Beach-Front Camping, Danish Food & Beer – Central Coast, CA
Following our somewhat emotional au revoir to the desert, we headed back West to reprise our original 2016 route. We aimed to hit the central CA coast just north of LA, an area known locally as “805” (after the area code), and our goals were simple. To camp in a dog-friendly spot right by the water for a reasonable price, find some authentic Danish food and drink oodles of craft beer. All straight-forward stuff right?
The thing is that the central California coast can be a tricky place to travel, especially when you’re “beast” size and you prefer public parks as we do. A lot of the California State Parks are older which means sites are small(er) and generally won’t fit our plus-size curves. Plus they’re not cheap -> along the coastal areas it’s not unusual to pay $35-55/night (for dry camping!), and (with a few key exceptions) they generally don’t allow doggies on the beach. Private parks will fit bigger rigs, but they’re also pricey and unless you’re paying top $$, you’re likely to get veeeery cozy with your neighbors. Plus, there’s still the doggie thing.
So, what’s a nature-loving, paw-ruled beast to do???
Thankfully we had a plan…ish. The “secret” to doing the CA coast without excessive stress is a mix of things. Going off-season helps a ton and being mid-March we’re still kinda there (there’s Spring Break coming up, but otherwise we’re in the travel “sweet spot” right before pre-crazy-Summer). This time of year many of the public parks are still first-come-first-serve, so you don’t have to scramble on the horrible reservations system and you actually have a chance at nabbing a last-minute site, even in our “beastly” size. Plus weather tends to be good (not too cold, not too hot) and if you widen your search to County Parks, Fairgrounds, and Elks (if you’re members) you can actually find some very reasonable deals with dog-friendly spots to boot. A few tips from RV buddies helps too….
Beach Front Camping – Ventura CA
For our first stop we hit ALL those hot buttons. We learned about this spot from fellow RV buddies (Clarke & Elaine stay here regularly, plus Mali Mish, ASoloJourner and others have also called this home at time or another), and on the surface it looked perfect. A County Park along a paw-friendly beach with ocean waves that splash just feet from your RV door for a mere $28/night just north of LA. Inconceivable! The problem is that none of our buddies are quite as “ample” as we are, and with sites that are exactly 45-feet long (exactly!), would our 41.6′ length even be able to get in??
We drove over 300 miles in one day to find out, and once we got there it took 3 different sites and a fair amount of cursing, but we finally squeezed our 33,000 lbs beast PLUS toad within the strict white lines of the campsites. There was not an inch to spare, and if any other big RVs parked in front or behind us we’d be completely boxed in, but we’d made it! Two margaritas and one sunset later we finally relaxed. That night we were lulled to sleep by the rhythmic crash of the ocean and knew we’d made it “home”.
We spent the next 4-5 days lounging at our beachfront RV condo, taking long bike rides along the coast (highly recommend the bike ride south to Emma Wood State Beach) and enjoying endless sunsets from our mini slice of sand atop the sea wall. We even hunted down some tasty beer at Topa Topa Brewing Company, a super cute, high quality (dog-friendly!) spot in downtown Ventura. All the IPAs were excellent (Paul especially loved the Chief Peak & Huckster), plus they had a nice, smooth Oatmeal Stout (Gadabout, on Nitro) and a very decent Russian Imperial Stout (Black Wing). An on-site taco stand and next-door Tony’s Pizzeria shack added some perfect food-pairing options. Score!
We honestly didn’t get out much other than that, so I’m sure we missed plenty of other excellent eateries and brews. The rest of our time we just vegged at our site, walked the beach at low tide and enjoyed the crazy close ocean views. On our planned departure day the site behind us miraculously opened up allowing us to gracefully beast our way out and be on our way.
Ocean front beastly camping in CA -> check!
