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In preparation for day six, I had the following in a folder: an itinerary for the day, printed driving directions, and copies of reservations for our glampsite.
1:00 p.m. - travel Pacific Coast Highway beaches
4:oo p.m - stop for early dinner in Santa Cruz
5:00 p.m. - check into our glampsite at Costanoa Lodge in Pascadero, enjoy the grounds, make s'mores, watch fireworks on the beach and get a good night's sleep:)
Ever since I heard about “glamping” on the travel channel, I knew it was something that I wanted to do. When the opportunity presented itself on our CA trip, I gladly made the arrangements to spend Fourth of July at Costanoa Lodge in
I’m really not much of camper, but
glamourous camping (a.k.a glamping) I can do.
On the travel chanel, glamping is made out to be a far more glamorous
experience than what we experienced on our trip. On TV, glamping is for the rich and famous
where amenities are nothing less than personal chefs and lavishly furnished
tents. A glamping experience like that is also an expensive one! Our glamping experience was for the frugal
soul. For $99 our glamping included the
following: a one night stay in a small, furnished, canvassed tent with
electricity and a great view, a queen sized bed with an electric blanket for
extra warmth, plush robes and shared amenities such as a hot tub, fire pits, saunas
and comfort stations for showering. The grounds
at Costanoa were very well manicured, and the beach was just a short walk away
from the camp. The grounds also included
a restaurant (extra charge), free Wi-Fi in the lobby of the lodge, a general
store and a spa (extra charge). If a canvassed
tent isn’t your thing, rooms are available in the lodge and cabins are
available as well. Overall, Costanoa was
more like modernized camping. For
example, you get a tent….but you also get electricity. You get plumbing….even if it is a shared
comfort station. You get the views of the
outdoors….but you also get a hot tub and a sauna. It’s the best of both worlds really, and for
$99 I’m glad we got to experience it:)
The only downside about our stay was….the
skunk….yep, I said the skunk. It really
made our stay less glamorous, but it was completely out of the campground’s control. When we went to our tent after checking in, I
smelt a very faint, fowl odor. I have a
sensitive nose, so my husband told me that I was crazy. We actually ended up fighting about it,
because I didn’t even want to stay in the tent.
We spent much of the evening away from our tent upon my request, but
when we returned from the hot tub to get dressed for fireworks, the smell
became more fragrant! It was no longer
faint and I knew exactly what it was! It
was definitely a skunk! I bravely opened
the door to see if I could see anything, and I kid you not, there was a skunk
right outside our cabin door!!! Fearful
of getting sprayed, we quietly called security, and they came out to look for
the culprit. By that time, the skunk had
gone, but the smell still lingered. The
skunk never actually sprayed our tent (thank goodness), but we still requested
to be moved to a different tent for the night.
Our tent was surrounded by pine trees, so we think the skunk could have
been hanging around when we checked in…hints the faint smell. By the time we got settled for the night, we
had missed the fireworks on the beach, but in return we were able to make
another lovely California
A few pics of our day…..
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