Bodega Bay – Sandcastles and Kites

Posted by Karen on 24-Apr-2009

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A while back, I’d heard about the Castles & Kites Celebration in Bodega Bay, so I booked a campsite on the beach at Doran Regional Park for this weekend.  I invited Tersha and Vic and they came up with Brianna and their new tent trailer, which was really great because it was so windy I don’t think my tent would have stood upright.  Friday night was spent cozily out of the wind inside the trailer playing cards and hanging out.  Early Saturday morning I took a walk along the beach and enjoyed photographing some sand textures.  On the harbor side I met some guys digging for clams and they showed me how to spot where the clams were buried–look for a little hole and them stomp and watch for the water to spurt out; very neat.  We then all headed back down the beach to watch people fly kites and build sandcastles.  We set up our chairs near the roped off area used by the pros and watched them launch some huge kites.  Another gentleman we met had plenty of kites and explained the difference between sport kites and beer kites to us.  Sport kites require constant handling, while beer kites just need to be launched and then you have a beer while it flies.. LOL!  We took a little drive over to the other side of the bay, but it was really too windy to enjoy much time outside, so back to the calm of the trailer for dinner and some relaxation. Sunday was an enjoyable drive home along Highway 1.

GPS Stats: • Odometer: 3.80 miles • Total Time: 6:04 • Moving Time: 1:41 • Moving Average: 2.2 mph • Overall Average: 0.6 mph