Getting Ready (Blogophilia 9.11)

“Honey! Do you know where the camping box is?”

“Out in the storage shed where you left it last, Dummy.”

Yeah, Yeah. I knew that would be the answer. It’s a week until we leave and I want to make sure I don’t have any surprises. There have been too many trips with a hammer missing or the propane bottles were empty. It’s best to treat each trip like a new beginning, a fresh start. Like I had not done this a thousand times between family and scout trips.

The storage bins are more or less organized from last time. There’s the gazebo. Need to rig up some better hangers to go on the inside, but it worked great the last time. A few coat hangers are willing to make a sacrifice to the greater good. The new lanterns are tested and they work. The coffee maker needs cleaning. Same with the picnic basket, although everything was clean when it was put back.

Still have to work out the new Wapiti car top carrier. Never seen one quite like it, black with white elk silhouettes on the sides. Unlike a turtle shell, this one is unstructured vinyl which allows it to expand. The air mattress and all the bedding, for sure goes in. I’ll add soft stuff until it’s full, that way it won’t be too heavy. I still need to test fit it to the car. It wouldn’t be good to have it landing in the middle of 30-A.

Beach side camping...sea breezes...mosquitoes...Oh, here’s the repellent. The site is only a quarter mile from the dune line along a palm lined path. Almost as good as Hunting Island...Oh, wait. That site got washed out to sea in the last hurricane. So sad. Still have the picture of us looking like a Subaru ad there, unloading the little car while wanting to get in the water.

I wonder if she’s remembered the sunscreen. Dancing like a row of roasted crabs isn’t for me. Probably a good idea to put the aloe lotion in the first aid kit. Here we go. Only thing now is to pack food.

Let’s see we’ll leave Sunday morning and stop at Mama’s house to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, then hit the road to Destin. With luck, we’ll have good weather.

It’s gonna be fun.

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Topic-Jessica Brooke Miller

Pic-Trevor Clower

Pic guesses: Dancing, Tiny Dancer, Rockettes, Blue Belles, This is it.