{"id":1458,"date":"2010-03-24T08:58:40","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T16:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/providentiallife.wordpress.com\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2010-03-24T08:58:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T16:58:40","slug":"i-still-love-not-camping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/i-still-love-not-camping\/","title":{"rendered":"I still love not camping (unless it&#039;s with my BFF, L.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend, Lauren, my BFF, and I did a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, by way of Route 1 and the 101. It was a long long journey, very fun, and VERY tiring. Some highlights, you ask?<\/p>\n<p>1. I forged a river with our car, in the dark. It was terrifying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/campsite1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1461\" style=\"border:0 none;\" title=\"campsite\" src=\"http:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/campsite1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/campsite1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/campsite1-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Do you see where it says &#8220;Bridge&#8221;? There was no bridge. There was raging river.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>2. We headed to a beach filled with seals, and spent a peaceful half-hour just being with them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs045.snc3\/13330_536079914826_43500310_31616754_3978689_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. We ate at a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigsurbakery.com\"> restaurant<\/a> that had a spirit stage and human nests. And lavender creme brulee. Fantastic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net\/hs065.snc3\/13330_536079580496_43500310_31616696_4327890_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border:0 none;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs045.snc3\/13330_536079615426_43500310_31616703_7172936_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. When camping, we wore headlamps, extra clothes, and some how magically had our fire rekindle in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net\/hs045.snc3\/13330_536079680296_43500310_31616716_7694002_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>5. We got chocolate covered strawberries from this nice man.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border:0 none;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs065.snc3\/13330_536079410836_43500310_31616682_4061213_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">6. I used an outdoor sink, with running water. I found this magical.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border:0 none;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs045.snc3\/13330_536079360936_43500310_31616673_2513971_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">7.\u00a0 We went to an antique store in Half Moon Bay, called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halftohaveit.com\/\">Half to Have It.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border:0 none;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs065.snc3\/13330_536079226206_43500310_31616648_807109_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">8. We hiked a little.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border:0 none;\" src=\"http:\/\/hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net\/hs065.snc3\/13330_536078911836_43500310_31616609_6670133_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border:0 none;\" src=\"http:\/\/hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net\/hs065.snc3\/13330_536078936786_43500310_31616614_394381_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">9. We took pictures of people taking pictures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border:0 none;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs045.snc3\/13330_536079785086_43500310_31616735_1954720_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p>10. We drove 930 miles, all together. Stops in: Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Monterey, Big Sur, San Luis  Obispo, Santa Barbara, and home. Not including all the various stops made in between for coffee and the like.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/entiretrip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1462\" style=\"border:0 none;\" title=\"entiretrip\" src=\"http:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/entiretrip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/entiretrip.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/entiretrip-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/campsite.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>It was a great trip. But I was glad to get home Sunday night to a bed, and a whole week with Lauren, still to go! What an excellent week. Overall, I think we both decided we like NOT camping &#8212; when it comes to 45 degree weather, rocky grounds, and lack of fire-building skills (although we did get it lit, eventually.)<\/p>\n<p>How are you all?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend, Lauren, my BFF, and I did a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, by way of Route 1 and the 101. It was a long long journey, very fun, and VERY tiring. 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