I hated camping until I experienced it through my kids’ eyes —
We settled on a rule: No canoe camping. We also arranged to go with friends we had met through our children. Our collective four kids, then ages eight and six, were all good friends, and we were in the process of bonding with the parents. Dan chose a place he deemed remote enough that was still accessible by car. Everyone was excited to go. I was just praying there would be a bathroom so I could finally retire my shovel.
We got out of the car, Dan and I barely on speaking terms. But the kids? They were completely enthralled—and oblivious to the rain. They ran to their friends, who were eager to show them everything they’d discovered during the preceding 24 hours. We went camping again, many times over several years. The next summer we went with a large group of neighbours and friends to a KOA campground in Lake Placid, NY.are like camping lite: You get to set up a tent and sleep in it, but there’s a snack bar, a video arcade, an outdoor pool, mini golf, indoor bathrooms and showers, and a general store. Dan was mortified. This was akin to sacrilege, but he understood the value in theThe first morning at that campground, I woke up around 6 a.m.
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