Last weekend Kahlil and I headed to the Southern Washington Coast to hike, camp and play at the beach.
We arrived to a sign that read: "Campsite Full" at 9 at night with the next closest/available campsite who knows how far away...so with my hand on my pregnant belly, I walked into the office to request a tent site...
"sorry we're totally full" said the ranger...
"really-we just came all the way from olympia I said" (rubbing my belly, ranger takes a long look at me)
''hmmm let me see what I can do...(gets on his radio...and then has conversation in back room with other ranger)
"well, how about we give you one of our emergency leftover sites for the night?"
"great we'll take it" says me
minutes later someone walks into the office and says they have to leave the camp early so we wind up with a really sweet secluded spot near the beach!
We spent Saturday hiking up to a lighthouse and going for beach walks. It was hot enough to go into the ocean which felt amazing for muscles! Sleeping was another adventure though..I'm definitely no longer up for sleeping pads for the rest of my pregnancy. I had my body pillow with me but still tossed and turned through the night.
The park was an incredible spot for camping though and we definitely plan to bring our baby back. There are hiking trails, bike trails, two long stretches of beach to explore and two lighthouses. On our way out on Sunday we hiked to the second lighthouse which overlooks the mouth of the Columbia River, the Pacific Ocean in the distance.
The three of us have been doing really good. I continue to feel great though I'm starting to get more tired these days. Kahlil and I just took our first birthing class two nights ago...we watched a video called Birthing into Being which takes place in Russia and is all about water births. Incredible!