More Tips -> We stayed at Rincon Parkway (full review coming). If you can’t find a site or don’t want to stay overnight there’s plenty of parking just north of here on Hwy 1 where you can easily park your rig (any size) for free for the day. Topa Topa Brewing has a dog-friendly patio, as does Tony’s Pizzeria and both are biking distance from the campground.
Danish Food – Solvang, CA
Although we lived and traveled the CA coast many times in our pre-RV days, we never stopped in Solvang. The self-proclaimed “Danish capital of the USA” always seemed too touristy for my tastes, and besides we were always more interested in camping/hiking on the beach than we were in “interior” stops.
This time around we found a free overnight RV spot in the area, so we decided to throw it an afternoon and see if we could hunt down some hidden gems. My goal was lofty -> to find authentic Danish food, and maybe (just maybe) someone who spoke Danish? I had no idea if I’d find either, but I figured it was worth a try.
Our first stop was lunch at a Bit O Denmark, admittedly the most ridiculous tourist-sounding spot in town (and with very so-so Yelp reviews) but they had open-faced sandwiches on offer and (more importantly) they boasted liver pâté (leverpostej). If there’s one food item that’ll test the “Danishness” of a place, it’s leverpostej. I grew up on this stuff and I’m a HUGE fan, but I’m also hugely picky.
I paired it with a Danish Snaps and I have to admit I was very pleasantly surprised. The sandwich was completely over-priced ($13 each, really?), but the leverpostej was fabulous (honestly, like my mom’s home-made stuff) and they put everything together just right. Plus the Snaps was excellent. Paul had the roast beef open-faced sandwich which was just as over-priced, but equally tasty. Plus we enjoyed it all with doggie on a huge, covered dog-friendly patio. I can’t speak to the other food here, but I was a happy Dane with what I got.
Open-faced sandwiches…score! Authentic….yes!!
Buoyed by our success we turned our noses towards dessert. Now, if you’re ever lucky enough to make it into a real Danish bakery you’ll know exactly what I was hoping for. In Denmark, the local bakery is not just a shop, it’s more like a transcendental orgasmic experience of pastry wonderlushness. I went into 3 bakeries in Solvang and sadly none came close. Nice enough stuff, but eh….just not there, and too many American-type “Danish’s” than actual Danish pastries. In a last act of desperation we went to the “world famous” aebleskiver spot. It was decently tasty, but the aebleskiver weren’t quite right and the owner got miffed at me when I tried to converse with him in Danish (right after he’d told me that he was, in fact, Danish).
Pastries…just okay. Authentic….sorry, no 🙁
Overall Solvang is a kitch and cute town and more likable than I imagined it would be, but the food was expensive and hit/miss in quality (and I’ve yet to find someone who actually speaks Danish). Definitely worth an afternoon, but probably not more. Next time we’ll come for some wineries & biking.
Danish experience in CA -> check!
More Tips -> There’s free daytime RV-parking just outside of town (at Solvang Veteran’s Memorial Hall), a very nice Private RV park in Buellton and a few free places to park overnight in the area (we found our spot on overnightrvparking.com). Downtown is dog-friendly and easy to walk around. You can download Solvang walking & wine maps HERE.
Firestone Walker & Barrelworks Brewing – Buellton, CA
Our last stop was more like a religious pilgrimage than a night out. We have a handful of “top” breweries that we’re hoping to hit on our coastal trip this year and Firestone Walker is one of them. The location near in Buellton (just a few miles from Solvang) has a main taproom and shares the building with Barrelworks, a wild ale and barrel-aging partnership of Firestone brews.
Everything, and I mean everything here was fabulous!
From Firestone, the IPA’s (Hammersmith, Luponic Distortion), the DBA and their ridiculously smooth Merlin Milk Stout all delivered to perfection. And the Barrelworks creations? Totally mind-blowing! We had a Walkers Reserve Barrel-Aged Porter that was out of this world and a Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout that was equally amazing. Food was typical bar-fare (OK, not overly exciting), but the beer was tremendous.
Beer Pilgrimage #1 -> check!
