I was excited to begin our next RV adventure. Me & 3 4 packed up the camper on Wednesday and headed up to Deception Pass for a few nights of, well, rain, jet noise, too much screen time and not enough reading time.
However, all that miraculously combined to make a really fun camping trip. The beauty of Deception cannot be underestimated. Even our campsite, which this naïve RVer flooded at the first opportunity, was dripping with northwest lushness. (Particularly after I, you know, flooded it.*)
Once we were outside, we barely noticed the drizzle. By the second day, the kids donned their swimsuits and played the afternoon away. Wes spent time picking his Cheetos out of the sand, Piper clambered up cliffs, Kyla ran into a beloved former teacher on the beach, and I beat all the kids at getting wet first. Kyla spent Thursday afternoon charting her sea-encircled rock, studying different types of seaweed. I love that my geek girl has an enduring interest in kelp collections.
I also got us out on bike rides. Classic parenting mistake–it was going so well, I kept at it until I broke Piper. The trail to North Beach became too root-encumbered and narrow to be a bike path any more. So we ended up walking our bikes for almost half a mile–through gorgeous forest and lookouts, I might add. But it might be a long time before I can convince the youngers to go on another biking adventure with me. Some damage control was done by turning on a movie back at the motorhome and making popcorn.
Dwayne and I are both touchy-feeling snugglers, who created a persnickety snuggler (Piper), a consummate snuggler (Kyla), and a radically obsessive, promiscuous snuggler. Wes will snuggle with anything (except Piper, for personal safety reasons). Here, he is making himself very much at home with his tablet and BFF.
Dwayne joined us Thursday afternoon. This man can do many things well, but I really just married him for his backrubs and fire-making skills. I was really pleased that I had managed all the RV driving and set up myself, but it was such a relief to have him by my side again.
The 4th of July weekend was fully booked long before I thought about making reservations, so we had to break camp (oh, my, how I love RVs!!) Friday morning and make our way to our next adventure.
*No, I’m not going to tell that story. I just got the opportunity to learn the hard way.
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Great pictures. Did you use your camera or cell phone?
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I never even think about taking a “real” camera with me anymore! The cell phone is good enough, though there are lots of pix that don’t turn out very well.
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