Row, row, row of cabins

A little like traveling back to 1955, a visit to Cama Beach State Park is relaxing and fun in an uncomplicated way: simple 1930s style cabins, funky/fresh air off of the beach, front porch view of the sunset, kids collecting shells and stones, weenie roasts, naps, reading.




A collection of beach footwear captured for me the family friendly nature of the park. We saw lots of families with little ones, and many appeared to be vacationing with friends, neighbors of relatives, putting me in mind of summertimes when I was a kid and we spent vacation time with cousins, aunts and uncles.

Jack did take a dip in the Sound. Or is it a strait there? He insisted it wasn't very cold, but it sure looked chilly to me. He spent his down time in the shade on the cabin porch reading.





According to notes in the guest book, young visitors most love the trails that wind in and out up and down the forested slope. We liked the no-nonsense nature of the plain wooden cabins. Yes there's electricity and running water, a microwave for cooking and heaters for the chill of evening. There are comfortable mattresses and, in the "deluxe" version of the cabins toilets and showers. (Most cabins don't have their own bathrooms, but there are large "bath houses" with the necessary facilities for common use.) No cars. You park in a lot up above and take a shuttle to the cabins. The one touch of cute: the park boasts 100 handmade, patchwork quilts. Volunteers pieced the quilts of old-fashioned fabrics using traditional patterns. Our cabin had 3 quilts. And the activity center had a beautiful, large quilt that depicted the park in its former life as a private fishing resort.

Happy birthday to me me me me me

Sisters, you gotta love 'em, especially when you're outnumbered. So here I am with 4 clones. Will the real Judy please stand up?



For my 65th I asked for a birthday party, and I got what I asked for, thanks to the combined efforts of my spouse and longtime friends Jan and Jane, not to mention my four sisters, who were responsible, if I may use the term "responsible" loosely, for much of the hilarity. Jack performed a couple of age appropriate original numbers of his own. Film at 11:00. In the meantime here's one shot of audience reaction.