Camping {Part 1}

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We recently went camping at the beach for the first time. It was hard not to compare beach camping to mountain camping. The biggest differences were..

Space: When camping in the mountains (especially open country camping), you're surrounded by woods. All alone with no one to hear you. That was once a creepy idea (What if a mountain man comes down and gets me?) but when you're camping with a 6 month old, being all alone with no one to hear you is the best idea ever. Sadly, the beach campsite was like row house/town house/condo camping. The sites were all on top of each other. Close enough that I could hear the old ladies across the path.

"Lula? Lula do you like cilantro?"
"I LOVE cilantro!"

Now that's some fancy camping. 

The other difference was weather.  When mountain camping, it's usually cold at night. This isn't an option right now for us so I was happy to have the sunny, warm weather. However, when you sweat, trap yourself in a sleeping bag and don't shower for 2.5 days, things can get a bit smelly. Intense bonding.  

Here's the view from our tent 
There was a family of raccoons (about 4 or 5) sitting above us during dinner on Sunday night. They were comfortable with the campers and they would walk right up to other people's sites looking for food. They walked around our site after we went to bed. 
Our banana raft! Originally called a "banana boat", ours busted into a raft. SO tasty.  
Bedtime snuggles
Early morning snuggles and a curious hand 
Monday morning breakfast 

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