Friday night was the first evening without scary clouds, rain, and thunder since we'd been here. Time for some camping on The Land! So much easier to pack for one or two days via car transport than for a long weekend or a week with an airplane involved. We tossed sleeping bags in the car by themselves, used the duffel for a few clothes, and packed up some food into a grocery bag. Of course the tent and cooking stuff is already on The Land. We made quick stops to pick up some more food, drink, and ice and we were there.
What a beautiful evening in a beautiful place! Even though we had visited The Land a little last weekend, it had been raining the whole time so we didn't have a chance to unpack anything.
First thing, get the tent up. We have a huge 10' x 15' tent with two rooms and enough headroom even for Alex (I think it's about a 7 foot "ceiling"). But very easy to put together. Wee helps with the poles. We don't even need to read the instructions. It's up in less than a half hour.
Next was gathering firewood and making dinner. I love gathering firewood, it's just such an easy treasure hunt. Ooh, look that's a big one. Can I carry it? It's bigger than me, but I think I got it. Here's a piece, but still attached to something, I just need to stomp on it to break it loose. Instant gratification. But if I'm gathering firewood, that leaves Alex to make dinner. I can't ignore it too much. But this night was an easy, but still fabulous meal of tomato/basil/bread panzanella, arugula salad, grilled chicken, and orzo. OK, so Alex let the orzo cook onto the pot a little, but in general it was all good.
Then just time to relax by the fire. Just us and a few marshmallows. A perfect night of camping.
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