🎯 这一周在干嘛
在北海岸扎营办公一周：白天按纽约时间上班（5点起床 · 6点开工 · 14点就下班），Starlink 当主力网络（家测✅），下午和周末全是海岸线。Sea Ranch Lodge＝你们7月验证过的 WiFi 兜底 + 最爱的海景——一周专程去 1–2 次。
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每天节奏（周一–周五）：绿=5–6点日出散步。周末 8/8–8/9 全天自由；斜纹=睡觉。
🌊 两幕潮汐剧（这周的关键设定）
每天最低潮 · Arena Cove 站（NOAA 实测预报，查于 7/31）· 绿色=负潮（赶海窗口）
📋 完整低潮表（点开）
| 日期 | 最低潮 | 高度 | 能用吗？ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2 周日 | 08:04 | +0.39 | 到达日，在路上 |
| 8/3 周一 | 08:35 | +0.91 | 上班中 ❌ |
| 8/4 周二 | 09:08 | +1.50 | 上班中 ❌ |
| 8/5 周三 | 23:54 | +0.83 | 深夜 ❌ |
| 8/6 周四 | 10:33 | +2.61 | 弱 ❌ |
| 8/7 周五 | 01:07 | +0.30 | 半夜 ❌ |
| 8/8 周六 | 02:14 | −0.24 | 凌晨2点全黑，勉强 ⚠️ |
| 8/9 周日 | 03:12 | −0.72 | 5:15出发，天亮时≈+0.3 ✅ |
| 8/10 周一 | 04:04 | −1.05 | 黎明≈0，上班前赶海 ✅✅ |
Arena Cove 站 9416841，NOAA 预报查于 2026-07-31。日出 6:15→6:21，民用晨光 ~5:50。
🌤️ 天气（NWS 预报，查于 7/31 · Sea Ranch 网格）
罕见的连晴周（这段海岸夏天常年灌雾）——对 Starlink 首测和露营办公都是好消息。夜里 12–13°C：被子照带，Camp Mode 会开。海边随时可能起雾，别晒衣服过夜。
📸 七月你们已经踩过点的地方（就在这次基地旁边）
🌐 Hipcamp 搜 "Timber Cove Campground"（Jenner）柴火现场买（现金/Venmo）
⚠️ 唯一短板：无手机信号。关键会议日可提前把人挪去 Lodge；价格/空位以 Hipcamp App 为准。
按"开阔天空 + 近"排序；详情/照片/空位在 Hipcamp App 里最准——选位时看照片挑开阔草地位：
| 营地 | 离 Sea Ranch | 看点 | 注意 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickle Barrel Cabin & Camp | 9.8 mi（全场最近！） | 海岸山脊 · 离海滩10分钟 | 开阔度看照片；淋浴未标注 |
| Locus Solus | 17 mi | 海岸草原 + 有淋浴 · 离 Point Arena 镇5分钟（镇上信号/图书馆兜底） | 只有2个位，手快 |
| Faultline Farm | 18 mi | 海岸草原全景 · 离海2英里 | 仅1个位；没提淋浴 |
| Oz Farm | 17 mi | 草地+红杉+Garcia河 · 8个位 | 务必选草地位（避开红杉下） |
全区"天空+近+澡"的天花板，但不能在线订——只适合：都没订到时，周日早到（≤11点）现场碰。别当 Plan A。
☎️ 707-884-4222（仅电话/留言订位）网站 abcamp.com海滩日用 $3/人
要点名问：①连住7晚（8/2–8/9）②带电营位 ③车内过夜OK（Model Y）④营位尺寸。在线订位系统"建设中"（官网7/31状态）。
🌐 secure.sonomacountyparks.org 在线订（今晚就能查）公园日用侧=你们的海崖步道
🌐 gualalapark.com 在线订（ResNexus，今晚可订）☎️ 707-884-3533
⚠️ 明天就入住：KOA 临期取消一般扣定金——想清楚再付。下周黎明负潮的 Bowling Ball / Stornetta / 码头全在15分钟圈内，比住 Gualala 一带反而更顺。
悬崖下小湾很美（潜水员最爱），$32–45+有澡也便宜，而且 Gualala Point 售罄≠这里也满（同一系统，顺手一查）。但树多=天空弱、手机≈0——与"Starlink 优先"相抵，排在 KOA / Bodega 之后。
最便宜的"天空+澡+在线"组合；代价是整周重心南移，Lodge 变成一周一次的远足。Doran 防波堤能钓石蟹、Bodega Head 看鲸——7月你们都来过。
💰 一周比 Timber Cove 省 ~$350；⚖️ 代价=没热水澡。Gerstle 满了退回 Woodside（同价同距，树多天空差）。
🏛️ 其它州立公园（都在线订，但离 Lodge 远）
| 公园 | 离Lodge | 淋浴 | 价 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright's Beach（Sonoma Coast SP） | ~50min | 无（凭营位可去5英里外 Bodega Dunes 用代币澡） | $35–45（海排位+$10） | 27个位就在沙滩上、天空全开——很美但太远，会把整周重心拉离 Lodge |
| Bodega Dunes（Sonoma Coast SP） | ~65min | ✅ 代币热水澡 | $35–45 | 99位、柏树林间——又远又有树，不合本周 |
| Manchester SP | ~45min | 无 | $25 | 开阔草原台地天空一流，但先到先得、不能在线订（5/22–9/2开放） |
🗺️ 全图（营地🔵 · 办公🟣 · 玩🟢 · 充电🟠）
点标记看说明。Santa Rosa 超充在地图东南外（去程顺路）。
周日 8/2 · 出发日 开拔首晚
| 09:00 | 家里出发（电100%、冰、水、装备）。US-101 北上 |
