Saturday, May 28, 2016

Father-Son Campout


The boy howdy has embarked in the fine manly tradition of Father-and-Son campouts. All in all, he did an excellent job representing the son portion of the relationship. He was ecstatic and immediately fell in love with the best parts of camping--the woods, the fire, and smores. He was a tad reluctant to get out of his sleeping bag the next rather cold morning but I think we can excuse that. Nature finally called loud enough to force a hasty exit and a quick trip to the nearest facility. 

I think the best part for him was finding a small stream not far from the cabin that had a small bridge over it. He immediately found anything he could pick up and set them sailing downriver. He and his cousin A had a great time racing leaves and sticks and were only momentarily stymied when they discovered rocks don't make good racers. Boy Howdy took to canoeing as well, though more as the captain and his father as the propulsion. He sort of held on to a paddle and used it to direct where we were to go next.

All in all, a success.

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