MEGO: My Eyes Glaze Over

Camping

Sep 5, 2009 Family and Friends, Vacations

Every year since 2002 my husband and his work friends have gone on an annual camping trip. The first year they went it was just the “boys”. In 2003, the girlfriends started attending, and starting in 2004 the wives arrived, and in 2005 so did the kids.

Over the years the camping trip has obviously changed – both the attendees and how the days played out. Certainly the men still pretend that they are cave men and can do anything – like start fire (argh!) And, the women try to find free time to relax and read a book. But, now with kids on the trip it is less about relaxing and more about finding activities to keep the kids busy.

At the end of August we went on the annual trip – and this year including the kids there were 25 of us. Over 7 or 8 campsites. We left the baby at home with his grandparents since neither of us wanted to spend the weekend chasing a crawling baby through the sand, soot and woods. We were looking forward to taking Bear for a canoe trip, hike, and swim at the beach.

We were able to accomplish one thing on that list.

Unfortunately, this summer has not been kind to us. We have planned weekends away – but they never work out as planned. This one was no different. Friday we arrived set up, had dinner with friends and then hit the air mattress (we camp in style). We woke up on Saturday morning and discovered over cast skies, and of course this was followed by RAIN.

Bear and his friends didn’t seem to mind and chased each other around in the mud with their umbrellas. We grumbled but made delicious eggs and bacon (they always taste better when camping!).

A trip into town for coffee, ice and firewood was next – where we discovered that everyone else had decided to the same thing. I counted 36 people in line at Tim Horton’s. It was a long wait – but Bear was kept happy by promises of chocolate Timbits

Back at the camp site we gathered the troops and headed on a hike while it wasn’t raining.  It was mild out – which made for decent walking weather, but the winds were high along the beach. There wouldn’t be any swimming at the beach this camping trip, the sun wasn’t out and the water was chilly and the waves were powerful. No canoeing it turned out either – after we finished the camping trip Bear got a fever….so day 2 ended up being our final day as we packed up the tent and gear and headed home.

There is always next year.

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