More Tips -> Firestone has a nice outdoor (partially covered) dog-friendly patio. If you sit in the Firestone portion you can eat dinner & bring in beer from the Barrelworks portion next-door. No RV parking, but easy car parking on-site.
Next Up -> More CA central coast and the madness of Spring Break. Will the beast find a spot to park? Or will she be forced to flee the coast? We’ll see….
Hey guys,
Say “Hi” to SLO town for us when you get there.
As a native-born Californian, I’m always happy when I can do my Oscars Sally Field speech, “You like us, you really like us!!” Have you ever stopped at a California mission? St. Inez Mission outside Solvang is beautiful and any of them give you an idea of California history.
We saw a lot of the coastal Missions in our pre-RV days, but admittedly we didn’t visit this time around. Totally agree they’re well worth it! I did notice we’d missed the one in Solvang, so that’s one to come back for.
Nina
I believe this was one of your best posts.. Loved the pictures and your site on the water. One comment/suggestion is that make sure that you wash down the “Beast” and get the sea salt off..etc
Happy travels
Yup, a good wash is essential and I’m going to mention this on the campground review. The salt this close to the ocean is serious!
Nina
The Barrelworks beers sound wonderful! We missed that part of CA when we did the coast.
Barrelworks was frikkin amazing! You’re going to have to come back 🙂
Nina
This is my home(central coast). Santa Maria has been my home for 56 years. I love our area. Thank you for describing them do lovingly. Don’t miss Jalama, piano, Avila, Morro Bay and Cayucus.
We’re headed to SLO and Avila next. Any food + doggie recommendations?
Nina
Back track (a little) to Pismo and try “Splash” we love the Clam Chowder in a Bread Bowl. Then walk to the Pier…… We venture there once year in January and stay at Pismo Coast Village.. High dollar yes but it is only once a year…
Lee
We’ve had several recommendations for Splash. I can’t have clams (no shellfish for me), but Paul loves them. So we’re definitely headed over to try them. We walked with doggie around town and the pier yesterday, coming back to camp via the beach. It was so much fun!
Nina
The Rincon is always one of our favorite spots to camp for a few nights. Can’t beat those ocean waves… We are in the area, sorry to have missed you!
The ocean was almost toooo loud here! I’ve never (ever) camped this close. It was a pretty special experience. Sorry we missed ya…we kinda flew through.
Nina
I need a beach fix. Counting down…..
I found out about spring break AFTER we booked an airline ticket and I was trying to find a campground on the coast. Oops. Great write-up, thanks!
Yeah, Spring Break sneaks up on you especially on the Coast. It’s a SUPER popular spot for the young’uns. Right now we’ve got a spot here in Pismo, but we’re planning to move on next week so we’ll see what we can get. It’s tricky around this timeframe.
Nina
I’ll be around. Let me know if you find a spot.
Love beach front sites! Have paid a lot for a site at Campland on the Bay, Mission Bay…have looked at the State parks, but most have limits of 35 ft length & we are 38 ft. So any California park that will accommodate a larger rig is a blessing! What is the name of the county park or is it a secret?!!! Living in AZ, we love going to Cali in the summer, but it can be difficult to find a site that’s reasonable & can accommodate a large rig. I sometimes wish we had a 35 ft. but we really needed the space to be comfortable FT! Deb
The County Park we stayed at in Ventura is called Rincon Parkway. I’ll be doing a full review on the blog next.
