Camping

Hello,



Because we camped on a Sunday night to Monday the campgrounds was not packed. We had our little area to ourselves with our sites directly across from each other. Setting up went quite smoothly. Brian, as usual was responsible for the menu and much of the food. We other adults just helped when we could.



It did rain after we got set up. The rain was mostly gentle and intermittent. The big deal came when Leroy and I took out our ponchos that we had purchased many years ago. They were a good style so they were quite usable, but they had been stored in a sealed plastic bag. The odor was quite pronounced causing much comment of “phew, don’t come close to me, and I cannot eat close to you.” The smell lifted a bit after a while, but it was still quite noticeable if one left the area and came back. Leroy and I had rain coats, consequently, Sarah and Lexi bravely wore these objectionable objects. I thought it was funny. These ponchos are washable which we did later at home. Then they were fine, but we are not storing them in such a tight bag.



After eating, we drove to another part of the park where the kids could fish. Because Brian was the only adult with a fishing license, he baited the hooks, caste the lines to demonstrate form, and took care of any snags. As Sarah said, “Brian provided all the equipment and patience.” No one caught a fish in the evening, but every one of the kids got a fish the next morning. Sarah’s children had not been fishing before so it was a learning experience. It was exciting for them to get fish, but I am not sure they want to repeat the experience. Now Brian’s children have camped with all the cousins, but not all at the same time. There was some talk of having that happen. Perhaps another year we will work on that.



Paula