Theodore's First Camping Trip

Lizy, Theodore and I went camping in Pinecrest July 13- July 15, 2025. It was Theodore’s first camping trip. We were worried he wouldn’t enjoy it, but he ended up loving it. Packing and unpacking were quite laborious, but it was well worth the effort.

Packing For The Trip

Packing and Food Preparation Packing and preparation was a full day of work. Lizy doubted I’d be able to fit all of our stuff into the Kia Soul. I had faith in the car, though. I put the cargo box onto the roof, which was nice and clean from being washed the day before. I stuffed the cargo box like I’d never stuffed before. I was impressed by how much stuff it could carry when we needed it to. ...

Driving To Pinecrest

Morning We thought we’d drive during his first nap around 9:30 AM. But 9:30 AM came and went and we were still packing. The packing seemed to be never-ending. I ended up driving to the gas station during his nap to get gas and ice for the cooler, so we wouldn’t have to stop on the way. We were finally able to leave right before he went down for his second nap of the day. We drove for about 15 minutes before he pooped. We contemplated going back home to change him, but instead opted to change him in LinkedIn’s parking lot. However, after getting back on the road, we realized we had forgotten pillows so had to go home anyway. This loop-de-loop took about an hour. ...

A Day At The Beach

Breakfast I heated up some premade quesadillas and a breakfast burrito on a pan over my camping stove. I also made some instant coffee, but it was too hot to drink and by the time it cooled, Lizy had forgotten about it and I threw it out. While I was preparing breakfast, Lizy went down to the beach and set up our sun shade to reserve our spot on the beach. ...

Final Day

Morning Hike I heated up some more premade quesadillas and a breakfast burrito for breakfast. We started packing up our site. There was a lot to pack up. After we spent about an hour packing, Theodore was getting tired. We figured it was the only time we’d have today to do a quick hike on the shore as he could sleep in the carrier and it wasn’t so hot yet. ...