A Cabin in Big Sur

My husband and I are huge fans of the mini-vacation. One to two nights away to recharge, and then back to the grind. A couple of weeks ago he had to use two PTO days, and we wanted to get away without spending the whole time in the car.

We decided to rent a cabin two hours from our home in beautiful Big Sur. One of the advantages of living in Northern California, is that you are two to three hours away from places people fly around the world to visit.

We picked the boys up at 2 pm on a Thursday, and drove to Big Sur. We stayed at the Big Sur Campground. We considered tent camping, but we didn't really want to rough it, and a cabin was much easier to prepare for. The cabin also came with a stocked kitchen, bathroom, gas burning fireplace, plus a picnic table and fire pit outside.

The Big Sur Campground is a fantastic kid friendly spot. It features tent and RV camping, low end and high end cabins. It also has a wonderful playground with a firetruck playscape, a roller slide (if you haven't experienced one of these you really should seek it out) and swings and jungle gyms.

The boys loved playing in the park, and stretching their legs after the car trip. While Jonathan was heating up dinner (Trader Joe's ribs and corn on the cob), Xander, Caleb and I went exploring and walked to the river. Because of the rains a week earlier, there was evidence of flooding, and plenty of wonderful mud to sink your feet into. Boys do love mud puddles.

After dinner we built a fire in the fireplace and enjoyed being one with nature until bedtime. Because I didn't need to worry about camping equipment, I did bring plenty of toys to keep the boys entertained.

The next morning we got pastries at the Big Sur Bakery (really wonderful), and ate breakfast in our cabin before heading to Carmel City Beach and home. 

Our Big Sur mini-vacation had the right effect, we were very relaxed when we got home Friday evening.