Hail to that Campfire Lighter...

After two nights, I have settled in to the camping life. As Michael says, “Thank God for Camp Longhorn.” I am reliving the days of no A/C, hanging your towel on the line to dry, and walking to the bathroom with a shower bucket. Yesterday morning we ate at the Family Diner for breakfast, which was excellent, and Michael met with his coach to get his training regimen.

After another trip to Walmart, we’re ready! The neighbors at the site next to us are a lively bunch - three kids and two parents that like to yell. Let’s just say they won’t be winning any “parent of the year” awards. We’ve also become acquainted with their dog, “Minnie,” who sauntered over to our campsite and decided to poop not once, but twice right in front of our tent. They are supposed to be here through Saturday, so it could be a long few days.

Last night we decided to expand our culinary horizons. We found a website (ok, this is camping with a modern twist…reason #634 to love the iPhone) that had all kinds of campfire recipes. We took potatoes, chicken and corn and made foil packets for each of them (adding some onion slices to the potatoes and chicken), folded them over to seal the packets, and placed them on the coals for about 45 minutes. Note: when doing this, we discovered that the packets need to be flipped about halfway through. Suffice it to say that one side was much more “done” than the other. But all in all, a great meal! And of course it was finished off with smores. Mmmmm!

Here are some pics of our masterpiece:




This morning we awoke to a bit of a surprise. We are keeping our food in a Rubbermaid bin on the picnic table and put a 10lb. weight on the lid last night so that nothing could get inside. This morning, we discovered the side had been pried open and our marshmallows were gone! We found the bag a few yards away and half the marshmallows had been eaten. The neighbors saw a huge raccoon last night, so somewhere there is a raccoon with a stomach ache this morning!