This past weekend we went tent camping for the first time as a family. We have camped a few times before in a camper or cabin, but this was a first time tent experience for us. I took just Lola for the first half of the weekend, while Elise stayed home with Dan. We didn't have any camping equipment so there was a bit of a mad rush to get the stuff we needed. It worked out great. Definitely a good first time experience for us. The campground itself wasn't a huge hit with Dan...it was beyond dusty and didn't have many amenities. He really prefers a few frills, like a pool or activities for the kids, etc...Although it was a bit more basic than he was expecting, he still had fun, which I'm glad for, considering he doesn't particularly care for camping anyway.
One of the highlights was the girls waking me up at some unGODLY hour (what was up with the crows performing an operetta at 5 am??) and taking the kids out on a little nature walk to see what wildlife we could spot. Although, the wildlife was sparse (that's actually a really good thing, considering some of the creatures we COULD have run into), we got great photos of the sun waking up and poking through the enormously tall trees.
The kids were besides themselves with glee and that is really what was important. They loved it and now we will be making it a much more regular activity for our family.
2 comments:
Try Pinezanita in Julian. It's a privite campground but it's covered in peagravel, no dust. There is a lake to fish and it's 5 min from Julian's main street.
Our absolute favorite is La Jolla Indian Reservation. It is porta potties but everything else makes up for it.
Lake to fish?
lao80 aren´t you vegan?
By the way
I still find the fur thing creepy, looks like a dead cat to me.It´s one, or?
Wouldn´t have touched that as a child. But I loved to rescue mice from our cats and scare my mother with them, carrying them around.
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