Camping Trip to the Beach

This week were able to take a short trip to Deception Pass State Park. On a weekday (for us Thursday) you can get there without a reservation, but we were out of luck when Friday rolled around so it was a one night stay. It is a lovely area on the Northern part of Whidbey Island. The views in the area are amazing, however, be prepared for a lot of air noise. The navy air base is just south of the State Park and the rumble of planes is constant.

In anycase, the boys were oblivious to the noise. They had found their new love- the driftwood beaches of the Pacific Northwest. Little driftwood piles became their house. Rocks became pancakes. Another log was their "Thomas the Train." "Mom, dad, ride the train" they said constantly.

Since our campsite was in the woods we cooked dinner on the beach and watched the sunset. The sun disappears fast these days. :) Which meant we needed to set up the tent in the dark as we had not done it earlier.
Shawn got it up. The boys and I tried to start a fire. We made mostly smoke and finally embers as the wood we had bought seemed too wet.

Camping was fun, but it is definitely a chore. From the packing to the unpacking to the packing of each item numerous times. Shawn asked, "why do people do this?" at some point around the time the dishes from breakfast needed to be cleaned. We looked around and words couldn't express it, however the boys playing in clouds of campground dirt with their little toy dump trucks loaded with rocks and twigs seemed to express the answer.