| 11:00–11:45 | ⚡ Santa Rosa 超充+午饭（充到95%+，之后海岸线没有超充） |
| 11:45→14:00 | River Rd → Jenner → Hwy 1 北上（Jenner–Gualala 无信号段，导航提前设好） |
| 14:00 | 🏕️ 营地报到、扎营 |
| 15:00–17:00 | 📡 Starlink 实测#1：App扫障碍→摆位→测速→打一通视频电话（明早的会不能当第一次测试） |
| 17:00 | 🛒 Gualala Surf Market 补给（7:30–20:00）+ 顺路测镇上手机信号（记进💻页表格） |
| 19:30 | 🌇 海崖日落散步 · 21:30 熄灯（明早5点起） |
周一 8/3 · 第一个工作日 6–14 工作Sea Ranch 步道
| 5:00 | 起床 ☕ · 5:45 联网预检（测速+延迟，记录） |
| 6:00–14:00 | 💻 Cassie 上班（Starlink 主力）。Ray 同节奏：盯网络质量曲线、掉线就按💻页的梯子切换。今天是验证日——人守在旁边 |
| 14:30 | 🥾 Sea Ranch 海崖步道：Walk-On Beach → Shell Beach 木梯下滩（公共通道，停车自助缴费） |
| 18:00 | 🍳 营地做饭 · 复盘今天网络表现，决定这周基地是否调整 |
周二 8/4 6–14 工作Arena 码头钓蟹⚡顺便充电
| 14:30→15:10 | 🚗 北上 Point Arena（35min） |
| 15:10–18:00 | 🦀 Arena Cove 码头下蟹网（公共码头不用执照！）＋ 把车插在 City Hall 的 L2 桩（451 School St，边玩边充）。石蟹全年开放：35只/人，最小4英寸 |
| 18:30 | 🌇 灯塔外围看日落（进塔明天起随时可补）→ 回营 |
周三 8/5 6–14 工作Lodge 约会夜
| 14:30 | ⛪ Sea Ranch Chapel（上次错过的！40033 Hwy 1，免费，蜷壳一样的小教堂） |
| 15:30 | ☕ Lodge 兜底演习：在大堂/咖啡角连一次 WiFi 办个小时公——真出事的那天不该是第一次来 |
| 17:30 | 🍽️ Lodge Dining Room 晚餐（17:00–21:00）——第一周犒劳。窗外就是你们7月拍照的那片海 |
周四 8/6 6–14 工作河口·轻松日
| 14:30 | 🏞️ Gualala 河口：Gualala Point 日用区草坪+沙嘴散步；河里水温合适就游一段（Redwood Park 河滩也行）。皮划艇租赁 Adventure Rents 疑似停业（Yelp 7/2026）——想划先打 707-884-4386 确认 |
| 16:30 | 🧺 洗衣（Redwood Park 有洗衣房）· 补给 · 车冲一下盐雾 |
| 晚 | 📋 盘点：数据用量（100GB套餐的话该到警戒线了）、电量、下周去留 |
周五 8/7 6–14 工作Bowling Ball 踩点
| 14:30 | 🎳 Schooner Gulch / Bowling Ball Beach 踩点（30min车程）：今天下午潮太高看不到圆石阵，但把小路和停车位摸清——下周黎明负潮来了直接开干 |
| 16:30 | 🛒 周末大补给 + 赶海装备检查（手套、桶、头灯、防水鞋） |
| 21:00 | 😴 早睡——周末黎明行动开始 |
周六 8/8 · 周末① 自由日可选搬营
| 方案A | 🛁 搬去 Manchester KOA 住周六晚：全接口+热水浴缸+开阔天空（📡最佳测试场）+离明早赶海点更近 |
| 方案B | 原地不动：上午悬崖长走/灯塔进塔，下午码头钓蟹二刷，晚上营地烤火 |
| 下午 | ⚡ 需要的话跑一趟 Santa Rosa 超充（顺路 Costco 大补给）——见⚡页能量账 |
周日 8/9 · 周末② 🌊 黎明第一潮去留决定
| 5:15 | 🌊 第一次黎明赶海：03:12 低潮−0.72，天亮（~5:50）时≈+0.3 还在退位边缘——Bowling Ball 圆石阵/礁石潮池，看+拍为主（要下手采集先买执照，见🦀页） |
| 9:00 | ☕ 早饭 + 本周复盘会：Starlink 数据、花费、身体状态 |
| 10:00 | 🤔 去留决定：8/10（一）04:04 −1.05、之后几天黎明连续负潮=上班前赶海的完美结构。续住？换营地？还是收兵回家改日再来？三个都是好答案 |
🪜 断网切换梯（贴在桌上）
- 📡 Starlink（主力）——掉线≤30秒先等（卫星切换），持续掉→查App障碍图→挪碟
- 📶 手机热点——Visible(Verizon) + WiFi通话提前开好；营地信号差就开去最近的镇（KOA→Point Arena 10min；Bodega→镇里 3min；Gualala 一带→镇中心 3–8min）
- ☎️ 电话拨入——每个会前把 dial-in 号码+PIN 存在手机本地（语音所需信号远小于视频，这是最后的保命绳）
- ☕ Lodge 咖啡角 / Bar+Lounge——8:00后可用，WiFi 7月实测可靠；Grab&Go 到16:00
- 🏪 Trinks Cafe（8–15）/ Surf Market（7:30–20）/ Point Arena 图书馆（二–五 10–18，有安静隔间）
周三下午的"Lodge 演习"就是为了真出事那天不慌。
📡 Starlink 开箱→上岗（周六在家全部做完）
| 步骤 | 要点 |
|---|---|
| ① 选套餐并激活 | Roam Unlimited $165/月（建议：全职办公，视频会议一周就可能吃 40–60GB）或 Roam 100GB $55/月（超量后无限低速——低速开会危险）。不用时可暂停（Standby）。价格查于7/31 |
| ② 在家通电测试 | 院子里完整跑一遍：联网、固件更新（第一次可能要更新，别把这步留到营地）、App测速 |
| ③ 供电方案 | 标准碟平均 50–75W。有电营位=直接插。没电营位=车12V+逆变器（≥300W 纯正弦稳妥）。8小时≈0.4–0.6 kWh ≈ Model Y 电量 ~1%/h——车供完全扛得住 |
