did not know when we would be back again.
Feeling a bit disappointed we headed to the Channel Island Visitor Center to at least earn a badge and some knowledge. We had a wonderful time exploring the center, learning about the islands, and everyone loved the tide-pool talks. The kids earned their badges, watched a bald eagle and a perigean falcon nest, and discovered all the unique creatures and plants on the islands.
It was low tide time when we left we quickly grabbed lunch in the RV and headed out to see what we could find. Right off the beach we were able to see hundreds of crabs, anemones, and some small fish. The kids enjoyed the tide pools but soon found themselves running in the waves. Luckily our home was in the parking lot so changing to swim wear was next on the list.
We spent the rest of the afternoon playing on the beach. Our kids are born for beach play. They made a sand shark, dug tunnels, made new friends, and flew a kite. B made a dugout and A made a bridge. It was a fun afternoon and by the time we left we were exhausted and a little burnt.
Back at camp we enjoyed an evening around the fire. We really liked our stay at the Ventura KOA there were lots of things for the kids to do, the bathrooms were clean, but the peacocks were extremely load. They woke us at 5 in the morning and squawked constantly at dusk as they headed to the tops of the trees for the night. S’mores were almost made but the kids started arguing and went to bed instead. After that Mom and Dad enjoyed a quiet evening around the fire.
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