The annual O’Regan Lake George camping adventure for 2010 is completed. Hard to believe I’ve done this three years now. If you know me at all, you know what camping instincts I have (NOT!) So to survive the trip for the third year is quite a feat in my book.
I’ve definitely learned a LOT about camping over the years. The first year the biggest lesson learned was about appropriate attire, most importantly, shoes. (Tevas rule!) I discovered after many bruises, cuts and scrapes that hiking sandals are imperative, and that cute shirts and tops are meaningless in the woods. I also discovered, too late in the trip to make use of, that there were HOT SHOWERS and toilets at the marina.
These lessons learned in year 1 made the next year so much more bearable. In the second year I learned, or paid more thought to, bringing my own personal food and drinks that would survive a camping trip. For instance, stashing my own snacks that I could eat when my hunger struck if the rest of the campsite was still sound asleep. I’m an early riser most of the time and need that little nourishment to tide me over till breakfast.
This year, with food planned, appropriate clothing packed, I went the extra mile and bought a wet-suit so I could enjoy the lake this year with everyone else. Oh my – this made all the difference in the world! The lake water is typically so cold my thin Florida blood has a hard time adapting to it. In fact last year when I jumped in (sans wet-suit) I started hyperventilating because it was so cold. This freaked me out because I am a good swimmer but I could barely even dog-paddle back to shore. Not this year! I swam and swam and swam!
Lake George is beautiful. Although we had some reptile visitors this year which made it a little more harrowing experience, it was another great fun time.