| ④ 到营摆位 | App障碍扫描≥2个点再定位；碟朝天空开阔方向；线从车窗/门缝走，防绊倒 |
| ⑤ 每晚记录 | 下面的表——这既是数字游民生活的选址数据库，也是玩 |
📊 网络日志（每天 5:45 预检 + 白天抽查）
| 日期/时间 | 地点/营位 | 下行 Mbps | 上行 | 延迟 ms | 掉线次数 | 视频会议体验 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2 下午 | ||||||
| 8/3 | ||||||
| 8/4 | ||||||
| 8/5 | ||||||
| 8/6 | ||||||
| 8/7 | ||||||
| 手机(Gualala镇) | 基准 | — |
顺手拿 fast.com / speedtest 各测一次；掉线时间点记下来对照 App 的障碍图。
🔋 办公能量账（无接电营位时）
| 用电 | 估算 |
|---|---|
| Starlink 8h | ~0.5 kWh |
| 两台笔记本+手机 | ~0.4 kWh |
| Camp Mode 过夜 | 8–12%/晚（7月实测） |
| 合计 | ≈12–15%/天 → 90%到营，纯扎营约撑4–5天；周二码头L2 + 周六 Santa Rosa 一趟就全解。有30A接电营位则每晚回满，此账作废 |
🎯 本周菜单（按"要不要看潮"分两栏）
🕐 不看潮（工作日下午随时）
🦀 Arena Cove 码头钓蟹——公共码头免执照，石蟹全年开（35/人，4"），码头有清洗台和厕所
🥾 Sea Ranch 公共海崖步道——Walk-On / Shell / Stengel 木梯下滩，自助停车费
⛪ Sea Ranch Chapel——上次错过
🗼 Point Arena 灯塔 + Stornetta——二刷，这次不赶时间
🏞️ Gualala 河口——沙嘴散步、夏季潟湖游泳
🌇 日落点：营地海崖 / Gualala Point 日用区
🌊 看潮（周末·下周更好）
🎳 Bowling Ball Beach 圆石阵——要 ≤+1 低潮才露；周五先踩点，8/9–8/12 黎明开干
🐚 潮池观察——Sea Ranch 礁石、Salt Point（Gerstle Cove 是保护区：只看不拿）
🌿 捡海藻（新奇！）——紫菜/海带类 10磅/人/天，要执照，sea palm 禁采；退位礁石上剪，回营晒干做汤底
🟣 Caspar 海胆日——留给下周黎明负潮（车程1h15，7月你们的老地方，徒手不限量）
🪪 执照（都是2026非居民价，查于7/31）
| 场景 | 要什么 | 价格 |
|---|---|---|
| 码头钓蟹（Arena Cove） | 不需要执照（公共码头） | $0 🎉 |
| 岸边采集（海藻/石蟹/潮间带动手） | 1日票 / 10日票（非居民） | $21.09 / $64.54 |
| 打算待两周+常动手 | 10日票起步最划算；长住再上年票（非居民 $174.14） | 按需 |
线上 CDFW 商店当天买当天生效，手机截图+打印。7月的10日票已过期。Cassie 同价。
📆 下周预告（如果续住）
8/10（一）04:04 −1.05 · 8/11（二）~04:50 ≈−1.2 · 8/12（三）~05:40 ≈−1.2（8/11–12为估算，出发前再拉NOAA）——连续三天"起床即黄金窗"，上班前赶海、6点回来开工。这是7月那次做不到的结构：那时候低潮要么太早要么在上班时间，现在你们的作息正好骑在潮汐上。
🚗 去程（周日）
| 段 | 路线 | 时间 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara → Santa Rosa | US-101 N | ~1h50 |
| ⚡ Santa Rosa 超充 | 充到95%+ + 午饭（Petaluma 备选，你们的老站） | 45min |
| Santa Rosa → 营地 | River Rd → CA-116 → Jenner → Hwy 1 北（弯路+无信号段，晕车药备着） | ~1h40 |
| 总计 ~160 mi · 14:00 报到正好 | ~4h15含充电 | |
⚡ 一周充电地图
| 桩 | 哪儿 | 用法 |
|---|---|---|
| 🔌 营位 30A（如订到） | Anchor Bay 带电位 / Redwood Park | 每晚回满，能源问题消失。带 TT-30 转接头+Mobile Connector |
| 🟠 Point Arena City Hall L2 | 451 School St（ChargePoint，J1772+转接） | 周二码头钓蟹时插上：2–3h ≈ +40–60mi |
| 🟠 Sea Ranch Lodge 目的地桩 | PlugShare 有记录 | 先打 707-579-9777 问外客能不能用——能用的话周三 Lodge 日=完美组合 |
| 🔴 Santa Rosa / Petaluma 超充 | 101走廊 | 周六大补给顺路满血；海岸线 Petaluma–Fort Bragg 之间没有超充（7月你们验证过） |
📏 从基地出发的车程（以 Anchor Bay 为基准）
| Gualala 镇（补给/信号） | 8 min | Sea Ranch Lodge（兜底办公） | 18 min |
| Sea Ranch Chapel | 20 min | Bowling Ball Beach | 18 min |
| Arena 码头/灯塔/L2 | 30–35 min | Salt Point / Stillwater | 25–35 min |
📵 老朋友提醒：Jenner→Gualala 大段无信号；每天上班前把当天导航和离线地图设好（离线地图周六在家下：整条海岸+Santa Rosa）。
点一下划掉；进度存在这台设备浏览器里。
🌙 今晚（周五 7/31）
- 🌐 在线查两个能直接订的：Gualala Point（sonomacountyparks）、Redwood Park（gualalapark.com）——先看8/2起7晚有没有位，有就截图，别急着付
