Never to Cold to Swim

On Sunday it stopped raining, though it was still very overcast.  Yogi Bear Campground now has an awesome water play area.  It has a water slide, Starry tells me is 37 feet high.  They are all blown up like a bouncy house.  Starry was excited that since the rain stopped they could open up that play area.  Starry played on the rainbow and castle.  The other two were still a bit too high for her tastes. 

It didn't take long though before she was so cold we had to try and warm her up by the fire.  Of course we made the fire so we could roast marshmallows and cook sweet potatoes.  Overall it was another great weekend.

Rain Rain and then more Rain

Our annual trip to Yogi Bear Campground was the rainiest one yet.  My mother, home from Africa, came with us and wanted a cabin. I got a rustic cabin, no bathroom'  She asked me to upgrade to one with a bathroom, and when I saw the weather report I upgraded to a deluxe cabin. I am so glad I did, plenty of room for everyone.   It rained all day, without even a pause with some really good periods of down pours in the afternoon.  A flood watch was in effect, so where we usually camp was evacuated.  We (Starry, Robbie and Dana) still tented out the first night, the rest of the ladies were not even interested.  Starry did get to play with her good friend Robbie and they had a deluxe cabin as well. 

Picture taken on Sunday just before we left.

Howling Bike Rack

We scheduled our annual camping trip to Yogi Bear Campground in Ashland, NH.  Since Starry loves riding her bike I invested in a bike rack for my little car.  A roof rack seemed like the best option, so I would still have access to the stuff in the trunk.  After installing the rack on the car I took it out on the highway to pick up my mom and it howled.  I called the shop that sold me the rack and they said that was a common problem but for another $64 they could solve it with a little piece of Plexiglas I could attach to the front of the rack.  What could I do, but shell out the money since we were leaving shortly for an hour ride up the highway.  Of course, it then rained out almost the entire time so the bikes got ridden for about 10 minutes.  Better luck next time.