Subud San Diego area Thanksgiving Campout 2008
Come join us this year!
Thankgiving Campout 2008
The Subud San Diego has a long tradition of a Thanksgiving desert campout. We don’t know how long we have been doing this but it might be our 25th year!! The basic idea: some stalwarts arrive Wednesday night, so they can be there early Thanksgiving morning to start the turkey cooking on a kettle bbq. Everyone else arrives by noon or so, bringing salads, side dishes, desserts, etc., and the dinner is at 2:00 p.m. After dinner is cleanup, sitting around campfires, chatting and a soak in the giant Jacuzzi. Most people stay the night, though some just come for the day. The next day is hiking, swimming, another Jacuzzi and more hanging out. This year the campout is in the Aqua Caliente campground in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. The advantage of this campground is that there is a very large Jacuzzi in a glass building (this is the size of a swimming pool) and they have supposedly also built a new large outdoor pool. We have reserved campsites 127 - 130, not too far from the spa and near the large playground, and up against a hill, with rocks to climb for a good desert view. Since we each campsite have eight people we can probably fit more people in. The campsites are $15 a night, so when you share that cost this is a very reasonable event! (Plus there is a cost of something lik $10 per person for the turkey, firewood, charcoal, paper goods, etc.) There are also lots of RV spaces. This campground has beautiful hikes. It is a great campground for families with little kids. There is also a well-stocked (but small) store near the entrance. You can see all the information and even photos of each campsite at this website: http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/Camping/agua_caliente.html . Here is a link to a Photoworks photo album of Thanksgiving 2006 at this site (last year we were at a different site, same desert park). http://www.photoworks.com/util/slideShow2.jsp;jsessionid=34AA81372380435E2A6DACE7E96726D4?stackID=41551624&cb=PW&guest=true&toh=&svr=web9 Please let me know if you would like to come this year. Thanksgiving is November 28, so the campout is from the 27th to the 29th. We have about 18 people coming but we would love to have more! It is a great treat every year, which is why we have been doing this so long! For more info email Sulfiati@neteze.com or call 559-336-9362 – leave a message if there is no answer. --Sulfiati Harris
