Every year we take a day trip to the beach with friends and every year I think, "Maybe next year we'll camp out the night before." Well, we finally did it this year! We had a few hiccups along the way, like realizing when we got there that wood fires weren't allowed. Whoops. And the weather was hot, hot, hot! I was starting to think, "Why are we doing this?" But after the dads returned from a Wal-Mart run with some disposable charcoal grills and the weather was cooling off, thanks to a gorgeous sunset, we really started enjoying ourselves. I made foil dinners with tilapia and mushrooms and a side of potatoes and carrots. We also had bannock, which is basically a biscuit dough that you wrap around a stick and cook over the fire. For dessert we had banana boats.
After playing some musical tents, Carolyn and Molly ended up sleeping in our 2-man tent and Audrey and Emma slept in our 4-man with Greg and me.
The next morning, after eating breakfast and packing up, we headed for the beach. It was so nice to be there so early and not have a long drive. We got a great parking spot, right by the bath house and beach entrance, plus a prime spot on the beach, right on the water's edge. We even saw lots of dolphins jumping out of the water. The kids had so much fun playing in the sand and in the waves. I love, love, love being at the beach. I don't think there's anything that relaxes me more than sitting on the beach. It was so nice.
After the beach, we cleaned up and headed for the boardwalk. We let the kids ride the rides at Fun Land, which they loved. We also were sure to get a big bucket of Fischer's caramel popcorn. Mmmmm... All in all it was a super fun mini-vacation. I'll admit that I'm not the camping type of girl (I only have a one-night camping tolerance) but I really enjoyed it and I can't wait to do it again.
4 comments:
It looks like you guys had a good time. I'm proud of you for making it happen! I do like to camp and we never have made it as a family. (I like the beach too but Brian doesn't so we never go really.)
Me too, me too. Let us know when you are up for it again. My kids are already asking when we are going to go camping again.
So so sad we missed this... Please do it again...
I am not much of a camper either. I like to feel clean going to bed and waking up and camping makes it almost impossible. BUT I have always wanted to camp put on the beach. Your girls look so cute!
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