Super Duper Sunday

 

Yep, it’s that time of year again.Time for folks to gather together and watch commercials briefly interrupted by a football game.

A big part of game day is the food, and with that in mind I cooked up a batch of Super Duper Tacos this morning.

What makes them so Super?

Oh yeah! Those would be habanero peppers and habanero hot sauce.

I tossed the meat in a pot and sliced up the little orange jewels.

Then added them to the pot.

After a while on low heat it looked pretty good.

For this batch I added some refried beans as well.

The secret to getting the beans out is to cut one end of the can completely off, hold it over the pot, and then start cutting the other end off. The beans just slide right into the pot.

The new batch is simmering while I write this blog.

I also visited a Super Duper Campground the other day.

To paraphrase a hit song from last year, it’s all about the beach, not the campsites.

Here is a view of the campground. Literally, the sites are little corrals.

Sites 1-79 are, with a few exceptions, classified as basic tent sites and run $23 winter/$28 summer.

Rotating 180 degrees from that picture above is this view.

If walking up a seven foot dune is too strenuous for you, sites 53-64 have direct access.

They run $43 year round and are labeled premium beachfront.

There is also an RV section, freshly paved, with water and electrical hookups. Sites 80-117.

These run $38 winter/.$43 summer. No privacy, but they have wonderful views.

There are seven cabins available as well.

The prices for these puppies vary dramatically.

The winter rates are $110 weekdays/$185 weekends and holidays.

The summer rates are $160 weekdays/$210 weekends and holidays.

The campground is located 20 miles southwest of Lompoc, between Point Conception and Point Arguello, which is the closest p[lace to get supplies.

Except that there is a store and grill on site.

To quote from the brochure:

“Home of the world famous Jalama Burger. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Jalama Beach Store has all you need for a day or a week. We carry groceries, personal care items, firewood, fishing bait and tackle, ice, beer, and wine.”

This is a true destination campground.

Oh, and the beach? Well, as I said earlier, it’s all about the beach.

Migrating Grey Whales can be seen from February through April, and September through November.

I was there in late January and didn’t see any, but the weather was a perfect 75 degrees during the day. Not too shabby at all.

I did not take individual site photos there because I would have felt silly, but I would like to share some of my favorite campsites from last year.

Site 13.

Site 56.

Site 122.

Site 30.

Site 2.

Site 66.

Site 69.

New Hampshire. Site 42.

Vermont. Site 28.

Vermont. Site 98.

Maine. Site 206.

Maine. Site 7.

Maine. Site 44.

Georgia. Site 11.

Georgia. Site 75.

Georgia. Site 56.

Site 111.

Site 104.

Texas. Site 36.

Arizona. Site 44.

Arkansas. Site 53.

Arkansas. Site 16.

Arkansas. Site 19.

Site 42.

Site 113.

Site 54.

Site 109.

Site 88.

Site 122.

Site 64.

Site 159.

Don’t those photos make you want to pack up your tent, hitch up your trailer, or jump in your RV?

They make me realize all the places I have been lucky enough to explore.

I like to collect quotes that catch my eye and I figure I will end the blog with this one.

“I will follow my instincts, be myself for good or ill, and see what will be the upshot. As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and wind sing. I’ll get as near the heart of the world as I can.”

- John Muir

Regards,

Greg