Josh California Trip Day Three (Tuesday)

The next morning, we decided to go to the beach again, instead of going kayaking, which was what we originally planned. Caden’s mom and Julie brought us to the beach after breakfast. We ended up going to the same beach, since it was better for boogie boarding. It was a lot more crowded the second day even though it was a little bit colder. We overheard someone complaining how hot it was outside, but it was only 80 degrees. The water was actually pretty warm despite the temperature.

The beach was a lot more crowded so that left less room to boogie board. We still did boogie board for a while though. The tide was a lot higher that second day, and everyone was in the water instead of the shore, so we skimboarded for a while because there was tons of room. The waves started getting pretty big, so Caden and Kamen wanted to boogie board again, but I just decided to swim and body surf for a while. I went to lay down on my towel after that because I was tired. Caden and Kamen joined me after a few minutes and we laid down for a while. That’s probably why I got sunburned the second day but not the first day.

We started getting hungry, and we still had like 2 or 3 more hours at the beach, so Caden’s mom got us some fries and nachos from the snack bar. Once the food was gone we wanted to play in the water again. The waves started getting really big, too big for boogie boarding. The three of us skimboarded some more, then went to play around in the waves. It was actually really fun running away from the huge waves or getting carried and knocked over by them. But we had to leave right when it started getting more fun. We showered and ate some sandwiches when we got back, then left to go to the pier at about dinner time.

There were lots of stores by the pier, and this is what we were saving our money for, so we went and looked in them all. The clothing stores on the pier had terrible deals, and so did the souvenir shops. The only pretty good deal was a Mexican poncho jacket that was 20 dollars, and it was actually pretty cool. Me and Caden both almost got one, but then decided not to. There was also a store where you could customize your own hoodie with whatever logo you wanted. Kamen kind of wanted to buy one but the price was pretty high, so he didn’t get one. We were going to go to a restaurant called Ruby’s at the end of the pier, but it was closed so we didn’t get to go there. There was a Wahoo’s nearby, so Kamen and Caden both wanted to go there. I eventually convinced them against it.

It was starting to get dark, so we just ended up stopping at a Ruby’s on the way back. Ruby’s was really good, and they had endless fries, so I would say that it was worth it. Nobody actually bought anything at the pier, and so we all started to regret not buying more stuff when we were there the day before. We got back and then had some ice cream. Caden’s mom went to bed, and Julie was already in bed, so the rest of us played masterpiece. Not Kevin though, he was just sitting on the couch. We finished one game, and it was 11:30. We started another game, but in the middle of the game, the lights started flickering and then went out completely. It was pitch black in the room, and we had watched scary stories the night before, so we all looked at each other and then all bolted for the room.

Our room didn’t even have a light. But if it did, it wouldn’t have worked because the power was out. Luckily, our lamp worked. It was around 12:30, and we eventually found Kevin outside in the street. All the houses in the neighborhood were out of power. We went back inside, and Kevin asked if we wanted to go on a ride in his Tesla. All of us did, so we rode around for a little bit. When we got back, we went to bed. The power was still out. Me and Caden were tired, but Kamen wanted to play truth or dare for some reason. Me and Caden were giving zero effort to the game. Kamen told me it was my turn, so I dared Caden to face time someone random on his contacts. It was a pretty pathetic dare since it was 1:00 in the morning in California, meaning it was 2:00 in Utah. He just put his finger on a random contact, and it was one of our friends; a girl in our grade. He face timed her, and she actually answered the phone! I don’t know why, but she was still wide awake at 2:00 in the morning. After that, we all went to bed.