Since we only had one night, we stuck our new family tent and the new air mattress in the car and set off. Being a beautiful Saturday in July, the provincial parks were full, so we settled into a 'conservation area'. Seb picked our spot - right by the road but shaded and we erected our humungous tent. I have to admit that I got a bit emotional : "Oh the places we will go, the friends we will house, the relatives we will visit, the adventures we will have, the storms we shall weather."
We inflated the mattress, went for a swim (not sure how safe Lake Erie's water truly is...), walked on the beach, shot some hoops, and headed back to the campsite for supper and a chance to roast marshmallows on the campfire.
Somehow, the evening had the aura of a house party with everyone camping on the lawn. Voices, music (classic rock to the left, country to the right and disco kitty corner), nasty gossiping in the washroom, motorcycles and trucks roaring past every 15-20 minutes.
Don't get me wrong, we had a good time. We slept well enough in the end and the kids were happily oblivious, which is what it was all about anyway.
But pining for Fundy or Vancouver Island or Algonquin, we are thinking of being May/September/October campers, with a well-planned 4 day camping trip in the actual summer months.
2 comments:
Hey, LOVE Sophie's bed head and Seb's longer locks. Glad you got the camping in BEFORE the heat wave!
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