A Word To The Wise: Do Not Try Family Camping!
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Once, when I was young, my father decided that instead of going to Disneyland or some other over-priced resort, we would try to go family camping. He assured my mother, my sister and I that it would be fun; even better than some swanky hotel. “Trust me,” he said, “Family camping will be great as we’ll learn about nature and how to get along without anyone bothering us.” Somehow he sold us on the idea within no time at all.
A Bitter Memory
What followed was two weeks of unmitigated misery. Sure, it wasn’t his fault that it rained every day and yes, he didn’t know that we had set up the tent on an ant hill and okay, it was just bad luck that the tent ripped, but regardless, this family camping deal was very, very far from the idyllic trip we had been promised.
This was many years ago, but the other day my ten year-old twin boys came rushing up to my wife and I with some brochures in their hands. “Mom, Dad, this year can we go family camping- Pleeeease?”
Memories of sitting in a torn tent in the rain with ants all over my food came rushing back. Over the next few days it was a strange feeling of déjà vu as the kids went over all the positives of family camping. They explained to me how much fun it would be and how we would be getting that all important fresh air my wife and I were so keen on. In the end we had no choice and admitted defeat. “Okay, we’ll do it, but listen kids, family camping is not like a normal holiday, and you do understand that?” I warned.
Lightning Strikes Twice
Today we got back from our trip. The clothes that could be saved are getting washed but most are in the garbage. The tent, surprise, surprise, is no longer usable and the various insect bites that we are all covered with are starting to calm down a little. Other than that it was a great trip. On the plus side, the kids are no longer keen on the whole family camping idea.
I did suggest we try it again next year and was delighted by the look of sheer disgust on their faces. Now the lesson from all of this fun with family camping is that perhaps this is just an example of evolution at work. Maybe in a few generations my family will come to realize that camping is really not for us.
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