Thursday, October 15, 2009

Camping--Part 2

This time at Airplane Flats was really windy. We had to put up a tarp as a windbreaker for our tent-cuz it kept collapsing. (It's a pop-up tent, which is REALLY easy to put up, but also REALLY easy to take down-by hand or wind!!) Luckily for us, Jason's mom gave us her HUMONGOUS tarp. It was so huge, I don't think they make them this huge anymore. We were able to fold it in half and hang it over a rope and string it around 3 trees. I wish we had our camera to take a picture, and I didn't think of having anyone else (Julie) take one of it to show it.

We had our mattress inflated and laying by the car (had to use the car to plug in the air pump). Savannah was in the car, so I got her out and closed the door-unfortunately the mattress was attacked by the corner of the door and tore a big hole in it! We couldn't fix it then, so Lynn and Roger let us use one of theirs.
Most of the time, it was so windy, we couldn't do too much. We enjoyed walks, swinging on the swing, (where I had a crash landing and a good scare!!! My butt was sore 2 days later!) and Savannah loved being with her cousins, Sammy and Bobbie Jo. We also went to the Fish Hatchery. Since Julie and her kids left on Sunday evening (she had a test at ASU West on Monday she couldn't miss) we didn't have a camera to use.
But on Tuesday, we were packing up to leave and Jason cleaned out the car and he found the missing camera battery!!!!! YAY!!!
We left late morning instead of afternoon, so that we could go to the Sinkhole at another campground. We got lots of pictures that day!!!
So here are some pictures from the last day.

Lynn and Roger's van towing their camper trailer

Here is the front seat of the car. We made it so that I sat in the back with Savannah for 3 reasons. I'm next to her. She can see out a window. I can feed her.


Here's the backseat behind driver. Yes, we did use the trunk too!!

On the walk/hike to the Sinkhole, Savannah wanted to touch these markers on the trees!

Here's me, at the gate



Here's Jason


Here's the whole crew in the Sinkhole!
Back: Roger, Lynn, Mandy, Jason
Front: Marcus, Sammy, Lexi, Bobbie Jo, Dessy, Savannah
Marcus, Lexi, Dessy. Jason, Savannah and I took a short cut out of the Sinkhole. You can see J already halfway up the mountainside with Vannah. At the tree, Roger and Lynn would take the younger girls on the trail out, but I would go left and up the steep side, following Jason out.


2 comments:

Jessie said...

i love that you took pictures of all your stuff packed into the car. :) it is amazing how much stuff people bring camping (we do the same thing) :) so funny.

Whipple's said...

Yeah I wish we could have stayed longer, but I did get an "A" on my test just to let you know...with minimal studying....LOL...Anyways I wish I took a pic of us putting up that tarp cuz it was hilarious to watch!!! Still can't believe it was accomplished, and you could probably make a tent out of that thing too...I am so laughing right now...okay yeah we had a blast and thanks for the fun Mandy!!