Dune Camping

This week we went camping as a family. Now, it may just be that I'm a Cluff and I've always camped a certain way, but this is much different than I'm used to. We always camped in tents growing up. If it rained, you put a tarp over your tent and hoped for the best, or packed up and went home.-- Boy were we missin' out!! Camping with the Muntiferings is a completely different story. We have trailers-- And not just trailers... but trailers with full hookups- including cable and wifi. the only time we need to endure the "harsh outdoor climate" is to make s'mores!

Kevin's parents, 3 brothers, and I had 2 trailers set up in a campground by the dunes and went riding a few times a day for almost a week. It was lots of fun! we barbecued... soaked up the sun.. and had a lot of fun on the sand. I even DROVE my own four wheeler!!! We went on one ride for about 2 hours and I drove my own quad the WHOLE time! And to my surprise... I had FUN! The other few times that I've driven my own quad on the dunes have been tense and emotional... but this time was great. My fear of the dunes is slowly being left behind, and I'm slowly progressing to becoming a "rider babe" as kevin calls it. ;)

There is a sadder side to the story, however. The Muntifering's family dog of almost 12 years (Maddy, a Great Dane) died on Thursday night, the 4th night of our trip. It was really sad, but she was old for a great dane, and went in the best possible way- with her family around and loving her. We'll all miss her very much.

Tomorrow is the day that we pack up and go home... and I think we're all definitely ready. Sand in every crevice gets old pretty fast... and a nice long shower is one of the only things on my mind right now. (Although trailers are nice in the way of heaters and soft beds... one thing they aren't so good for is relaxing showers- zero water pressure and 2 temperatures: SCALDING or ICE COLD- and the hot only lasts a few minutes. all those things together don't make for a very relaxing shower experience.) There are showers at the lodge here at the campground, but they run on tokens and each token is only good for a few minutes (limit: 1 token per person per day).

So overall the week was fun and allowed a lot of quality family time! can't wait for next week when we get family time with the OTHER side of the family! :)

(i'll add pictures to this post when i get back home)