October Camping Trip
Eli’s first real camping trip is in the books. I’ll be honest, it wasn’t as glamorous as it might look, it was quick, thrown together, and there were some rough patches. It started off with a broken jar of homemade apple butter and a mess to clean up inside a packed bag of food. But we overcame the hurdles and headed to the only car camping spot we know of nearby.
It was definitely worth the effort, even though it was a short adventure.
The Difficulties:
- a mangy street dog peeing on our tent
- broken glass all over the campsite from people partying on the property (we didn’t feel comfortable letting Eli down to walk since he had just learned to walk with shoes on flat ground & we didn’t want him falling on broken glass)
- going to sleep with music blaring in the background from nearby resorts
- It’s often a challenge to find others who enjoy camping and are free when we plan to camp. Hopefully one of these days, others will be able to join us. 🙂
The Joys:
- walking to a little restaurant nearby to eat the best noodles and boiled eggs for dinner. No cleanup for us!
- camping under a nearly full moon…beautiful!
- that we all slept pretty well
What I would do differently next time:
- bring warmer clothes for Eli (winter hat for morning, and his warm sleep sack)
- get there earlier so we don’t feel rushed as we set up our tent