Nina
Not sure where you’re planning to stay near SLO, but we we’ve stayed twice at El Chorro Regional Park, conveniently located between SLO and Morro Bay. Terrific hiking at the campground, and a short drive to lovely Montana de Oro for more outstanding hiking along the coast. The kayaking is wonderful on Morro Bay, and the sea otters should be there now. Lunch at the Bayside Cafe on Morro Bay is delightful. Thursday night market in SLO. Have fun! 🙂 http://ravenandchickadee.com/2015/02/kayaking-sea-otters-morro-bay-ca/
It looks like a great spot, but that park may be a tough fit for our size (reports say only a few sites would fit the “beast”?) so we have it on our backup list but it’s not our first choice. Right now we have a few other spot on priority which will (hopefully) work out. If they fall thro’ we may try El Chorro and see if we can squeeze in. Oh and we LOVE Montana De Oro (from our pre-RV days), but sadly no doggies allowed on any of the trails there so we won’t be visiting this time around. Cheers for the link and the other tips!
Nina
I was interested in your “overnight parking” link and checked it out but before I subscribe, do you know if it covers the Alaskan Hwy route up I-15 thru BC and Yukon and on into Alaska? It’s hard to tell from their map`
He definitely covers sites in Alaska and several of the Canadian Territories, although coverage may be sparser in some areas (you can see how many sites are in each area HERE). I use the database quite a bit.
Nina
Nina, I so love your campground reviews! Just a thought…would you consider doing a South/Central Review of CG’s that will accommodate large rigs, 40 ft.? Seems most of the State parks have limits of 35 ft. Perhaps there are county parks?? Thanks, Deb
It’s a good idea for a blog post, but it’s a ton of work to put together LOL. I can’t commit to it, but I’ll keep it in mind….
Nina
Major big score!!! Love, Love your ocean view site!! Worth the struggle:) Thanks for the great tour up the coast!
I’m soooo happy we were able to fit, especially after we spent over 300 miles driving there (which is a VERY big driving day for us). Also very thankful the guy behind us left the day we wanted to check out so we could get out again too. It’s definitely an easier spot for smaller rigs.
Nina
If you are ever in Seattle/Ballard…Try Larsens’ Bakery..The best Kringe ever….
24th and 80th NW…
Also Elks close by on Shilshole, no hook-ups but plenty of space for any “Beast”.The usual $10. donation..Good food…drinks…and friends there.
My sis lives next door and we walk home after having fun with the best sunsets ever when I visit…Probably excellent even when I’m not there…
David
Outstanding tip! We just became Elks members (finally!!) this year so we’re starting to put interesting locations on our list. A good Kringle is worth driving many miles for….
Nina
That campsite looks glorious. I can’t believe how close you are to the water.
I know…it’s crazy right?! I honestly don’t know anywhere else you can get this close unless you actually drive onto a beach.
Nina
My mom was from Denmark and I’ve traveled there quite a bit over the years myself. I have to agree with your assessment of Solvang. Very cute, but not really all that authentic. The æbleskiver we’ve tried there are nothing like our much-loved, buttermilk-rich, family recipe airy with beaten egg whites. I haven’t tried leverpostej in Solvang, but I also love it so will check it out when we’re down there later this year. Thanks for the tips — love this whole website — and happy travels!
Judy
P.S. I sure second that recommendation for Larsen’s Bakery here in Ballard/Seattle. Their kringle is the best I’ve had outside DK. In our family we all also love the fact that you can buy bulk marzipan there to use in your own baking, though we find it mysteriously disappears to nibblers :).
You nailed the aebleskiver experience. A proper Danish version is light and airy (and cooked in either butter or duck fat). The ones in Solvang were far too dense and tasted more like an American donut.
I’m intrigued that I now have TWO recommendations for the Kringle in that bakery near Seattle. This makes it twice as enticing!
Nina
Looking forward to reading more of your tips as you adventure the central coast. It’s our favorite area of California, and Pipa’s original home. (can’t believe it’s been seven years since we drove out to pick her up, and that she’s almost 10!)
Your ‘beastly’ reasons for selecting sites is exactly why we’re looking into either a nice Class B or small Class C, once we get settled into our ‘finally completed’ cottage up north (heading up to see it today!) We want to be able to park right along the central coastline, but comfortably.
