Camping for Couch Potatoes! | Paxton says | DONNE TEMPO
Camping for Couch Potatoes!
November/05/07 11:53 PM Filed in: Paxton says
For those of you who would rather read a good
book than leave the house - take note! We, the
famous (infamous?) Bubble Family, survived AND
enjoyed our first camping trip! No men - just me
and my good fried T - who doesn't let Stage IV
breast cancer slow her down. Oh yeah - and our
collective five children. (It seems more like
ten, to be honest)
We went to Cape Henlopen in Delaware - and I wholeheartedly recommend it! The camp site was shaded, lovely and peaceful - and backed to one of the bike trails. We had to walk a bit to get to the restrooms - but it was worth it for the added privacy. The showers offered HOT water - which I took for granted and found out later was quite the luxury. (Which might explain my preference for 4+ star hotels).
The tent, newly purchased for the event, was a tad disappointing. Really rotten assembling instructions, and when we finally figured it out (MUCH later) we realized it was MUCH smaller than we expected. Two of my kids ended up happily sleeping in the attached (but floorless) screen room, so all was well.
I was so proud of myself when I called my husband that evening. "We got the tent set up - by ourselves, I built a fire AND I just cooked hot dogs and salmon over the fire. Let's face it - I ROCK!!!" (not the mention, the teriyaki salmon was most excellent!)
We went swimming the next day and had a fantastic time - until my 5 year old disappeared. Again. He has this thing.....if he doesn't see me he picks a direction and BOLTS as fast as he can. Luckily this time he was wearing a lime green floatie. I ran to the life guard - who already had him corralled - all the way at the other end of the beach. Did I mention he runs - fast???
Note to self....embed GPS locaters in the children. Rucka rucka rucka...
We only spent one night there - so there was a LOT of packing and unpacking (I'm not sure - but I think THAT'S why you take your husband along). Still, after the kids were asleep we had a wonderful girl-talk around the camp fire. Not much compares to a glass of wine, a camp fire, a girlfriend, and long talks about life, love and choices.
And then.....another glass of wine!
We went to Cape Henlopen in Delaware - and I wholeheartedly recommend it! The camp site was shaded, lovely and peaceful - and backed to one of the bike trails. We had to walk a bit to get to the restrooms - but it was worth it for the added privacy. The showers offered HOT water - which I took for granted and found out later was quite the luxury. (Which might explain my preference for 4+ star hotels).
The tent, newly purchased for the event, was a tad disappointing. Really rotten assembling instructions, and when we finally figured it out (MUCH later) we realized it was MUCH smaller than we expected. Two of my kids ended up happily sleeping in the attached (but floorless) screen room, so all was well.
I was so proud of myself when I called my husband that evening. "We got the tent set up - by ourselves, I built a fire AND I just cooked hot dogs and salmon over the fire. Let's face it - I ROCK!!!" (not the mention, the teriyaki salmon was most excellent!)
We went swimming the next day and had a fantastic time - until my 5 year old disappeared. Again. He has this thing.....if he doesn't see me he picks a direction and BOLTS as fast as he can. Luckily this time he was wearing a lime green floatie. I ran to the life guard - who already had him corralled - all the way at the other end of the beach. Did I mention he runs - fast???
Note to self....embed GPS locaters in the children. Rucka rucka rucka...
We only spent one night there - so there was a LOT of packing and unpacking (I'm not sure - but I think THAT'S why you take your husband along). Still, after the kids were asleep we had a wonderful girl-talk around the camp fire. Not much compares to a glass of wine, a camp fire, a girlfriend, and long talks about life, love and choices.
And then.....another glass of wine!
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