- 📡 Starlink 账号注册好、选好套餐（付费明早也行，但账号先通）
- 📞 存好：Anchor Bay 707-884-4222 · Lodge 707-579-9777 · 贝毒热线 800-553-4133
🌞 周六 8/1
- 🌐 订位 v3：❶ koa.com · Manchester KOA 帐篷位 8/2–8/9——下单前看 Hot Deals"住2送1"（均价可到 ~$47）；⚠️ 临期取消扣定金，想好再付。❷ 更省：Sonoma 系统查 Doran / Westside（Bodega，$35–45+澡，到 Lodge 1h15）。❸ 顺手同系统查 Stillwater（近+便宜+澡，但树多）。❹ 都没有 → 周日早到（≤11点）试 Ocean Cove 现场位（$40–45，有澡+开阔）
- 🔒 订好后确认号存 /me（公开页不放）
- 📡 激活套餐 → 院子里完整测试 + 固件更新 + 视频通话10分钟
- 🔌 买 TT-30 转接头（Tesla店/五金/Amazon当日达）+ 检查 Mobile Connector、逆变器(≥300W)、插线板、长延长线
- 🪑 办公装备：2把营地椅+折叠桌、遮阳篷/伞、保温杯、Cassie 显示器要不要带？
- 💾 Cassie：下周所有会议的 dial-in 号码+PIN 存本地；WiFi通话打开；文件离线
- 🗺️ 离线地图：Santa Clara→Fort Bragg 全段+Santa Rosa；潮汐App收藏 Arena Cove 站
- 🛒 食材水冰：水 2×7gal、冰、头三天菜谱；赶海装备上车（手套/桶/头灯/水鞋——7月的家伙事）
- 😴 21:30 睡——从今晚开始切纽约时区
🌅 周日 8/2 出发前
- 🔋 电量100% · 胎压 · 挡风玻璃水
- 🧊 冰进冰桶 · 冰箱清空易腐
- 📦 最后一眼：Starlink 全套（碟/路由/线/电源）、转接头、证件、被子、层穿衣物（海边夜里12°C）
- 🏠 家里：垃圾、窗、灶、给植物浇水
除注明外，以下均查证于 2026-07-31（出发前重查易变项：营位、天气、Lodge桩）：
[1] 潮汐：NOAA CO-OPS API，Arena Cove 站 9416841，2026-08-02→08-10 高低潮预报（本页图表数据）。8/11–12 为下一周估算，出发前重拉。
[2] 日出日落：sunrise-sunset.org API（Sea Ranch 坐标）。
[3] 天气：NWS api.weather.gov MTR/58,154 网格 7天预报。
[4] Gualala Point Regional Park：sonomacountyparks 官方（$37+$7订位费、澡$2/5min、19+6位、红杉月桂树下、厕所有插座、无接电）。
[5] Anchor Bay Campground：abcamp.com（$60–75+税、澡$1.50、只电话订位 707-884-4222、在线系统"建设中"、部分位带电、入住14:00/退房13:00、海滩日用$3）。
[6] Gualala River Redwood Park：gualalapark.com（2026价 $93–103+税、ResNexus在线订、707-884-3533、入住14:00/退房12:00）；水电30A、澡$1.25、洗衣房来自园区资料/点评汇总。
[7] Stillwater Cove：Sonoma县资料+点评（澡、$32–45、井水E.coli警示）。Manchester KOA：koa.com（全接口、热水浴缸）。
[8] Sea Ranch Lodge：thesearanchlodge.com——咖啡角 8:00–11:00 + Grab&Go 到16:00；Dining 11:30–14 / 17–21；周日Brunch 10–14；商店 周二–日 9–17。⚠️ 比7月行程里的"7:00开门"晚了1小时。WiFi为7月实地验证；EV桩见PlugShare记录，外客可用性待电话确认 707-579-9777。
[9] 执照：CDFW 2026价（非居民年票$174.14、10日$64.54、1日$21.09、2日$32.40；公共码头钓鱼免执照；海藻等无脊椎采集需执照）。
[10] Arena码头：pierfishing.com + Point Arena市府——公共码头、免费停车、清洗台、全年石蟹/鲈鱼。
[11] 渔规：珍宝蟹北区休渔至新赛季（7/30已关）；贻贝检疫 5/1–10/31；鲍鱼全州禁；海藻10磅/人/天、sea palm禁采。动手前以 CDFW 当季页为准+打 (800) 553-4133。
[12] Starlink：Roam 100GB $55/月（1月由50GB升级、5月涨价）、Roam Unlimited $165/月、可Standby暂停（rvmobileinternet/dishytech等，7/31）。功耗50–75W为标准碟公开实测区间。
[13] Adventure Rents 皮划艇：Yelp 标注"已停业"（7/2026）——707-884-4386 确认后再计划。
🧭 老底子：7月 Hwy1 之行的实测（Lodge WiFi 可靠、Jenner–Gualala 无信号、Camp Mode 8–12%/晚、海岸无超充）→ 看那次的复盘。
🎯 What this week is
A week working from camp on the north coast: New York hours (up at 5 · start at 6 · done by 2 PM), Starlink as the primary link (home-tested ✅), and the whole coast every afternoon and weekend. Sea Ranch Lodge = the WiFi fallback you field-verified in July + the view you love — a deliberate trip 1–2× a week.
