This time around we went to Beaver Brook Campground in North Monmouth. We carpooled with the Higgins' which was fun. We were the first people there and we were psyched with the sites that we got! It was three sites with their own little driveway and there was a bonus fire pit right in the middle. We decided to make the middle area the party spot and the other sites the sleeping spots. We decided to set our tent up in the same spot as Josh and Becky. I thought that our tent was big. . theirs is huge! It has a center area and then has three little rooms off the central entry! Craziness!
Anyways, Brad and Katie showed up and started setting up their tent on a different site. . .only to find out that something had gotten into the shed where the tent was stored and chewed holes in the tent! Not good considering the bugs and the giant rain storm that was supposed to be headed our way! They went down to the camp store and got a patch kit and some duct tape!!
We managed to get the tents set up, as well as the dining canopy and another tarp before the rains started. And boy did it rain!! We huddled under the canopy playing cards. At one point we realized that the picnic table under the canopy was unfortunately situated in a low area, so the puddle around our feet just grew and grew! Eventually we moved to the other picnic table under the tarp. At one point the rain was so loud that we could barely hear eachother speaking! There was a lull between storms, but it rained for a long time!
We were lucky though, it did stop later in the evening, and it only rained lightly through the night. We got plenty of phone calls Friday night with people deciding that they were going to stay home rather than try to set up their tents in the dark and rain. Jason and Amy did show up just in time for us all to go to bed! They slept in the tent, and I think that the rest of us stayed pretty dry. . .well, other than Katie and Brad!
Saturday morning looked pretty good, and all of the people that were supposed to show up on Friday night made it to the campground fairly early (which is good since I had forgotten yeast for the english muffins!!!) Breakfast got underway. . .although I guess I should really call it brunch. .or even lunch! Once again, our gigantic frying pan did a spectacular job of cooking breakfast over the fire! Oh, and Derrick did an ok job too:) And, we had english muffins with homemade jam for desert! After breakfast, the guys and Amy and I went disc golfing, and everyone else went to the campground pool. It was an extremely hot day, and we were all very happy to jump in the pool after disc! The boys decided to go out for another round after lunch, and us girls spent the afternoon around the campfire. We then got to feast on a bucket of bbq meat that Jason had prepared, and Amy had diligently stirred all afternoon! I am sure that Katie will agree that the highlight of the evening was her trip to the ER due to breathing problems. Apparently sleeping in a moldy tent is not so good for you! Needless to say Katie and Brad did not stay the night again on Saturday.
Sunday was a little bit overcast, but we were hoping that any rain would hold off until we were all backed up. Kelsey and Blinky made breakfast while Josh, Becky, Steve-O, Derrick, and I packed up our tents. We left around 11 and Derrick and I just went home and cleaned and vegged for the rest of the day. Exciting ending, I know!!
For more pictures from our camping trip, click here.Love, Sarah
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