We look forward to following you through this region, and all of your doggy-friendly tips, and can’t wait to get back out to Avila, Pismo, Morro, etc., to see if Pipa will recognize all of her old haunts, running up and down Avila Beach! (Solvang didn’t get it for us, either. And the Kringles, meh!)
Safe travels, and hugs and puppy smoochies to Polly!
You’d definitely have a TON more choices along the CA coast with a smaller rig. Plus you can easily travel the whole of Hwy 1, several portions of which I wouldn’t be comfortable traveling with the “beast”. A smaller really rig would be so much easier. Pippa will love coming back here. It’ll be fun to see if she remembers any of the spots? Doggies have such amazing smell recognition of places.
Nina
Is Anderson split pea soup place still there? I have fond memories as a child going to Solvang to pick Halloween pumpkins and eating all you can eat split pea soup at Andersons.
The beach looks heavenly.
Safe travels.
We saw lots of advertising for split pea along 101, but I didn’t notice that particular spot in town. It may still be around, but I just didn’t pay attention.
Nina
I am sure yiou already know about this site but just in case https://www.elks.org/lodges/LocalFacilities.cfm also do city searches for Elks Lodges. We have found a few Lodges that are not listed but still allow over night stays…
Lee
Yup, cheers for that. We’re slowly discovering all the Elks resources.
Nina
Greetings from the COLD of South Dakota. 26F this morning, oh how I miss Arizona! We are here to help my mom celebrate her 90th Birthday, albeit a few days late, she didn’t mind. We came home early for this, because of that, but we did need to stop at our house, now inhabited by our daughter and her two cats, to take care of some business, such as renew my pistol permit, see my doctor, and have our rig (35 ft Class A triple slide Rexair) serviced. Had the oil changed as well as the power steering, as the fluid had gone brown and the steering produced a groan when being used. Still one more fix before we hit the road, it seems our hot water tank has sprung a leak. That said, I almost feel that I am still on the road when I read your blog, thanks so much for keeping us apprised of your travels. April 15th is my dr appointment, then it is Westward bound, through Montana, Idaho, Washington and on Southward. I surely do appreciate your posts though, it is almost as if we were still on the road. I have to tell you, I was ready to leave the house about 10 minutes after we arrived, GOD how I miss the nomadic life. I had a thrill just driving our rig home from the service place yesterday, but we have things to do before we can move on. I traded my wife’s car off for our daughter’s Jeep so we can have a tow vehicle. It needs a bit of work before we hitch it up to our motor home but it will be wort it. Our year with no toed was worse then I had imagined, having to drive our rig to the grocery store every two weeks became a pain, as the nearest shopping district was 30 miles away from our little piece of heaven in Topock Arizona. But enough of me, again thanks for keeping us apprised on where we should visit once we are back on the road!
If you have that nomadic gene, it’s hard to sit still once you’ve tasted the free road life. Hope you get back out soon.
Nina
About 30 years ago, we stopped in Solvang with our Danish foreign-exchange high school student. My recollection is that we found at least one lady working there who spoke Danish, but his comments on the food and other cultural items were a lot like yours. Here’s an idea for an RV tour: collect a list of “__(nationality)__ capitols of America” and visit them.
We are at Imperial Dam in Arizona, leaving this week to head back to Canada, but we first have a week booked at Beverly Beach, Oregon with our friends from Bend. Have you ever used any Corps of Engineer campgrounds? When we used to travel on motorcycles we stayed in a few and they were always beautiful campgrounds, big sites for big rigs and nice washrooms. We have tried to research them online but haven’t had much luck and our book is out of date. I know there are none in Arizona but I think there are in California. Have you heard any information on these campgrounds? They are usually a good price too.