5–6
The Mon–Fri rhythm: green = the 5–6 dawn walk. Weekend Aug 8–9 fully free; hatched = sleep.
🌊 A tide story in two acts (the week's key setting)
Lowest tide each day · Arena Cove station (NOAA predictions, checked 7/31) · green = minus tide (foraging window)
📋 Full low-tide table
| Date | Lowest | Height | Usable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8/2 | 08:04 | +0.39 | Arrival day, on the road |
| Mon 8/3 | 08:35 | +0.91 | During work ❌ |
| Tue 8/4 | 09:08 | +1.50 | During work ❌ |
| Wed 8/5 | 23:54 | +0.83 | Late night ❌ |
| Thu 8/6 | 10:33 | +2.61 | Weak ❌ |
| Fri 8/7 | 01:07 | +0.30 | Middle of the night ❌ |
| Sat 8/8 | 02:14 | −0.24 | 2 AM, pitch dark ⚠️ |
| Sun 8/9 | 03:12 | −0.72 | Out at 5:15, ≈+0.3 at first light ✅ |
| Mon 8/10 | 04:04 | −1.05 | ≈0 at dawn — forage before work ✅✅ |
Arena Cove station 9416841, NOAA predictions fetched 2026-07-31. Sunrise 6:15→6:21, civil dawn ~5:50.
🌤️ Weather (NWS forecast, checked 7/31 · Sea Ranch grid)
A rare all-sunny week (this coast usually pours fog in summer) — great news for the Starlink shakedown and for working outside. Nights 53–56°F: bring the duvet, Camp Mode will run. Fog can still roll in; don't leave laundry out overnight.
📸 Places you already scouted in July (right next to this week's base)
🌐 Hipcamp: search "Timber Cove Campground" (Jenner)Firewood on site (cash/Venmo)
⚠️ The one weakness: no cell signal. Pre-position at the Lodge on critical-meeting days; price/availability live in the Hipcamp app.
Ranked by "open sky + close"; details/photos/availability are most accurate in the Hipcamp app — pick open-meadow sites from the photos:
| Camp | From Sea Ranch | Why | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickle Barrel Cabin & Camp | 9.8 mi (closest of all!) | Coastal ridge · 10 min to beaches | Openness — judge from photos; showers unlisted |
| Locus Solus | 17 mi | Coastal prairie + showers · 5 min to Point Arena town (cell/library backup) | Only 2 sites — move fast |
| Faultline Farm | 18 mi | Coastal prairie panorama · 2 mi from the beach | Single site; no shower mentioned |
| Oz Farm | 17 mi | Meadows + redwoods + Garcia River · 8 sites | Choose a meadow site (avoid the redwood ones) |
The ceiling for "sky + close + showers" in this area, but cannot be booked online — only makes sense if nothing books: arrive early Sunday (≤11 AM) and try. Not Plan A.
☎️ 707-884-4222 (phone/voicemail only)abcamp.comBeach day-use $3/adult
Ask specifically: ① 7 nights straight (8/2–8/9) ② a powered site ③ sleeping in the car OK (Model Y) ④ site size. Their online booking is "under construction" (site status 7/31).
🌐 secure.sonomacountyparks.org (bookable online tonight)the park's day-use side = your bluff trail
🌐 gualalapark.com (ResNexus, bookable tonight)☎️ 707-884-3533
⚠️ Checking in tomorrow: KOA late cancellations usually forfeit the deposit — decide firmly, then pay. Next week's dawn-minus-tide spots (Bowling Ball / Stornetta / the pier) all sit within 15 minutes — better positioned than a Gualala-area base.
The cove below is gorgeous (divers' favorite), and $32–45 + showers is cheap — plus Gualala Point selling out ≠ Stillwater full (same system, worth one click). But trees = weak sky and cell ≈ 0 — clashes with Starlink-first; ranks behind KOA / Bodega.
The cheapest "sky + showers + online" combo; the cost is re-centering the week south — the Lodge becomes a once-a-week outing. Rock crab off the Doran jetty, whales at Bodega Head — you did both in July.
💰 Saves ~$350 over the week vs Timber Cove; ⚖️ the price = no hot showers. Gerstle full? Fall back to Woodside (same price & distance, more trees, worse sky).
🏛️ Other state parks (all online-bookable, but far from the Lodge)
| Park | From Lodge | Showers | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright's Beach (Sonoma Coast SP) | ~50min | None (campers may use the token showers at Bodega Dunes, 5 mi south) | $35–45 (beachfront +$10) | 27 sites right on the sand, wide-open sky — gorgeous but far; it would re-center the week away from the Lodge |
| Bodega Dunes (Sonoma Coast SP) | ~65min | ✅ token hot showers | $35–45 | 99 sites among cypress groves — far AND treed; wrong fit this week |
| Manchester SP | ~45min | None | $25 | First-rate open-terrace sky, but first-come only — no online booking (open 5/22–9/2) |
🗺️ The map (camps 🔵 · work 🟣 · fun 🟢 · charging 🟠)
Tap markers for notes. The Santa Rosa Superchargers sit off-map to the southeast (on the drive up).
