Recently we had a long awaited family vacation. I was ready to pull my eyes out due to our recent move, work, and Eric going through finals. We decided to take a relaxing vacation to Fort Bragg, Ca. It was a place that we had never been before, but we knew there was a beach and that was all we needed. We left the dogs with Eric's parents and spent three days relaxing in this small town. Tyler was such a great little guy. He smiled at everyone he saw and flirted with the girl waitresses. One of the places that we went to was Glass Beach. It was a beach that had all these different colored pieces of glass that had been washed on the shore. The place had at one time been a land fill. Some times you would even find a piece that had a little picture that must have been a piece of china or something. Tyler was so amused. We just left him alone for most of the time and he just played with all the rocks. He did not want to be bothered and sometimes got annoyed at all pictures we were trying to take of him. We just had to make sure his pacifier was in his mouth. If it wasn't, we would find him with a few rocks(6) in his mouth and getting them out was even harder. He has a strong jaw.
We also spent some time at this little beach with cliffs surrounding it. It had this beautiful bridge going from one cliff to another and if you are there during sunset, you had an awesome view. We found out that Tyler is our little fish. He is infatuated with water. We knew he loved to take baths, but he was in heaven when he saw the ocean. He thought it was king of all baths. The water was really cold, but Tyler did not care. He kept trying to run right into it and confronted each wave as it came. When we carried him away from the water he would throw a fit, but his poor little feet were so red and his lips were starting to turn purple. I think we found his favorite place to be.
One of the main reasons that we chose Fort Bragg as our vacation spot was because if the Skunk Train. Eric had ridden this train after he had finished restoring his Studebaker car and went on a two week drive through five states. We wanted Tyler to experience a train ride. It is called the Skunk Train because when it was originally running in the early 1900's, the steam that came out had a foul smell. We had a really great time. We rode in a train car with these really old seats and window that actually slid open. We did not keep them open, though, unless you wanted to risk loosing some fingers if we hit a bump and they came crashing down. Tyler was so excited with the moving scenery and kept trying to stand at the window. There was also a open train car that you could walk out to view the scenery and feel the breeze. We rode through a lot of beautiful trees and by rivers. We stopped at a little camp and ate lunch before we headed back to Fort Bragg. The entire trip was 3.5 hours. Tyler did so well and pooped out on the way back along with some other people on the train.
This was our first real vacation with Tyler and it was probably the most relaxing and best one that we have had so far.
We also spent some time at this little beach with cliffs surrounding it. It had this beautiful bridge going from one cliff to another and if you are there during sunset, you had an awesome view. We found out that Tyler is our little fish. He is infatuated with water. We knew he loved to take baths, but he was in heaven when he saw the ocean. He thought it was king of all baths. The water was really cold, but Tyler did not care. He kept trying to run right into it and confronted each wave as it came. When we carried him away from the water he would throw a fit, but his poor little feet were so red and his lips were starting to turn purple. I think we found his favorite place to be.
One of the main reasons that we chose Fort Bragg as our vacation spot was because if the Skunk Train. Eric had ridden this train after he had finished restoring his Studebaker car and went on a two week drive through five states. We wanted Tyler to experience a train ride. It is called the Skunk Train because when it was originally running in the early 1900's, the steam that came out had a foul smell. We had a really great time. We rode in a train car with these really old seats and window that actually slid open. We did not keep them open, though, unless you wanted to risk loosing some fingers if we hit a bump and they came crashing down. Tyler was so excited with the moving scenery and kept trying to stand at the window. There was also a open train car that you could walk out to view the scenery and feel the breeze. We rode through a lot of beautiful trees and by rivers. We stopped at a little camp and ate lunch before we headed back to Fort Bragg. The entire trip was 3.5 hours. Tyler did so well and pooped out on the way back along with some other people on the train.
This was our first real vacation with Tyler and it was probably the most relaxing and best one that we have had so far.
3 comments:
YEAH! You need some relaxation in your life. It sounds like such a fun trip, but where are the pictures? :)
Thank you for the pictures you sent in the mail. Tyler is such a cute little stud!
Sorry about the pictures. I spent an hour trying to load them, but something was not letting me do it. I will try later
Umm...Eric - don't you remember riding the skunk train when we were kids??
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