Hello! I went camping this past weekend, for one night, in our car. Car camping. I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t think I can’t sleep on the actual ground and then get UP off of said ground in the morning. We (it’s actually Sarah’s) have a VW wagon, so we slept in the back of that. Sarah’s mum came with us and slept in her vehicle next to us, we parked close together so we could create a tarp-tent cover between our two vehicles to sit under. It rained like crazy, like a damn monsoon came through; it is November in the Pacific Northwest, so of course it did. We had many tarps to keep us and our stuff dry, lots of blankets to keep us warm, and lots of kindling and wood to keep the fire going, we were even able to have s’mores. The rain came and went a bunch of times over the day, evening, and night; we survived it all.
I really felt like Brian from “Hatchet”, minus the plane crash, the fear of possible death, and an actual hatchet. But otherwise, it was pretty close. I do have a ferro rod fire starter, a compass, and a first-aid kit in my everyday backpack, just in case I’m forced to live off the land in Vancouver at some point (*Cough cough* the earthquake. I’m not TOTALLY irrational).
Anywho, I am travelling home this week to see my parents and my sister’s little fam. I’m excited to see my nephews! I’ll be staying there for a week and I will be looking for more old journals to read from.
I am planning Episode 2 for Some Things About Mary, but I’m also having some fun with recording in between – Give a listen to my latest episode – Mary’s Fun Facts: What Happened in 1989? Who was the Prime Minister? The President? What song sat at the top of the charts the longest? What important wall fell in 1989?
Give a listen and comment what was a new fun fact for you!
Safety first, then teamwork,
MM
Mary Maxine 