On Sunday, after church, we left in our 1970 Travco and drove a whole 15-20 miles to Potato Creek State Park. We decided to go to a place that was really close to home to save on gas. We also decided to go at the beginning of the week, because Sunday through Wednesday it is $17.00 a day; Thursday through Saturday is $25.00 a day. So, our first camping trip cost us around $60.00!We got to our site around 2:00 p.m. and set up camp. This consisted of plugging the camper into the electric, turning on the air conditioning, pulling out the awning, and getting out our camp chairs. It took us all of 15 minutes. I love that about camping in an RV!!
Scott and I were totally whipped. He's been helping my brother out on a job. My brother does reconstruction work. He goes in after a fire, or other type of home damage and does all the rebuilding. He has a lot of work right now, so Scott has been helping him out. So, he worked with Brad the whole week prior to us going (including Saturday), plus he still had to do things around the house, and get the camper ready to roll. I was whipped because my schoolwork has been increasingly difficult, plus I really got used to having Scott home to help me with the chores around the house. So, Sunday we basically sat in our camp chairs and "people watched". Supper consisted of hotdogs cooked in the microwave we have in our camper, (we were too tired to even build a fire to cook the hotdogs), and chips. Around 9:00, we retired to the camper and watched the movie "RV" with Robin Williams. Totally hilarious movie!!!
Monday morning we woke up around 9:00....it was SOOOOO nice to sleep in!!! Then Scott and I enjoyed a cup of coffee and a time of reading our Bibles out under the awning of the camper. I also woke up with an allergy attack.....runny nose, congestion, etc. I love camping and being in the great outdoors, but this time of year is especially bad for my allergies with the corn tasseling. Living in Indiana, it's NOT a good thing to have an allergy to corn tassels!! Also, campfire smoke doesn't do me any good either. So, I took a Benadryl. Needless to say, around lunchtime....I was a zombie! After lunch, we went for a bike ride over to the beach, and we got the kids some ice cream at the concession stand. We rode back to the camper, and I went in a took a 2 hour nap! Not because of the bike ride, but because of the Benadryl! It was so nice to just SLEEP! After my nap, I felt so much more refreshed.
That afternoon, Scott and I sat in our chairs some more and did more "people watching". People can be very interesting to watch. Across from our campsite, there were 2 different families camping. Each family had 3 children, and it was interesting to see how totally different these families were, and how they interacted with each other. Family A was a couple in probably in their late 30's early 40's. Their children ranged from around 10 to 6. It was obvious that the parents loved spending time with their kids, the dad took the kids fishing numerous times, he played catch with one of the kids giving "pointers" in a loving way, the mom also played catch even though she had to chase the ball more than actually catching it. It was refreshing to see them interact. Family B was a couple in their early-to-mid 20's. Their children ranged from around 7 to 1. It was obvious that the children were a burden to these parents. The kids were left to their "own devices", the baby was not watched (made me incredibly nervous when he toddled near the fire!!), the mother swore at the kids numerous times, the dad was disinterested. This family made me sad.
Supper Monday night was Sweet Italian sausages cooked over the fire, we also had roasted new potatoes and onions cooked in a foil packet over the fire, and mixed vegetables (cooked in the microwave). We ate "el fresco". After supper, the kids cooked marshmallows over the fire and made s'mores. We stayed up really late....the kids loved it!
Tuesday, we awoke to a downpour (so no coffee and Bible reading under the awning today). The rain lasted until around 11:00, then the sun came out. The day was spent walking the dogs around the park, playing "Mancala" with the kids, and of course... "people watching". Then we jumped in the van and went over to the Nature Center. We were there just before they started a presentation on "Bloodsuckers". So, naturally, we had to listen! LOL It was all about mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, and LEECHES eeewwww!!! It was actually really interesting! My favorite part of the Nature Center is the bird viewing area. Its a spot where they have one-way glass so people can see the animals, but the animals can't see the people. They have a small water pond, and LOTS of different bird feeders. We saw doves, cardinals, red-winged blackbirds, grosbeaks, gold finches, but the most interesting birds to watch were the hummingbirds! There were 4 or 5 of them having aerial combat over the nectar, it was so cool! Of course, more critters are attracted than birds. We saw numerous squirrels of varying types and sizes, 2 ground hogs, and a raccoon that came right up to the glass. I could have stayed there all day! I told Scott that when we are rich (HAHAHA) I want him to build me a room just like that one off of our house.
Supper Tuesday night was grilled chicken over the fire, more roasted potatoes only this time without the onions, and mixed veggies. Of course, the kids MUST do s'mores again! Since this was our last night, we burned up all our wood and had a nice fire for most of the evening.
Wednesday was spent as a very leisurely morning. Sleeping late, the kids took one last bike ride, and we walked the dogs down to the "dog beach". Lucy jumped right in the water, but Sally wanted nothing to do with it. As we walked along the shore, we came upon a spot where there had obviously been a flock of geese....you wouldn't BELIEVE the amount of poop that geese can produce!! It was totally disgusting and we soon left. After we got back to the camper, we had lunch and we slowly packed up. We pulled out around 1:00.
It was such a nice, relaxing time!!! None of us wanted to leave, and I am totally looking forward to our next trip! I'm looking forward to the day when we can afford a newer camper that is better suited to our family, and when we have the money to go camping more often.
P.S. We didn't take ANY pictures!!! BOOOO! Every time we were somewhere and wanted to take pictures, we had forgotten the camera at the camper!
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