Our First Sailing Adventure in San Diego

It’s hard to believe that in almost 5 years of RVing around the USA, we have never stayed at a KOA, not even once. But for this trip we wanted to be close to the city and the KOA was our best option so, here we are.

The biggest reason we wanted to come to San Diego was to meet up with one of my long time BFF's. Valerie and I both grew up in Hart, Texas together, both moved to Dallas for college, and have remained close all these years. Shortly after we left Dallas for full time RV life, Valerie moved to San Diego with her partner Justin, bought a boat and became full time liveaboards!

We did NOT grow up around water, we were farm girls. So this was a shocking move to watch her make. But they are happy as clams at high water. It was soo much fun to get a peek into their new life, go for a sail on such a beautiful boat and have our first overnight stay. And I can safely say, we're hooked!

When we started looking for a good campground close to downtown San Diego the pickings were slim. So, we figured this was as good a time as any to have our very first "Kamping" experience.

The owners are young and this particular KOA has been in their family for three generations. We had the opportunity to meet the owners and when started talking about our passion for sustainable living, it sparked a full tour. They showed us their giant solar array, the onsite organic garden, local wine and beer selections in the store and a the restaurant that will use fresh veggies straight from their garden and from nearby farmers.

Plus, if you’re a cyclist you’ll love it here because the Bayshore Bikeway picks up right outside of the park entrance. Follow the bike path west and check out Pepper Park (that’s about as far as we made it on our casual ride), the Sweetwater Marsh Wildlife Refuge or continue on to Hotel Del on Coronado Island! Now that would be a killer bike day!

If you haven’t been to San Diego it’s worth a visit and the winter weather is extremely mild! In fact I remember sitting in bed watching the news about the “early November Arctic Blast” that was sweeping the nation, the weather man cut to a map and everything was blue…except for San Diego and the Florida Keys. So we hopped up out of bed, threw on some clothes and took advantage of every last minute exploring.

It’s pretty obvious we had a great time hanging out in the area. The sad part is we only had a week… C’est la vie.