I recently went on a girls camping trip to Sandbanks. If you know me, you know I’m not a big camper. But I figured what the hell, it IS Sandbanks, which means gorgeous, very tropical-like beaches, so that outweighed the fact that I would be sleeping in a tent for two nights and using outhouses.
As soon as we arrived we set up camp…literally. We set up our ‘tent mansion’ then our tarp. We were very crafty in setting up our tarp shelter in case it rained, which with the weather we’ve been getting all summer, seemed highly likely.
By the time we were all set up it was dark and we were ready for some roasted wieners! Kristen, with her awesome fire-making skills, built us a hearty fire! (Pretend I have a picture of this great fire…) We drank beer and played Tile Rummy all night. Tile Rummy is a game that involves thinking hard about different number combinations. Well, that description really gives it no justice at all… It’s actually quite a fun game! Really! But the more you drink, the harder it gets (ie having to think hard).
The next day we awoke to a gorgeous, cloudless day. It was time to hit the beach, and that is where we spent the remainder of the day.
The next day we awoke to a gorgeous, cloudless day. It was time to hit the beach, and that is where we spent the remainder of the day.
The day went a lot like this: Lounge on beach, swim in water, lounge on beach, swim in water, snack and repeat. It was fantastic.
This is me and my awesome headlight. Comes in very handy for camping and night reading. I got it at Mountain Equipment Co-op. There were sooo many to choose from, but I went with one that had a colourful band. (If I look a little red to you in the picture, you would be accurate. I got too excited by the beach and the water aaaaand I forgot to keep re-applying my sunscreen. It hurt quite a bit. Yes I know, me, the queen of telling everyone else to wear their sunscreen, forgot to wear mine. I don’t wanna hear about it.)
When we camp, we dine in style, complete with pasta and Bolognese sauce, and mixed salad – compliments of Cassandra!
We drank more beer and played card games and Tile Rummy again all night! It was a very relaxing weekend. When we were going to bed that night we heard a loud grumbling noise from the next campsite that sounded much like a bear. Upon further inspection it was clear that it was not a bear, but indeed a man snoring. Usually snoring sends me into a spiral of rage, but it was too unbelievably loud to be maddening, it was actually quite funny. The man stopped snoring eventually and we were able to sleep.
The next morning we woke up to rain. Not a light sprinkle, but a downpour. It was awesome… So we packed up, and got out of there as fast as we could, but not before getting completely soaked and covered in mud. :S At least we got one nice beach day in! I’ll definitely be going back to Sandbanks next year!
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