Jenna has slept in a tent before for various mission trips, but this was her first time officially camping.
After work on Friday, we loaded up the Tracker and headed for Holland.
We arrived at about 9:15, so it was already dark. Chris and Erika were already there and had their tent set up. Despite the darkness we got our tent set up without a problem.
We got a fire started, even though Chris burned through an entire Friday edition of the Kalamazoo Gazette, and our camping experience was officially underway.
We enjoyed some s'mores with mega size marshmallows, sat around the fire for a couple hours, and then headed to bed.
The morning brought coffee and oatmeal for breakfast and a nice lazy morning. We hit up the beach for awhile in the later morning/early afternoon. The water temp was 70 degrees, which I thought was rather pleasant. I guess everyone else disagreed as I was the only one to make it in past my knees.
Due to fast approaching hunger we drove into town and had lunch at Subs-n-More. After getting back, we sat around some more before heading out on our bike ride to Captain Sundae.
We stopped for a pic at the Holland State Park sign, just in case we forget where we went :)
We enjoyed a nice calorie bomb in the form of a sundae, and then rode back to camp. Next up was hot dogs and corn on the cob for dinner, both cooked over the fire.
We caught a beautiful sunset that night.
Here's a little video from the sunset experience as well. I tried my hand at comedy in replicating the Double Rainbow Guy with the sunset. It started out OK, but I lost it about halfway through...
The night ended with some delicious hobo pies around a fire.
The morning involved more coffee and oatmeal before packing up and heading home.
We had amazing weather for the weekend. No rain, mid 80s during the day, and mid 50s over night.
We witnessed a lot of parents yelling at unruly kids. One dad yelled at his kids so frequently, we even learned their names (Jed and Rocky). It was kinda funny. He did settle down though when the rest of his group arrived late Saturday, and the yelling ceased.
Overall, we had a great time, and we will definitely be going again. Maybe a little winter camping is up next. :)
Hey - cool post -looks like fun - good first camping memory! I did enjoy the sunset rendition Nate, but don't quit your day job! -especially liked the giggles in the background :)
ReplyDeleteGood job getting the photo shot by the state park sign - collect them!
Oh yeah, loved the Colts shirt and I want a hobo pie!
Great Post. We need to make this annual... but we need to find out when Jed and Rocky will be back, it won't be the same without them.
ReplyDeleteLike the video Nate!
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