Camping Weekend
Linda was busy this weekend with her friends and I wanted to go camping so I rented her a car (very cheaply at $12.99/day) and packed up the van and took the 2 kids away with me for a couple of nights.
The weather was supposed to be rainy Saturday and Sunday – so I changed plans of going to Cultus Lake or Harrison and went local to Golden Ears Provincial Park which is only 45 minutes away. I lucked out as I didn’t have reservations but they had just opened up a new area and I got a great big spot. We were late getting there at 8:30PM and the kids were restless and tired and I had a bunch of work to do. Camping with the 2 kids was going to be tougher than I thought. I had to set up camp, feed them, start a fire, change them, put them to bed. Carter was writing a diary and wrote: “No fun, bad night, no fire, bored.” The wood I paid $20 for from the park ranger was damp and they had no kindling which seemed like a rip off.
By 11PM I was under control and had the fire finally going and was able to kick back with a beer and watch a flick. I watched half of “Letters From Iwo Jima” outside by the fire and really enjoyed it before packing it in.
The washrooms were closed by our site but with a little investigation that made sense. There was a big bear trap on the other side and they were trying to discourage campers from going near it. The bear was spotted 3 sites over a few days earlier. Oh joy. I’m in a tent and there’s a bear close by.
Haley was afraid of the dark several times throughout the night and woke up crying and upset. Sigh. Then at sunrise which is early this time of year she woke me up saying “It’s morning time, let’s play”. Sigh. I put a video on for her and lied there trying to sleep but no luck. The weather was nice though and we had a great day. Lots of biking, running, eating, playground, playing at the beach on Alouette Lake. I got a good fire going that night and we all watched Harry Potter Goblet of Fire outside by the fire. I watched the rest of “Letters from Iwo Jima” and it was an excellent flick which I recommend. Being completely in Japanese with sub titles, you’re really forced to pay attention to everything. See “Flags of our Fathers” first. I had all the tarps up and it did rain a bit Sunday morning but that didn’t affect anything. We all had a great time and I look forward to camping again this weekend when the weather is supposed to be hot and sunny.
Linda was busy this weekend with her friends and I wanted to go camping so I rented her a car (very cheaply at $12.99/day) and packed up the van and took the 2 kids away with me for a couple of nights.
The weather was supposed to be rainy Saturday and Sunday – so I changed plans of going to Cultus Lake or Harrison and went local to Golden Ears Provincial Park which is only 45 minutes away. I lucked out as I didn’t have reservations but they had just opened up a new area and I got a great big spot. We were late getting there at 8:30PM and the kids were restless and tired and I had a bunch of work to do. Camping with the 2 kids was going to be tougher than I thought. I had to set up camp, feed them, start a fire, change them, put them to bed. Carter was writing a diary and wrote: “No fun, bad night, no fire, bored.” The wood I paid $20 for from the park ranger was damp and they had no kindling which seemed like a rip off.
By 11PM I was under control and had the fire finally going and was able to kick back with a beer and watch a flick. I watched half of “Letters From Iwo Jima” outside by the fire and really enjoyed it before packing it in.
The washrooms were closed by our site but with a little investigation that made sense. There was a big bear trap on the other side and they were trying to discourage campers from going near it. The bear was spotted 3 sites over a few days earlier. Oh joy. I’m in a tent and there’s a bear close by.
Haley was afraid of the dark several times throughout the night and woke up crying and upset. Sigh. Then at sunrise which is early this time of year she woke me up saying “It’s morning time, let’s play”. Sigh. I put a video on for her and lied there trying to sleep but no luck. The weather was nice though and we had a great day. Lots of biking, running, eating, playground, playing at the beach on Alouette Lake. I got a good fire going that night and we all watched Harry Potter Goblet of Fire outside by the fire. I watched the rest of “Letters from Iwo Jima” and it was an excellent flick which I recommend. Being completely in Japanese with sub titles, you’re really forced to pay attention to everything. See “Flags of our Fathers” first. I had all the tarps up and it did rain a bit Sunday morning but that didn’t affect anything. We all had a great time and I look forward to camping again this weekend when the weather is supposed to be hot and sunny.
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