Conner and I did our first boyscout camping trip this weekend 45 minutes from our place at Lake Del Valle. This was Conner's first camping trip. We used to camp a lot when Kira was younger, but have not done so in a long time. It's time to start again!
The weekend didn't start out so well with forecasts of rain throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
We arrived Saturday morning to a little drizzle, but not much. We set up the tent and met a bunch of the other campers. Then it was off for a hike. Half way through the hike, the rain completely stopped and that was the last of it for the weekend. It poured on the way home, but we were in the car and it didn't matter. The hike was a little long and muddy and Conner was happy to be done.
The rest of the weekend was great fun. A treasure hunt using a compass, learning to use a GPS for orienteering, games of capture the flag, making marshmellow blow guns, dodge ball and hanging out with 30 kids, none of whom had anything electronic.
We had a campfire at night with smores and other good things. Steak for the adults (yum!). The kids told jokes for an hour or two and then it was off to bed in the tent. We played cards for a while and then fell asleep.
More fun Sunday morning, then we tore down the camp and headed home.
We are definitely signing up again next year.
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