Finally summer: let's camp

This summer we have taken a couple of camping trips. One of the 'car camping' kind where you can bring with you some of life's necessities - like a cast iron pan for making pancakes for breakfast. And chairs to sit on. And a  big tent. And bikes for getting around. And a cooler full of stuff to eat and drink. That's a rather comfy way to camp.

We have also taken what we termed the 'starter backpacking trip' we hiked a mile or so to a camp ground - far enough that nobody wanted to make a second run back to the car to bring anything. So it was one trip with all you can carry in a backpack. The boys pretty much carried toys in their backpacks… For this trip we also used or very small 3-person tent and it was the hottest day/night of the summer.  That makes one appreciate AC!