Preparing for this trip was a bit different than usual since when we left we were expecting up to 5" of rain!? I'm proud to say that we had an EXCEPTIONAL (near 100%) turnout even with this crushing weather report! It did rain a little for like 10 minutes Friday night, followed by 5 minutes of crazy heavy rain, but then the skies immediately cleared to reveal an amazing number of stars with no rain in sight. Saturday's weather was beautiful, all through to late evening. Not until about 2am did the wind pick up, and when it did it wreaked havoc!! Luckily the sand was still a bit wet or even more of it would have been flying, but believe me it was still flyin... the tent campers will also attest to that! After a deserving IHOP breakfast Sunday morning and then returning to crazy winds on the beach, everyone packed up to leave. And luckily so! It rained like mad on the beach Sunday night, and anyone without a camper would have hated life. The trip might have been cut a bit short, but it was still a blast. As always it was great to meet more people from the Wire!

Attendees:
-- BlossomCA / Joanna
-- ghostraider / Kris
-- Off-Roader / Ray
-- sewerrat / Bob
-- CAP510 / Carlos (and family)
-- KrzyDav / Dave
-- joestruck / Joe
-- Cronk / Joe
-- GrassCat / Michael
-- NickR / Nick (and family)
-- TyTy / Ty (and son "Yoda")

Total Count:
10 Monteros and 1 Isuzu Trooper
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6 flat tires!
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About to exit the freeway, dunes in the distance


Entrance


Water crossing was rather easy


Around camp


Water crossing became a bit more of a challenge Friday night


Photos from Saturday, a lovely day

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Welcoming party at the water crossing for new arrivals
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Coolness
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In the dunes
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Whoop-de-doos
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Back on the beach
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When 3 pirate flags isn't enough
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Line up at the race track
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Back in the dunes
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Camp
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Greeting party forms again, this time for Carlos' arrival
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Tonka tow truck
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Around camp
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Night run!
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Sunday morning, bright and early, very very very windy

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On the way back from IHOP Sunday morning

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THE END

But then Kris and I spontaneously decided to stay on for Sunday night even though we were expecting terrible weather. After all, we had the trailer!

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Monday morning, in the rain

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Exciting water crossing on the way out!

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