Yesterday was the official switchover to camping mode.
Oh sure, we wiled away most of the morning. Some of us teamed up on X-Boxes. Some of us took forever getting to the shower and then being in the shower. And then some of us were super productive buying groceries and supplies.
Early afternoon was spent packing our separate vehicles and tear-drop trailer before heading out before two and after two, each on our own route and timetable. I predicted we'd get to the area first... but to the camp site last. Because, you see, I know us.
In our defense, we made it to within ten miles of our destination before being distracted
By what were we distracted, you ask?
Well... by pretty flowers.
As Kimmer explained it to me earlier on the road, the heavy rains California endured in the fall of last year is giving rise to a super bloom, producing in the following spring, right now, in fact, millions of wildflowers that are creating a beautiful display of color that can be seen from miles away.
Which we saw from miles away..
Coming up to the town of Perris, California, I spotted a hill covered in yellow and orange wildflowers, I saw people wandering trails all over that hill, I saw cars parked on a dirt road toward the base of the hill and, by 'n by, I spotted a section along the side of the road ahead of us that connected to all of it.
So I found us a parking spot and we took a few minutes to walk up the hill, amongst the wildflowers, to indulge a bit of photography under the sun.
By the time we rolled into camp, it was around four-thirty. Kimmer's cousin and the boys were already there, of course. Just. Like. I. Said.
Because I know us.
Kimmer dove immediately into setting up and organizing our campervan for dinner and the subsequent evening.
Me, I set to creating a time lapse of the boys setting up their tent. Now the tent is a desert tent. Which means in a full blown sand storm it's never gonna leave the ground. So there's a bit of assembly required.
The boys did a good job, by the way, with a bit of supervision. It was their first time assembling it... so well done!
The rest of the evening was pretty low key. I think we ended up turning in around 930. Until then, the experience was that particular kind that's camping with friends and family. That is, friends and family you like.
It's more coordinating and collaborating. It's more sitting around the table just chattin'. It's moving from the table to chairs around the campfire and just chattin'. It's more together. Moreso than our city lives.
And time definitely moves differently here.
🙂
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