Hello,
Leroy and I had a pad about an inch
thick under us for sleeping. It both provides some comfort and keeps away the
cold. We did put some towels under the girls along with a couple sweat shirts
and folded the end of the sleeping bags under them. That helped, but after
sleeping the entire night, they said, “I was cold.” The next night we put the
table cloth under them. No one woke so I
think they were ok even though they again claimed to be cold.
The toilets were a vault toilet,
whatever that means besides not flushing, I am not sure. The real problem was
that there was no drinking water because they were flushing the system. We had
to go two miles away to get water. Not so impossible because we had a big jug
with us. It meant we were very careful in our water usage.
We did a small bit of exploring close
to the camp site in the evening and some in the morning. Water was the real
reason we went to the cave tour place. The cave had been mentioned as a
destination, but Olivia did not want to go. While there we urged her to
reconsider. She seemed open to the idea so we checked on time. We could leave
in ten minutes, but we did not have jackets or food with us. It was 10:30 and
the 1 and ½ mile climb up 1065 feet plus the cave tour would take three hours. We
asked about a later time. 11:00 was available so we hustled to get the tickets.
Again we seniors saved money, $8.00. Racing back to the camp site I was
grateful that Miriam had suggested we plan a no cook meal. Leroy and I are the
masters at eating fast and we urged the girls to follow our lead. They did eat
some in the car. Filled water bottles were essential equipment in the 80 degree
heat. Sunscreen and hats also were necessary. We made it to the start of the
orientation with five minutes to spare.
Paula
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