Staycation 2011 – Part I: The Camping Trip.

Usually I like to write little memorable bits about things that happen as I go – that way I don’t forget them.
This time, I have to condense all two weeks of my staycation into one post…maybe. Perhaps this will be my first multi-part post: stay tuned.

We started with our annual Dash Point camping trip.

TheWeeOne actually decided to sleep in the hammock the first night – and except for that whole ‘getting cold’ thing at 2AM – it worked out swimmingly.

Of course – as you can see – the hammock provided hours of entertainment and screeching. I tried to endure it – but ultimately it was just too concerning: the possibility of a sprained neck and the possibility of a burst eardrum.

We hiked both days. This year, the amphibians were mere tadpoles and the water levels were REALLY high. The huckleberries were in season though – and we even picked enough to make a good pie in the end.

Of course – there was a traditional fire – but this time we had HUGE marshmallows. Amazingly, their girth allows for better cooking. I am not clear on what makes them better but I got some amazing browning – that then allowed for removal of the outer layer and then another browning would do the inner layer again. I even managed a triple after I really perfected my technique – and pumped up TheMermaids blood sugar levels (see Hammock Screeching).

Ultimately, the beach was what we (read as they) were after. We went both days of the weekend and despite extremely high tides and cooler weather, we managed a nice sandcastle and even buried the girls to their necks in sand.

And of course – we finished it off with our traditional bench family photo.

As you can see by the title, I have decided that this will be Part I of perhaps three parts.
It is really amazing how even though I was home for all of the two weeks, I didn’t have any significant time to actually blog any of this.

That’s good actually. 🙂