Tenting

 

IMG_1638On our recent trip to Canada we camped one night in a city park on our way home to Minnesota. We enjoyed a campfire then crawled into our sleeping bags about 10ish, but since it was the 4th of July weekend fireworks sounded late into the night and we didn’t fall asleep right away. So when we woke up in the morning we were surprised to see a tent in the site next to us. The owner must have pulled in late  and set up the little tent. When I came back from the bathroom a tall, young man crawled out of the tent. We nodded at each other and I wondered if he’s traveling with anyone. As I was getting  breakfast ready  another young man crawled out of this tent. I thought that’s nice,  he is traveling with someone but I thought the tent must have been cozy. Then to my surprise a third man crawled out of this two man tent and I started to giggle. They rolled up their sleeping bags, lifted the little tent right off the ground, took apart the two poles, folded the tent and put it all into the trunk of their car without saying a word, then drove off. It was comical to think we used our big family tent for the two of us and they had a small two person tent for three of them! What a fun way to start the day.

5 thoughts on “Tenting”

  1. What a great story, Valerie. It made me giggle. And the photo is so inviting. I want to jump right into it and camp there!

    1. Yes, youth have an advantage when camping. We now use thick mattresses, when at one time we slept on the ground. yikes!

  2. Funny story! At least the tent must have been long enough. There were no feet sticking out.

  3. This is hilarious Valerie! I can only imagine how entertaining it was to watch it unfold!

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