Sun 8/2 · Departure roll outfirst night
| 09:00 | Leave home (100%, ice, water, gear). US-101 north |
| 11:00–11:45 | ⚡ Santa Rosa Supercharger + lunch (charge to 95%+ — no Superchargers on the coast after this) |
| 11:45→14:00 | River Rd → Jenner → Hwy 1 north (the Jenner–Gualala dead zone — set nav before leaving town) |
| 14:00 | 🏕️ Check in, set camp |
| 15:00–17:00 | 📡 Starlink shakedown #1: obstruction scan → placement → speed tests → one real video call (Monday's meeting must not be the first test) |
| 17:00 | 🛒 Surf Market resupply (7:30–20:00) + survey town cell signal (log it in the 💻 tab) |
| 19:30 | 🌇 Bluff sunset walk · lights out 21:30 (5 AM start tomorrow) |
Mon 8/3 · First workday 6–14 workSea Ranch trails
| 5:00 | Up ☕ · 5:45 pre-work connectivity check (speed + latency, logged) |
| 6:00–14:00 | 💻 Cassie works (Starlink primary). Ray on the same clock: watch link quality, and if it drops, walk the ladder in the 💻 tab. Today is validation day — stay close |
| 14:30 | 🥾 Sea Ranch bluff trails: Walk-On Beach → Shell Beach stairs (public access, self-pay parking) |
| 18:00 | 🍳 Cook at camp · review the day's link log, adjust the base plan if needed |
Tue 8/4 6–14 workArena pier crabbing⚡ charge meanwhile
| 14:30→15:10 | 🚗 North to Point Arena (35 min) |
| 15:10–18:00 | 🦀 Drop the hoop net off Arena Cove pier (public pier — no license needed!) + plug the car into the City Hall L2 (451 School St) while you fish. Rock crab is open year-round: 35/person, 4" minimum |
| 18:30 | 🌇 Sunset from the lighthouse bluffs (tower climb any other day) → back to camp |
Wed 8/5 6–14 workLodge date night
| 14:30 | ⛪ Sea Ranch Chapel (the one you missed in July! 40033 Hwy 1, free, the little seashell building) |
| 15:30 | ☕ Lodge fallback drill: connect to the WiFi and work an hour from the lounge — the day it's really needed shouldn't be your first visit |
| 17:30 | 🍽️ Dinner at the Lodge Dining Room (5–9 PM) — week-one treat, overlooking the same water as your July photos |
Thu 8/6 6–14 workriver mouth · easy day
| 14:30 | 🏞️ Gualala river mouth: day-use lawns + sand-spit walk; swim the summer lagoon if it feels right (the Redwood Park river beach works too). Kayak outfitter Adventure Rents appears closed (Yelp 7/2026) — call 707-884-4386 before counting on a paddle |
| 16:30 | 🧺 Laundry (Redwood Park has machines) · resupply · rinse the salt off the car |
| Evening | 📋 Stocktake: data usage (on the 100GB plan you'd be near the line), battery, stay-or-go leanings |
Fri 8/7 6–14 workBowling Ball recon
| 14:30 | 🎳 Schooner Gulch / Bowling Ball Beach recon (30 min): this afternoon's tide is too high to see the bowling balls — but learn the trail and the parking so next week's dawn minus tides are turn-key |
| 16:30 | 🛒 Big weekend shop + foraging-gear check (gloves, buckets, headlamps, water shoes) |
| 21:00 | 😴 Early night — dawn operations begin |
Sat 8/8 · Weekend ① free dayoptional camp move
| Option A | 🛁 Move to Manchester KOA for Saturday night: full hookups + hot tub + wide-open sky (best 📡 test site) + closer to tomorrow's dawn reef |
| Option B | Stay put: long bluff hike / lighthouse tower in the morning, second round of pier crabbing after, campfire night |
| PM | ⚡ If needed, a Santa Rosa Supercharger run (Costco resupply on the way) — see the ⚡ tab's energy ledger |
Sun 8/9 · Weekend ② 🌊 first dawn tidestay-or-go call
| 5:15 | 🌊 First dawn reef walk: 03:12 low of −0.72 → still ≈+0.3 at first light (~5:50) — Bowling Ball's boulders / reef tidepools, looking & photographing (to harvest anything, buy licenses first — 🦀 tab) |
| 9:00 | ☕ Breakfast + week-one retro: Starlink data, spend, how your bodies feel |
| 10:00 | 🤔 Stay-or-go: Mon 8/10 is 04:04 −1.05 and the dawn minus tides run for days = the perfect forage-before-work structure. Extend? Switch camps? Head home and come back? All three are good answers |
🪜 The failover ladder (tape it to the table)
- 📡 Starlink (primary) — a drop ≤30 s: wait it out (satellite handoff). Recurring drops → check the app's obstruction map → move the dish
- 📶 Phone hotspot — Visible (Verizon) with WiFi-calling pre-enabled; weak at camp → drive to the nearest town (KOA → Point Arena 10 min; Bodega → town 3 min; Gualala area → 3–8 min)
- ☎️ Dial-in by phone — save every meeting's dial-in number + PIN locally beforehand; voice needs far less signal than video. This is the lifeline
- ☕ Lodge café / Bar+Lounge — from 8:00; WiFi field-proven in July; Grab & Go till 4 PM
- 🏪 Trinks Cafe (8–15) / Surf Market (7:30–20) / Point Arena library (Tue–Fri 10–18, quiet study booth)
Wednesday's "Lodge drill" exists so the day it matters isn't your first time.
