Camp out a sell-out success
SOLANA BEACH — A record 45 families pitched tents at La Colonia Park to enjoy stories, songs, spaghetti and s’mores — but not much sleep — during the fifth annual Solana Beach Family Camp Out.
The sold-out event included first-timers, veterans and at least one camper who has been participating all his life.
Gina McConnell was pregnant when she and her husband Michael and their daughters Ava and Finley came from Irvine to spend the night in 2010. The family returned in 2011 and this year their son Troy celebrated his second birthday with breakfast served by Solana Beach firefighters.
“Once again, everything went great,” said Kirk Wenger, from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, which hosts the event. “Thanks goes out to Boy Scout Troop 782 for preparing and serving the spaghetti dinner and the Fire Department for providing the pancake breakfast.”
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- Using all his strength, 4-year-old Mycah Afra of Solana Beach helps his dad, Rob, secure a stake as they set up their tent. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
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- Troy McConnell “helps” his parents, Mike and Gina, pitch one of the family’s two tents. Gina gave birth to Troy in 2010, one week after they first participated in the annual Family Camp Out. They returned in 2011 and this year Troy turned 2 on the second day of the two-day event and celebrated with a pancake breakfast served by Solana Beach firefighters. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
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- Three-time Family Camp Out participants Nicolas and Natashia Bourdette of Solana Beach settle in for a somewhat comfortable sleepover. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
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- Campers pitch their tents for the fifth annual Family Camp Out, hosted by the Solana Beach Parks and Recreation Department. The sold-out event featured s’mores, storytelling, a spaghetti dinner and a pancake breakfast. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
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