Fresh off a Family Camping trip and I am having a hard time focusing. I think it might be the incredible lack of sleep. Maybe it is the pouring rain during the trip. Maybe it is that everything I own is wet, rx muddy or caked in wet mud that dried into a ball of crumbling brown/grey mess. I am not sure. At any rate, I had this blog listed as "I Hate Camping" but decided it was more like "I strongly dislike Camping" as I know hate is a pretty big one to be throwing around.
The trip went great with my co-leaders: Rob, a teacher from Michigan and Elise, a girl preparing for law school and Emily, headed to the Peace Corp. An eclectic bunch, we had a mess of guests who never really socially gelled which meant it was like dealing with little kids at a Jr. High dance all the time.
Two glorious days off and then into a long haul of work that will take me all over the state and I will breathe a huge sigh of relief towards the end of the month when the craziness ends and the different craziness begins. Time is so precious and it is only trip leading you start to see how much value there is on your time.
I feel like this blog was written by a fifth grader, so now is a good time to flip my laundry and have some lunch.
xo
A typical Backroads spread. Delicious...
Kayaking in Homer on one of my last trips.
From Ididaride- we go and see the puppies that are bread to one day race the Ididarod, a 100 mile race through the Alaskan Winter in dog sleds.
The little otters poke their heads up sometimes when we are kayaking... like this guy!
I’m glad I checked for today’s blog early – and am again #1! Camping in the rain is no fun and it’s even less fun to do the cleaning up after. Have really enjoyed the pics and the Backroads Spread looked yummy. Hang in there, Holly.
Thanks again for the call today. It was great to hear your voice. I have to admit that some of my responses were a bit vague as sometimes skype was a bit muffled. Jason and I enjoyed the blog (as I read it out to him) and we enjoyed the pictures. Jason really likes Sea Otters, very cute! Kayaking looks like a lot of fun! All the best over the next two days off and trip leading ahead. Talk to you soon. Your friend, Matty.
Great pictures…are you bringing home on of those dogs? If not one of those otters would be OK. With that spread of food it looks like some of your campers could put on weight! Thanks for the update…keep on trucking. Love ya,
A puppy! Is his name “Buddy?” And how about those little otters! Is one named “Slip?” Do you remember Thomas’ little book about Slip the otter and how he loved it and the little stuffed otter he had? Speaking of stuffed… I think you will get to organize the food and do the cooking when you come to Toronto! Yummy looking food… you are an expert! Almost at the end of your Alaskan holiday (?)… ENJOY!
cute! I’m gonna send the picture of the otter to my little grandson. he will love it! i gave him my stuffed otter just the other day. c.m. ..i need that Slip book for Tyler! your blog brings back memories of girl scout canoe trip when we had rain for 7 straight days..grumpy campers for sure! love the puppies too that are bred for the Iditarod! i’m with canadian dad…can you smuggle one home in your backpack?