📡 Starlink: unboxed → on duty (all of it Saturday, at home)
| Step | The point |
|---|---|
| ① Pick a plan & activate | Roam Unlimited $165/mo (recommended: full-time work — a week of video calls can eat 40–60 GB) or Roam 100GB $55/mo (unlimited *slow* data past the cap — risky for meetings). Pausable via Standby when home. Prices checked 7/31 |
| ② Power it up at home | Full dry run in the yard: online, firmware update (first boot often wants one — don't leave that for camp), app speed test |
| ③ Power plan | Standard dish averages 50–75 W. Powered site = just plug in. No hookup = car 12V + inverter (≥300 W pure sine is safe). 8 h ≈ 0.4–0.6 kWh ≈ ~1%/h of the Model Y — easily carried |
| ④ Placement at camp | Obstruction-scan ≥2 spots before settling; dish toward open sky; run the cable through a window/door gap, tripwire-proof |
| ⑤ Log nightly | The table below — it's your site-selection database for nomad life, and it's also just fun |
📊 Link log (5:45 pre-work check + spot checks)
| Date/time | Spot/site | Down Mbps | Up | Latency ms | Drops | Video-call feel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2 PM | ||||||
| 8/3 | ||||||
| 8/4 | ||||||
| 8/5 | ||||||
| 8/6 | ||||||
| 8/7 | ||||||
| Phone (Gualala town) | baseline | — |
Run fast.com / speedtest side by side; note drop timestamps against the app's obstruction map.
🔋 Office energy ledger (for a no-hookup site)
| Load | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Starlink × 8 h | ~0.5 kWh |
| Two laptops + phones | ~0.4 kWh |
| Camp Mode overnight | 8–12%/night (your July numbers) |
| Total | ≈12–15%/day → arriving at 90%, ~4–5 days pure camping; Tuesday's pier L2 + one Saturday Santa Rosa run covers it all. With a 30A site the car refills nightly and this ledger is moot |
🎯 The week's menu (split by "does it need a tide?")
🕐 No tide needed (any weekday afternoon)
🦀 Arena Cove pier crabbing — public pier, no license, rock crab open year-round (35/person, 4" min), cleaning tables & restrooms on site
🥾 Sea Ranch public bluff trails — Walk-On / Shell / Stengel beach stairs, self-pay parking
⛪ Sea Ranch Chapel — missed it last time
🗼 Point Arena Lighthouse + Stornetta — round two, unhurried this time
🏞️ Gualala river mouth — sand-spit walks, summer lagoon swimming
🌇 Sunset spots: your camp bluff / Gualala Point day-use
🌊 Tide-dependent (weekend · better next week)
🎳 Bowling Ball Beach — the boulder lanes only show at ≤+1; recon Friday, strike at dawn 8/9–8/12
🐚 Tidepooling — Sea Ranch reefs, Salt Point (Gerstle Cove is a reserve: look, take nothing)
🌿 Seaweed foraging (novel!) — nori/kombu-type algae, 10 lb/person/day, license required, sea palm prohibited; snip from low-tide rock, dry at camp for soup stock
🟣 Caspar uni day — save for next week's dawn minus tides (1 h 15 north; your July spot, unlimited hand-take)
🪪 Licenses (2026 nonresident prices, checked 7/31)
| Scenario | What you need | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pier crabbing (Arena Cove) | No license (public pier) | $0 🎉 |
| Shore harvesting (seaweed / rock crab / hands-on intertidal) | 1-day / 10-day (nonresident) | $21.09 / $64.54 |
| Staying 2+ weeks & harvesting often | Start with the 10-day; long-term nomad life → annual (nonresident $174.14) | as needed |
CDFW online store — buy the day you need it, screenshot + print. Your July 10-day licenses have expired. Same prices for Cassie.
📆 Next-week teaser (if you extend)
Mon 8/10 04:04 −1.05 · Tue 8/11 ~04:50 ≈−1.2 · Wed 8/12 ~05:40 ≈−1.2 (8/11–12 are estimates — re-pull NOAA before relying) — three straight days of "wake up into the golden window": forage at dawn, back by 6 to start work. July couldn't offer this structure; your new schedule rides the tide perfectly.
🚗 Getting there (Sunday)
| Leg | Route | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara → Santa Rosa | US-101 N | ~1h50 |
| ⚡ Santa Rosa Supercharger | to 95%+ & lunch (Petaluma = backup, your old station) | 45min |
| Santa Rosa → camp | River Rd → CA-116 → Jenner → Hwy 1 N (twisty + the dead zone; motion-sickness meds handy) | ~1h40 |
| Total ~160 mi · lands right at the 2 PM check-in | ~4h15 incl. charge | |
⚡ The week's charging map
| Charger | Where | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| 🔌 30A site pedestal (if secured) | Anchor Bay powered site / Redwood Park | Car refills nightly; the energy problem vanishes. Bring the TT-30 adapter + Mobile Connector |
| 🟠 Point Arena City Hall L2 | 451 School St (ChargePoint, J1772 + adapter) | Plug in during Tuesday pier crabbing: 2–3 h ≈ +40–60 mi |
| 🟠 Sea Ranch Lodge destination charger | Listed on PlugShare | Call 707-579-9777 first — confirm non-guests may use it. If yes, Wednesday's Lodge day pairs perfectly |
| 🔴 Santa Rosa / Petaluma Superchargers | 101 corridor | Top up on the Saturday resupply run; zero Superchargers on the coast between Petaluma and Fort Bragg (you proved that in July) |
📏 Drive times from base (using Anchor Bay)
| Gualala town (supplies/signal) | 8 min | Sea Ranch Lodge (fallback office) | 18 min |
| Sea Ranch Chapel | 20 min | Bowling Ball Beach | 18 min |
| Arena pier / lighthouse / L2 | 30–35 min | Salt Point / Stillwater | 25–35 min |
📵 Old-friend reminder: the Jenner→Gualala stretch is signal-free; set each day's nav before work, and download offline maps Saturday (full coast + Santa Rosa).
