Russian River vacation

Although the weather did not cooperate 100%, we still managed to have an enjoyable time on vacation. We had a little cabin on the banks of the Russian River near the little town of Duncans Mills. The living space in the cabin was pretty decent, the but bedrooms were tiny. It ended up that Regan and Caleb both had a room and Christa and I slept on the couches (very comfy). It did rain a little when we were there and the weather was pretty much overcast at other times, but we still got out.

The one sunny day was Friday and we went hiking at Armstrong Redwoods State Park, just out of Guerneville. Great, humongous redwoods. Caleb had never seen such trees! There was a littel kids game that the ranger handed out, finding certain trees, etc. which Caleb loved. Regan loved it also. She had never been in a place like that before and loved touching trees, branches and leaves.

We also got to go wading in the Russian River and Caleb put his raft it. The river was not very deep and actually a bit warmer than I thought it would be. I could almost wade all the way across, but it got deep about 20 feet from the far shore (about 3 1/2 feet deep otherwise. It is September, after all). They also had a tree swing and a tetherball set. Caleb had never played tetherball before and, of coursem loved it.

We also went to the ocean at Bodega Bay. Great cheeseburgers at a local hangout-can't remember the name right now. Christa stayed in the car with Regan, who was asleep and Caleb and I went to the beach at Salmon Creek where all the surfers are. We found a big hole that someone had dug and Caleb and I spent time throwing kelp in it. Caleb said we were killing all the sea snakes.

I really enjoy quick vacations like this. It's not so much getting away to do anything dramatic, but it is a chance for the family to be together for some fun times in a new place and a chance for me to play with the kids more than I get to do at home. This was probably our last trip for awhile. We might try Sorensens in January for 3-4 days. A chance for the kids to play in the snow.