Camping.
.Is it rational to engage in such an activity? Come on,People, let's think this through... We "invest" money on items that we don't usually need, and overstuff our motor vehicles with those items to the point where the passengers barely have room to breathe. Then we spend an extended time in a rough and remote location in order to make a futile attempt to simulate the comforts of our house in the 'burbs, which we're getting away from in the first place.
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But all in all, it was nice. The weather was warm, but not too hot during the day, and refreshingly cool at night. It didn't rain the whole time we were out there. The stuff we forgot at home or left behind was not critical to the experience. The cooks (including Mrs. Craver did a fantastic job with the meals..
Not to take anything away from the work that anyone else did, but if I may be so bold, I wish to extend the Most Valuable Player award to an inanimate object..
Why? Because the mosquitoes were unbelievable!
The campground staff were saying things like, "I've been here ten years, and I've never seen it this bad!" Just before driving home, I counted twenty mosquito bites on my left hand alone. It was so distracting to have so many mosquitoes around us all the time. They just wouldn't quit! .
Let me say something about linguistic potential. The "I hate mosquitos" mantra could have become an all-around, multipurpose phrase, much like the Polynesian term "aloha." Context determined whether "I hate mosquitoes" meant "Good morning." or "Are you using this canoe?" ...but I digress..
Our campsite was equipped with an electric outlet, so we hooked-up a bug zapper. I couldn't say whether it caused any measurable decrease in bug bites, but if we go down, we go down fighting! BZZZZT!!.
Bug Zapper image by: Darren Palmer
Mosquito image by:
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