Camping! Columbus Day Weekend!

Kent and I have come up short when we count the number of times we've been camping this season. We had high hopes of camping this spring, summer, and fall, but our grand total of camping trips only equals two. So sad! Since Kent doesn't usually get long weekends and because most weekends around here have at least a chance of rain, our tent hasn't been used as much as we would have liked.

Strangely enough, Columbus Day weekend was sunny with no chance of rain!! It was so strange after the last month of rain, rain, and more rain! I had been eyeing a campground called Watermelon Park on the Shenandoah River since July, and so Saturday morning we were off.

As usual, we got there later than we had planned. After loading up the car, stopping at the grocery, and sitting in traffic, we arrived. It was a gorgeous campground!! We set up camp right on the river where we could see tubers and kayakers go by, and the girls and dog could wade out into the water.

It was a cold night, maybe forty or so. Kent says he was warm, but the girls and I were cold. Even though it didn't rain, everything was wet, wet, wet when we woke up due to the condensation. After the sun came up, things dried pretty quickly, and we headed back to the burbs for some football after making a plan to return next summer so we can tube down the river to our campsite.

So, I am led to consider a popup camper. I have always loved tenting, but I realize now that we live in a rainier climate with thunderstorm forecasts through the summer months, and if our family really wants to camp more, we are going to have to invest in something other than our tent. Basically when you take out all the rainy weekends, thunderstorm weekends, and weekends with plans, there are very few weekends left for camping. Kent says we need a house first and somewhere to park our camper. Of course, I agree. Time to start house hunting again. Sweet!