Camping

This weekend we went on a family camping trip. During the past year I have been gradually acquiring camping gear: the essentials such as tent, stove, lantern and sleeping bags, and also some items to make the whole experience more comfortable: a large rain canopy (this is the Pacific Northwest and at least a few showers are pretty much guaranteed), cots (because I have decided that I am too old to sleep on the ground anymore) and good cooking gear in particular.


Here are some photos of the weekend:

The car was packed pretty full!


Sarah, ready to roll...


Despite intermittent rain showers the afternoon Sarah and I arrived, we managed to get the tent up without too much difficulty and with a minimum of swearing on my part.

Enjoying some hot cocoa

 

Hamburgers for dinner our first night out

Marshmallows!

Here is Sarah with one of her toasted masterpieces

And one of me too.

Sarah on our first morning - tucked into bed and enjoying a book.

Me, finishing the breakfast cleanup

The view whilst canoeing on the lake

Mike, who arrived the afternoon of day two, in the canoe

Sarah, communing with the local wildlife

Mike enjoying a book and some sunshine before dinner

Spaghetti and sausage for night two

Also broccoli and garlic toast

Sarah did not eat broccoli, but enjoyed the spaghetti and bread

For dessert, I made cherry chocolate cake over the stove and topped it with cream ...yummy!