Out of the Wild
We went camping this weekend. It was supposed to be beautiful, no rain in the forecast. Cool bike trail. River with a pretty beach…
We woke up in the middle of our first night out to rain pounding down on our tent and it never stopped. Luckily we had borrowed a canopy so we were able to cook and eat in relatively dry conditions.
Madison LOVED it. We’ve been watching reruns of “Out of the Wild” and she really wanted to go on a weeklong trek– living off the land (instead of a 3 day camping trip) so the cold and rain made it feel sort of like we were “surviving” — which, oddly, was TOTALLY COOL!
We were wet. We were cold. Our clothes were soaked from the rain (and flooded tent) but, thanks to about 5 neighboring campers, we got a roaring fire going and I tended that fire all day long! That fire WAS NOT going to go out (or we were done) because it was such a nice “moral booster”. There was a little store nearby and Wes made about 3 trips for more firewood. I think we could have paid for a nice hotel room for what we spent on firewood in one day.
This morning we woke up bright and early to brake camp in pouring rain and get the heck out of Dodge!
BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME!
We haven’t been camping in 10 years. Now I remember why we generally go for a cabin for our “Out of the Wild”-like adventures!
What awesome fun did you have this LONG holiday weekend? Hope you were warm and dry!
Congratulations on your coming grand baby!
I too love rainy weather. I love to cozy up to the fire and read a good book while it drizzles or pours outside. I just like to be dry. LOL
We had our ground covering extended beyond our tent the first night so the water ran back under the tent and of course up through the “floor”. It’s been so long we don’t even remember HOW to camp right. LOL Our neighboring camper helped us rearrange everything so we stayed dry the next night but when everything is already wet and it’s wet outside so there’s no way to dry anything…it’s a losing battle which is why we high tailed it out of there bright and early the last morning. We were all determined to make it through the entire planned trip so when we woke up, we were all, “We made it. Now let’s get out of here!” LOL
Wes did all the cooking and most of the packing so I didn’t have it too bad. All I had to do was survive the wet and cold. I think I tried my hardest– that’s what counts, right? LOL
I think the worst part of camping is the end of the trip when you have to pack everything up and get home and unpack it. Let it dry out. Then pack it up again. I’m really pushing for a cabin from now on. LOL
We loved the Alaska series! Madison really wanted to live that experience (except bring our own food). That girl hates spiders and bugs and for the life of me I can’t figure out what the draw is for her but she is hooked! She loved our camping trip in the rain.