my travels in pixels

Lighthouse on Point Lomas San Diego is touted as having the best weather in America, so I looked forward to going there. It didn’t disappoint, the days were warm and sunny. I found a lovely county park in Bonita, near Chula Vista just south of San Diego which I booked thinking that it would be busy. It wasn’t, in fact there were many places vacant. Our first trip out was to Point Loma. Cabrillo National Monument is there as some explorer arrived back in the 1700’s, a lighthouse, in fact two because the first one was in the wrong spot, and a military base as this land was very vulnerable during WWII and was a way of protecting San Diego bay. I had wondered why some of the most sought after land was a park and not residential, now I know. There are some rock pools there also which you can access at low tide but of course we weren’t there at the correct time. What you do get though, is a fantastic view of San Diego from the water. Looking over San Diego Bay A number of people...

Site 31 Sweetwater County Park Campground 3218 Summit Meadow Road, Bonita CA Location: South East of San Diego, near Chula Vista Why we chose here? Near San Diego Sites: 150, The South loop has partial shade sites with gravel pads. Number of: 7 FHU, 41 W&E, 12 W&E Equestrian. Pull throughs on the inside of the loop, back-in on the outside. The North Loop has no shade but with concrete pads, nearly all pull throughs. Number of sites: 51 FHU Facilities: Dump, Community Center, Trailheads, Restrooms, Showers Groceries: Chula Vista Reservations: Yes $5 fee. It was less than half full when we were there, we did not need to register after all, but you never know. Even on the weekend, it was only half full. Cell Coverage / WiFi: Verizon works here, but there is a free wifi at the office near site 32 Price Paid: $33 FHU, $29 W&E Date of visit: Mid November 2015 Would we come here again? Yes. This is a lovely campground. Our site #31 FHU was huge ...

Rockhouse Trail  A campsite on the right hand side of the trail Why we chose here? We were on our way to San Diego Location: Rockhouse trail is off the SR22 in the Anza Borrego Desert CA. Two hours east of San Diego, west of Salton City, near the Salton Sea. There is a green street sign, so you shouldn’t miss it. More than likely there will be other RV's there as it's a well known boondocking area. Sites: Quit a few, look for the rock ringed fire pits Facilities: None, it’s primitive camping Groceries: 7 miles to Borrego Springs Reservations: No Cell Coverage / WiFi: Both Verizon and AT&T work here. The further you go from the SR22, the weaker the signal Price Paid: $0 Date of visit: Mid November 2015 It's just a big open space Other: This is a low desert so has the same temperature as say Palm Springs. There can be high winds as this is a desert. Fuel and food are available in Borrego Springs 7 miles away The road at...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 6am outside our Trailer After spending some time in Yucca Valley catching up with friends and getting a few maintenance issues done such as brakes and wheel bearings on the trailer, brakes, tyre balancing and front end alignment on the truck. It was time to find somewhere warmer. Winter had come early and being in the high desert it was starting to get cold. Day light saving ended and it was getting dark around five. We had five days before we were due at the state park near San Diego in mid November, so we didn’t want to go too far afield. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a low desert east of San Diego and west of the Salton Sea. There is a difference of 10°F between the low and high desert, and the difference between 60° and 70° can mean that you are a bit cold or nice and warm. Low desert sounded good. We are boondocking here in ABDSP, one of the few State Parks that allows primitive camping for free. Our neighbours are a few ...