The Camping Experience- While in pain!

So we did it! We made it!

It went really well. We actually did not get to camp at the site we wanted to, and had we realised there was another site up above we would not have had to drive 20 min up the mountains, back down, and then back up to find probably the perfect campground.

The weather was probably a good 10-20 degrees cooler than it is at our house and we did it in the middle of a heatwave. We were a touch under prepared (firewood) but other than that- everything went pretty good.

The boys LOVED it, which is awesome and Big has been asking when we can go again. Actually as I write this, had I known my husband was going to have an extra day off and I had not made plans we would do it this weekend. but alas- pans were set sooooooo.

Big and Little really enjoyed the "special camping toys" (read, dollar store toys) we got them and loooooved the Hammock we got. The hammock was a last second purchase. I was reading up on camping while going through all of this crap and I found some interesting articles about it. Basically on one forum I visited it was suggested as an alternative to the air mattress (which did ok, I'll get into that later) Not sure why or how, I'll have to do more investigation on that later.

Needless to say- I bought a cheap but well rated one and really it served as a napping spot for Big more than anything else!

Little was just IN LOVE with running free the whole time. I mean, He would grab his boba and make daddy walk! He also loved all the little stones and pebles and dirt and sticks. It was little toddler boy heaven for him!


We had a day of rain, but Jimmy ran down to town for provisions so it was basically me at the site. Which segways into how I did.

I did ok.

I was surprised. I figured that I would just find a spot and sit the whole time. Which I did not have to do. Jimmy let me rest a lot- which was good. Maybe it was the altitude? I dont know. But I was able to do more that I figured I was able to. My pain was deff less (as long as I stayed in the camp site, any sort of long distance walking, just straight walking put me in horrid pain) and that was great.

I think we will do it again, a bit more prepared next time! but I think we will do it :)