You know those adventures where you come home saying “well at least we learned something”. They’re not quite epic or amazing but still memorable. Well we had one of those trips recently…
We were camping for the weekend so we had everything loaded on our hitch cargo carrier. When we arrived at our campsite this is what we saw…
Unfortunately Damon’s sleeping bag was directly against the rubber tote which was being hit my the blazing heat pouring out of our mystery machine.
And although our Thermarest sleeping pad wasn’t near the heat of the muffler it too decided to join the crowd and get a hole in it. I think the seam just lost it’s gluing gumption.
Although these were major setbacks in our comfort level for the weekend we decided to stick it out. Once we got camp finally set up the kids took off exploring. For Scout this included sliding down the sloping granite rocks on her hind end.
And later that night Damon got his pant leg a little too close to the campfire…
It was a camping trip full of a HOLE lot of trouble. (bahahaha, clever right)
But despite the fact that we were full of frustration about things, we were able to find joy in being with each other and everything just worked out. Damon still slept in his sleeping bag and thankfully it was not too cold of a night. Scout didn’t care whether her unders were showing through her pants or not, she just shrugged and kept on playing. The sleeping pad wasn’t cushy but at least it gave a layer of warmth. The hole in Damon’s pants is really barely noticeable. And we ended up getting the muffler fixed thanks to a nice man at the little parts store, who was happy to help us after hours on a Saturday afternoon.
I’m glad we discovered that we could deal with bad circumstances and still find a way to have fun. And I’m glad we didn’t miss out on moments like these…
“The word adventure has gotten overused, to me, adventure is when everything goes wrong. That’s when the adventure starts.” - Yvon Chouinard
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Shawna
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Amelia (Tales of a Mountain Mama) says
Oh you guys crack me up! You make me want to have a troop of kids just for that fun! 🙂 Glad no one was worse for the wear!
Linda says
Those times when stuff goes wrong are the ones you remember forever. your family is the best!
Kate C says
Oooh, I so love this! I mean, not the damage done to poor Damon’s sleeping bag. Just the power of stoke, ya know? It’s like, everything is about attitude. And if you’re surrounded by positive attitudes and energies, you can deal with all the little (and big) holes in the road and come out happy about it on the other side! 🙂 Thanks for sharing some of that stoke with me this morning.
Becca says
I love the text you added to all the pictures-this site is so incredible, Shawna-na!
Tiffany says
I need to check to see where my exhaust is compared to our cargo hitch. You will definitely remember that trip. May I suggest Duct Tape? An easy temporary fix for a lot of stuff. 😉
Jody says
Holy Camping Trip!
Is that how Trek is going to turn out? You better keep the equipment a little further away from the smokin’ cart wheels.
On the other hand….you could smoke some good road kill at the same time!!
Suzi says
Thank you for all your inspiring posts. I’ve nominated you for an “Versatile Blogger Award”. http://wp.me/p1ow8m-86
Shawna says
Thanks so much Suzi!
Henry Mitchel says
Sweet children! Love to see them in person! 🙂
brave ski mom says
I love this post! Not only because haven’t we ALL had days/trips like this, but because your attitude (and photos) are so expressive of being a family! Thanks!