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deer. quail. bunny. chipmunk. hawk (and hawk nest). ducks.
trees. stars. campfire and campfire smell. good food cooked on campfire. cards. boggle. more cards. more boggle. cozy tent sleeping. fresh air. having all you need. not having anything to worry about. feeling accomplished and relaxed.
i had a great time. i love car camping. who cares that it's not as arduous as climbing mount everest? it feels wonderful and it's fun. meredith and allan took such good care of us, cooking meals, having supplies and card games at the ready (500, sort of like spades, i love it). sitting around the campfire on saturday night talking and roasting marshmallows, looking up at the stars. and i love our little tent.
we walked to the campsite beach area. clear lake is big. the swimming area was silty and mossy. not an indication of cleanliness of the water, but somewhat off putting nevertheless. we drive to find a different beachfront. we stop for gas and ask some folks about where we're headed. turns out it's hard to get to without a boat. but. there's a resort just over there and they have a pool. we go to check it out. it's cheesy fake fountains and karaoke. too tan folks with beer bellies. but swimming's on my top ten list of favorite activities and it's so surreal we must dive right in, as it were. we eat our picnic lunch and david and allan go off to play mini-golf. meredith and i go to the pool. we'll have to pay 20 bucks to get in, but we'll just do it. then,
she: are you guests?
we: yes
she: then you don't have to pay
we: oh
she: you're guests at the resort?
we: yuh (oh, like guest guests)
she: ok then, do you want a free towel?
we: sure (can we pull this off?)
she: ok, what's your room number?
we: uhhhhh (uhhhhh)
she: if you don't remember i can just take your last name
we, me actually: uhhhhhhh, it's buh, buh, buh, brown, b-r- (for those of you who don
trees. stars. campfire and campfire smell. good food cooked on campfire. cards. boggle. more cards. more boggle. cozy tent sleeping. fresh air. having all you need. not having anything to worry about. feeling accomplished and relaxed.
i had a great time. i love car camping. who cares that it's not as arduous as climbing mount everest? it feels wonderful and it's fun. meredith and allan took such good care of us, cooking meals, having supplies and card games at the ready (500, sort of like spades, i love it). sitting around the campfire on saturday night talking and roasting marshmallows, looking up at the stars. and i love our little tent.
we walked to the campsite beach area. clear lake is big. the swimming area was silty and mossy. not an indication of cleanliness of the water, but somewhat off putting nevertheless. we drive to find a different beachfront. we stop for gas and ask some folks about where we're headed. turns out it's hard to get to without a boat. but. there's a resort just over there and they have a pool. we go to check it out. it's cheesy fake fountains and karaoke. too tan folks with beer bellies. but swimming's on my top ten list of favorite activities and it's so surreal we must dive right in, as it were. we eat our picnic lunch and david and allan go off to play mini-golf. meredith and i go to the pool. we'll have to pay 20 bucks to get in, but we'll just do it. then,
she: are you guests?
we: yes
she: then you don't have to pay
we: oh
she: you're guests at the resort?
we: yuh (oh, like guest guests)
she: ok then, do you want a free towel?
we: sure (can we pull this off?)
she: ok, what's your room number?
we: uhhhhh (uhhhhh)
she: if you don't remember i can just take your last name
we, me actually: uhhhhhhh, it's buh, buh, buh, brown, b-r- (for those of you who don