Camping photos

For some reason, it’s taken us a while to get our camping photos off the camera we took with us.  It was a Father’s Day gift to Michael and has served us well so far…except that 24 hours into our camping trip, it flashed the message Battery Exhausted, turned off, and refused to function any further.  Vacations aren’t just for people, you know!

However, we did get some pictures and I’ll share some with you so that you can feel like you really were there with us…or at least see a bit of our experience. 

Here’s us about to leave the driveway.  Michael got to sit in the Introvert’s Corner – in the back, packed in with the luggage.  He doesn’t seem too upset.  He’s got his book back there and is ready to spend 90 minutes reading and not needing to communicate with anyone. 

Hannah and Naomi, on the other hand, are ready to spend the next 90 minutes quizzing Fr. Jerome on his life and asking why we’re not at the ferry yet.

Fr. Jerome, upon being picked up only 10 or so minutes later than we projected, was ready to get on the road.  He was happy to be quizzed by the girls and to chat with me as I drove along.  And he did a great job as navigator. 

Which is how we got to the ferry.  The girls were very excited that our trip included a ferry.  They’re watching the scenery as we make our stately way through the waters of Puget Sound. 

Simeon was delighted with the ferry, too, although I’m not sure he cared so much that it was a ferry…he was just happy that we had lunch and that he could get OUT of the car seat.  And he got to know Fr. Jerome a bit better.  Sitting backwards in the car seat is no kind of way to get to know someone who’s sitting in the front seat.  He of course needed to look his best for the trip, so he brought along his brush.  Please don’t pay any attention to the bite marks on the brush handle. 

We’re relaxed already.  And Naomi is enjoying the red peppers we brought with our lunch. 

This was meant to be the “Before” picture of our campsite.  It turns out that it’s one of the only pictures of our campsite.  But you can see how close we were to the lake.  Just imagine a tent on the left, one on the right, and some chairs by that fire pit over there. 

Ah, here’s Fr. Jerome, putting up his tent – the other picture of our campsite.  Naomi “helped” him quite a bit, and even with help, he had his up sooner than the family tent.  It is quite a bit more substantial.  

 

Here we are in the restaurant where we believe Hannah got food poisoning.  We’re all watching the ferry come in – the spectacular views of the ferry dock were one big plus about this restaurant.

Swimming.  Michael has Sim, who is trying to get to the water with all his might.  It’s what Sim does when he’s near water.   This makes life very exciting.  This is the campsite of fellow campers – the cousins stayed here.  Our site is just beyond it, and I’m taking a picture from the swimming area.  Their site was, as you can see, right on the lake. 

So there you have it.  There are no pictures of the  campfires, the middle of the night…well, there probably wouldn’t have been pictures of that anyway…the airstream trailer that Sim and I stayed in, the food, Mass outdoors, etc.  But rest assured, it was lovely and picturesque and fantastic.