Oh yes, we’ve stayed at LOTS of Corps of Engineers Campgrounds, especially while we were traveling thro’ the central and southeast States several years back. For finding COE campsites I recommend the following site. Just click on the State you’re interested in and it’ll show you a map/list of all the locations. You can sort by activity (e.g. camping) or anything else you’d like:
http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/camping.cfm
Nina
We spent most of Oct-Jan on the central coast. Floriano’s in Lompoc has great Mexican food (easy on the wallet). If you are looking for a good burger, Sylvester’s with restaurants in Los Osos, Atascadero, Oceano will fit the bill. We sympathize with you about the California SP in that area. Our combined length is 48′—too big for most places and at $30-35 a night for NO hookups—yikes! We were fortunate to spend most of that time at the campground at Vandenberg AFB, being sponsored by our son. Don’t know if either of you are prior military, but a lot of military bases have campgrounds open to active duty/ retired OR guests of military personnel. A few across the country are open to civilians, seems like each base has its own rules and policies. Happy travels!
Sadly no US Military history in either of our families. I know many of those campgrounds are excellent, and a wonderful resource for those who’ve served.
Nina
Hi Nina, we were out on the California coast last fall and although we didn’t have our camper we checked out the area between Santa Barbara and Eureka for places to camp when we return. You are right the camping choices are hard to find and especially along Big Sur, which you may not want to drive through anyway with a big rig. We liked Pismo and the state park there, along with the butterfly park. Really neat. Santa Barbara County has some parks that can handle the big rig, and that is nice cause it gets you closer to Santa Barbara which is really a cool spot to explore. We are going to host at the Campgrounds by the lake in S. Lake Tahoe this June-early Aug, and are switching to a truck camper so we can get into some of those parks more easily. We had a friend that hosted a private campground in Monterey but I don’t know the name, I will try to find out if you like. If you get a chance to stop by in Lake Tahoe, stop by and say hi.
Dan
Cheers for all the tips.
I think your assessment is right on. We used to love driving Hwy 1 back in our pre-RV (car camping) days, but there are long stretches of that highway (some of the very prettiest sections in fact) which are very curvy and have zero big rig camping options. It just wouldn’t be fun or make sense to do them in the “beast”.
We’re at the State Park in Pismo right now. Definitely a little gem on the coast, and we were able to fit despite the 35-foot max limit. Sadly no Monarchs though (we’re a few weeks too late). I’ll write in more detail about this area soon.
Have fun in Tahoe this summer. It’s the perfect place to be, and with your snazzy truck camper you’ll be able to go everywhere in those mountains. It’s going to be amazing!
Nina
“Thanks” for bringing up Rincon Parkway while I am sitting in a Yuma AZ. park getting dental work done. It’s already getting into the 90’s. Plan to be back to Oregon by April.
Rincon is the best place for the beach. I used to go on Thursdays and leave Monday or Tuesday. I had a 91 Bounder and liked the first come first site. I always stayed at site 74 where there was a trash dumpster in front. That way I could always get out. When there is a storm along with high tide that place gets shut down because of the waves. Also my Lab just loved trying to catch the chipmunks that were just playing with her along the boulders.
Are you guys heading up to Oregon? I’m near Coos Bay so just might try and visit.
You’ve described the Rincon experience perfectly! It was pretty nutty to see those waves crash on the sea wall. We had one day of storms while we were staying there and thought we might have to leave, but the wall and waves held their ground. And Polly also went bananas for all the squirrels there. They’re everywhere!
Yup, we’ll definitely be hitting OR coast. Not sure exactly when (early May?), but we’re definitely coming through. Can’t leave the West for 2 years without a last goodbye to that place.
Nina
Your writing is a real treat.
When I read this: “In Denmark, the local bakery is not just a shop, it’s more like a transcendental orgasmic experience of pastry wonderlushness.” I broke out in a sweat. Do you have to be over 21 to enter? : – )
Pretty much….they check your ID before you can buy pastries 😉
Nina
If you’re heading north, stop at Firestone Walker’s brewery in Paso Robles (Hwy 46 West exit on the frontage road). Their Tap Room restaurant will amaze. Along with the beers.
Yup it’s on our list! Cheers!
