What a wonderful time with our dear friends the Claytons, at a fantastic campground site just over the dunes from the Atlantic Ocean. The sound of the waves helped us drift off to sleep each night and the kids loved the chance to experience the ocean on this continent. "Wow! Look at the RIVER!" shouted Nate. The water was pretty cold, but all four kids rushed right in. The waves knocked them over and up they all popped for more. Nearly 45 minutes later they were still at it, although their legs were shaking something fierce and their lips were blue. Nate was afraid if he left, the river might dry up. I guess the tide rolling out was disconcerting. That first night as the temperature dropped to nearly 40 degrees Nate looked at us all and said, "We need to go back to Nana's house, right now!" Of course, both twins were a little confused when we explained that for the foreseeable future this plastic structure was indeed our "house."
Michael Masso always asked us "Are you life-long learners?" when we lived with them in Bundibugyo. So in that vein here are a few things we learned camping those first two nights...
Do not leave slightly wet jeans outside overnight at the beach. By morning the heavy dew had soaked them.
Don't hit the screen room roof to "flick" off the dew in the morning. Instant shower for everyone inside.
Don't forget to buy firewood before all of the stores close for the night.
When swimming in ice cold oceans, hot showers are AWESOME.
One thing that Savannah learned was not to climb up the outside of the tent! Sigh.
On a sad note, I grabbed the wrong memory card reader at my mom's house and can not download the multitude of pictures I have been taking. Hopefully we will fix that shortly at a local Wal-mart or Target.
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