July 14, 2008: Returning from Watkins Glen

Thankfully it did not rain last night or if it did it was extremely little.  We actually got pretty decent sleep once we were all able to fall asleep.  We didn’t get up until after eight. We were delighted to discover that the sun was out and that the dew was rapidly burning off of …

July 13, 2008: Rain at the Glen

It rained pretty much all night.  We were pretty damp by morning and there was a bit of pooled water in the tent.  The porch area was really a mess.  Dominica and I were really glad that I we had panicked and managed to close all of the windows and to move what we could …

July 12, 2008: Camping in Watkins Glen

It was around one in the morning when Dominica and I pulled into Frankfort.  We got to sleep as quickly as we could but it was still a pretty late night.  We were really exhausted by the time that we arrived.  I was starting to have problems driving because it had been such a long …

July 5: Camping, Sort Of

The verdict is that we really like camping with our new camping equipment.  We didn’t bring quite as much equipment as we had have having skimped on the sleeping bag and going with nothing but a sheet between us and the cold air mattress but we won’t make that mistake next weekend.  Oreo thought that …

July 4, 2008: Test Camping

Dominica, Oreo and I got a little chance to sleep in this morning which is good as it was pretty late by the time that we managed to get to sleep last night.  We spent the morning and the beginning of the afternoon visiting with Dominica’s parents.  Her mother is flying to Houston early this …