Nina
I used to laugh at the row of RVs along Hwy 101 and the railroad tracks, but now I’m looking forward to being one of them next time we’re in CA. That beachside camping just can’t be beat! Haven’t been to Solvang in decades, I remember I actually bought a pair of clogs and wore them for years 🙂 San Simeon SP has sites your size, and the dog beach at Cayucos nearby is one of our favorites. Have a great time and safe travels.
It’s quite funny. I used to laugh at RVs too, back before we became one of them. Not sure what I thought back in the day, but it was something along the lines of “those poor folks who don’t have a real home”. How wrong I was!!
Cheers for the tip on San Simeon SP. We probably won’t camp there, but we’ll likely do a day trip from SLO to check it out. It’s been years since I saw Hearst Castle and the surrounding area.
Nina
Ahhh…Ventura…my old home town. Surfed all along the coast in this area for years. Awesome pics and blog!
Lots of sweet surf spots along here. Paul was tempted to get in the water, but we ended up just vegging instead. I really enjoyed the laid-back surfer vibe in Ventura. Didn’t feel anything like LA!
Nina
We were just in Moro Bay last weekend. We have a 30 foot and toad. Lots of the sites are split and double wide so toads park parallel. There were few large Class As with us but we didn’t leave them much room. Our group brought in 61 rigs. We do a gathering every year in March. I second the Bsydide Cafe which is open during the later part of the week. So check their schedule. I can also recommend Taco Temple. Rather inexpensive with copious quantities of good food. One “taco” looks more like a tostada without the beans etc. if you do want good fish try Giovanni’s fish market. A walk on that side of the harbor will yield herons egrets sea lions and otters. The Monarchs were out at thanksgiving. We saw very few the other day. Have fun!!
Cheers for all the tips! We’ll be in this area shortly and will definitely check out some of your spots.
Nina
I knew it! I told my wife it was too damn early! Now here we sit, surrounded by that white crap they call SNOW!! Oh how I miss the road, now the wife says she wants to stay here for several MONTHS!!!! Most near enough to split us up after 46 years, well not quite but I am ready to head back south!
Sorry just ranting!
Thank you ! In the last 48 hours, we have decided to sell out and hit the road. I found your website last nite and have been devouring the info. Great, well said info. So many decisions already made, so man y thanks to you. Questions answered that I didn’t know I had ! Of course, it’s a dream in the make for many years.
Outstanding! Enjoy the journey. Hope it turns out to be everything you’ve dream of!
Nina
That camp spot by the ocean was just fantastic and Im sure it was a bit stressful getting in. Thanks for sharing all the wonderful places and look forward to many more.
It was actually easy to get in (3 empty sites where we parked), but stressful when we wanted to leave ‘coz we ended up “boxed in” by rigs that had parked in the front and the back of us. Thankfully the guy behind left that morning so we were able to squeeze out.
Nina
Selvom det er skønt at være på camping i Silkeborg, så bliver jeg noget misundelig over jeres fantastiske udsigt.
Til gengæld har jeg leverpostej i camping vognens køleskab 🙂
Vi har for første gang booket en plads hele forårs sæsonen og jeg glæder mig til at nyde campinglivet endnu mere end normalt (hvilket er sommerferien plus et par enkelte weekender i forår eller efterår).
Hilsner fra Danmark
Lyder dejligt! Vi glaeder os til (en dag) at goere noget mere camping i Europa. Jeg ved ikke helt hvornaar det sker, men det er paa “listen”. Haaber i faar en dejlig foraar!
Nina
We’ve been full timing since 2005 and Solvang was our home town! Next time you visit be sure to go taste wine at Caravintas Winery in Solvang. It’s a dog friendly tasting room. Cheers and Safe Travels!
Sweet tip! We looooove dog-friendly wineries. Thanks!
Nina
Great review of the central cost! Camping my way up the coast is on my bucket list and this blog had a lot of useful information.