Oh boy, there is a lot of details and packing that goes into preparing for camping.
First of all this the first real vacation in 10 years. Meaning there was not a long flight or trip to anywhere except to the beach for three (3) whole days with Mrs. Smith and the girls (AIAYF http://aiayf.blogspot.com/ and EIAYF - http://eiayf.blogspot.com/).
On the first day, Mrs. Smith and I setup our new tent while the girls played and watched us. After we setup our camping site at the KOA, we went to the Oceanfront of VA Beach and we took turns with AIAYF in the water which was quite refreshing. The water was a big relief with the humidity and the hot sun. EIAYF was in the stroller (keeping out of the sun, even though she had sunscreen on).
Once we finished up we headed back to the camp site and got cleaned up (showered and refreshed). Mrs. Smith had prepared (some help from me, of course) meals. One of the nights we cooked our burgers on the Coleman stove (not the fire pit, we didn't realize we should have had a flat grill piece to go over the pit), but we made out well.
Our first full day, we enjoyed some more beach time and the pool at the KOA. AIAYF and I had fun going down the water slide into the pool (which was 8 feet deep). I had to propel her upward as I went into the water. The ladder we took was not the typical one. We actually had short crawl openings to each level whether to the blue or red slide.
One of the other fun activities at the KOA was a large bouncing pillow that Mrs. Smith and AIAYF saw. But the day AIAYF and I went was really hot, so chose not to go on it
Later in the day Mrs. Smith put EIAYF down for a nap which was needed, she was wiped out from the busy day, sun and heat. We kept them hydrated especially EIAYF. She would drink out of my water bottle to keep her hydrated and cooled down. For two days for her day nap, I had EIAYF in her car seat and I drove around in our Odyssey Van to keep her cool and peaceful, she slept good!
In the evening we drove to visit friends of mine that I knew when I lived in VA Beach and Norfolk. We attended bible study fellowship and got to see good friends that I hadn't seen in awhile. Needless to say we had a great time hearing about God's love for us and enjoy some delicious refreshments too.
It amazes me that anywhere that we go, we enjoy visiting friends and having great fellowship time!
One of the days we saw and heard the Navy's F18 Jets flying over the beach towards the Naval Air Station. It was a good sound to hear, but not for little children to hear! It can very loud.
I also enjoyed the slower pace of traffic versus the traffic in the Washington DC and Northern VA area. There are some great things that I miss about the Hampton Roads area are the people and the various fun things to do year round.
Check out the following websites:
http://hamptonroads.com/
Virgina Beach, VA
http://www.vbgov.com/Pages/home.aspx
Well, I am believing that those that read my blog will be inspired and excited to live life and have fun living one day at a time!
God Bless to all!
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