Tap to strike through; progress saves in this device's browser.
🌙 Tonight (Fri 7/31)
- 🌐 Check the two online-bookable camps: Gualala Point (sonomacountyparks) and Redwood Park (gualalapark.com) — look for 7 nights from 8/2, screenshot what's open, don't pay yet
- 📡 Create the Starlink account & choose the plan (paying can wait till morning, but get the account live)
- 📞 Save: Anchor Bay 707-884-4222 · Lodge 707-579-9777 · biotoxin line 800-553-4133
🌞 Saturday 8/1
- 🌐 Booking v3: ❶ koa.com · Manchester KOA tent site, 8/2–8/9 — check the Hot Deals "stay 2, 3rd free" first (~$47 avg if it applies); ⚠️ late cancellation forfeits the deposit, decide firmly, then pay. ❷ Cheaper: Doran / Westside on the Sonoma system (Bodega, $35–45 + showers, 1h15 to Lodge). ❸ Same system, one more click: Stillwater (close + cheap + showers, but trees). ❹ Nothing anywhere → early Sunday (≤11 AM) walk-up at Ocean Cove ($40–45, showers + open)
- 🔒 Once booked, confirmation numbers go to /me (never the public page)
- 📡 Activate the plan → full yard test + firmware update + a 10-min video call
- 🔌 Buy a TT-30 adapter (Tesla store / hardware / same-day Amazon) + check Mobile Connector, inverter (≥300 W), power strip, long extension cord
- 🪑 Office gear: 2 camp chairs + folding table, shade canopy/umbrella, thermos; does Cassie's monitor come along?
- 💾 Cassie: save every next-week meeting's dial-in + PIN locally; WiFi-calling ON; files offline
- 🗺️ Offline maps: Santa Clara→Fort Bragg + Santa Rosa; favorite the Arena Cove tide station
- 🛒 Food, water, ice: 2×7 gal water, ice, first-3-days menu; foraging kit into the car (gloves/buckets/headlamps/water shoes — the July kit)
- 😴 Lights out 21:30 — the New York clock starts tonight
🌅 Sunday 8/2, before rolling
- 🔋 100% charge · tires · washer fluid
- 🧊 Ice into the cooler · perishables out of the home fridge
- 📦 Last look: full Starlink kit (dish/router/cables/PSU), adapters, IDs, duvet, layers (55°F nights)
- 🏠 House: trash, windows, stove, water the plants
Everything below verified 2026-07-31 unless noted (re-check the perishable ones before departure: site availability, weather, the Lodge charger):
[1] Tides: NOAA CO-OPS API, Arena Cove station 9416841, hi/lo predictions 2026-08-02→08-10 (the chart's data). 8/11–12 are next-cycle estimates — re-pull before relying.
[2] Sun times: sunrise-sunset.org API (Sea Ranch coordinates).
[3] Weather: NWS api.weather.gov grid MTR/58,154 7-day forecast.
[4] Gualala Point Regional Park: sonomacountyparks official ($37 + $7 res fee, showers $2/5min, 19+6 sites, redwood/bay-laurel canopy, restroom outlets, no hookups).
[5] Anchor Bay Campground: abcamp.com ($60–75+tax, showers $1.50, phone-only reservations 707-884-4222, online booking "under construction", some powered sites, in 2 PM/out 1 PM, beach day-use $3).
[6] Gualala River Redwood Park: gualalapark.com (2026 rates $93–103+tax, ResNexus online booking, 707-884-3533, in 2 PM/out 12 PM); 30A W/E, $1.25 showers, laundry per park materials/reviews.
[7] Stillwater Cove: Sonoma County materials + reviews (showers, $32–45, E. coli well-water advisory). Manchester KOA: koa.com (full hookups, hot tub).
[8] Sea Ranch Lodge: thesearanchlodge.com — Café 8:00–11:00 + Grab & Go till 4 PM; Dining 11:30–2 / 5–9; Sun brunch 10–2; store Tue–Sun 9–5. ⚠️ One hour later than the "opens 7:00" in the July doc. WiFi = July field verification; EV charger = PlugShare listing, non-guest access unconfirmed — call 707-579-9777.
[9] Licenses: CDFW 2026 fees (nonresident annual $174.14, 10-day $64.54, 1-day $21.09, 2-day $32.40; no license on public piers; license required for algae & invertebrate take).
[10] Arena pier: pierfishing.com + City of Point Arena — public pier, free parking, cleaning tables, year-round rock crab/perch.
[11] Regs: Dungeness northern season closed 7/30 (statewide closed until next opener); mussel quarantine 5/1–10/31; abalone closed statewide; algae 10 lb/person/day, sea palm prohibited. Confirm on CDFW's in-season pages + call (800) 553-4133 before harvesting.
[12] Starlink: Roam 100GB $55/mo (upgraded from 50GB in Jan, price bump in May), Roam Unlimited $165/mo, Standby pause available (rvmobileinternet/dishytech etc., 7/31). 50–75 W is the standard dish's published real-world draw.
[13] Adventure Rents kayaks: marked "closed" on Yelp (7/2026) — call 707-884-4386 before planning around it.
🧭 Institutional memory: July's Hwy 1 field results (Lodge WiFi solid, Jenner–Gualala dead zone, Camp Mode 8–12%/night, no coastal Superchargers) → that trip's retrospective.