Yuck, Double Yuck and Triple Yuck

[Marla Hellwig]

This weekend is the camping weekend with dd's GS troop - and extended forecast is rain, rain and more rain - guess I should be lucky it isn't snow

 

[snuggles]

Awwww My idea of camping is a cheap hotel. Have fun Marla.

 

[Tony-NJ]

Is that like a hotel with no room service?

Better watch out - or it probably will snow

 

[d.kurz]

We camped last weekend in the rain. Yuck it is. We were tent camping and not the nice platform tents like our GS camps around here have. What's your situation? Tent, cabin? Is there a kitchen shelter?

Don't forget to bring waterproof boots. I always get really annoyed when parents don't take the "list" seriously and send an underprepared girl.

And if you can, get ahold of some Peeps (you know, the Easter candy that they make for all seasons now) and try them ROASTED! Unbelievable.

Good luck, Marla. Can I come? Even in the rain, I love camping!

 

[Marla Hellwig]

Going to a new campsite - have no clue about the cooking hut facilities but we are sleeping in little covered wagons - forecast is saying more rain rain rain

 

[Saffron]

Oh yucko! Maybe the little covered wagons will have nylon covers, not canvas, and you'll stay nice and dry. When you stay inside them anyway. El stinko, Marla. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that the forecast is wrong.

 

[paras4ri]

Originally posted by Marla Hellwig
Going to a new campsite - have no clue about the cooking hut facilities but we are sleeping in little covered wagons - forecast is saying more rain rain rain

I've stayed in a wooden sailing ship, a medieval castle, and a space shuttle with DS when he was a cub scout. Hope you stay as try as possible.....and try that idea with the peeps....sounds good!

 

[Snowwark]

Covered wagons, Marla? Like this one?

Is there going to be a Blazing Saddles Night around the campfire?

Hopefully Mother Nature will change her mind and the sun will shine!

 

[Marla Hellwig]

LOL Kim - I have no idea what these wagons look like - it should be an interesting weekend to say the least

Also going to be rather a bittersweet weekend - this is their last function as juniors - they are flying up to Cadettes Sunday morning and then the troop will offically be disbanned - the leader is quitting due to her job - most of the girls have been in this same troop since kindergarden - we have been informed there will be a Cadette troop available come fall - dd at the moment is still interested - we shall see come fall

 

[Pooh93]

You are a good mom! Maybe it won't be too bad! The weather forecasters have been known to be wrong! At least in our area. Good luck!

 

[Girls Scout Leader]

I am so sorry!!!! Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.

 

[d.kurz]

I've been wondering how the weekend went, Marla? What were the covered wagons like? Did you get a lot of rain?

 

[momsal]

LOL I remember camping with scouts in the rain!!
Bring a box of large garbage bags, they work great as rain coats and of course work to keep things dry.

Have fun!!!

 

[Nutsy]

Well at least it sounds like you'll be sleeping off the ground, but imagine all the mud & slush you have to walk in when you leave you little wagon

Make the most of it Marla & don't forget your Gum Boots

 

[Marla Hellwig]

Upon arrival some of the girls were drooling on the car windows - there were 1,000 father and sons camping in the main camp - thank heavens we were in the mini camp a field away from the main camp

The wagons were semi wagons - they looked like wagons on the outside with wheels and everything - there was a 'front door' that you reached by walking up a ramp, inside there were boxes that ran the length of the wagon on both sides with 2 mattresses on each side. The top was curved like a wagon with a canvas roof. So basically they were wagons cute and dry.

Racoons were busy watching the camp just waiting for us to go to bed so they could see what food we brought - the safest places for the food was the fridge - that we taped with duct tape, and the bathroom - since the door could be locked.

Everywhere you stepped was at least 2 - 3 inches of mud or more and with the storm that rolled in during the night more mud was created. But once the storm rolled through the weather held but it got very windy.

The girls got to shoot bee bee guns, climb a 40 ft wall - my dd was one of 2 that reached the top and rung the bell, archery, climbed Pete's tower, and horseback riding.

The sun did come out for about 10 minutes - Sunday morning when the girls were standing in a small horsehoe holding lighted candles and looking into the flames and thinking about what scouting means or meant to them.

It was a bittersweet moment when I pinned on my dd's 7th year membership star and she gave me a big smooch.

All in all a pretty good weekend

Thanks for asking

 

[d.kurz]

That sounds great, Marla. Thanks for sharing!