Camping trip
Two years ago we tempted fate by taking Mason camping to Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin. He did fine, but wasn't really able to enjoy himself that much.
We went back last weekend along with numerous family members to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday. There are a bunch of pictures from the weekend on flickr, but here are some highlights.
Mason really (I mean really) liked the ferry rides to and from the island. Now that we are home, he still talks about it and puts his toys on various "boats" around the house. We were only up on the sun deck for a few minutes before he wanted to go back down to the car deck to explore.
We all took another ferry to Rock Island State Park so we could enjoy the beach on Saturday. Mason went into the water up to his chest, but mostly just threw sand into the water. Here, he shows my cousin Emily proper technique.
Mase has quite the beach body, don't you think?
We all got back across the rough waters in time for the big birthday party. Before dinner we took a family picture.
Mason helped blow out the candles on the cake, but didn't make it into this picture.
Lots of fun was had at the campsite. Mason doesn't often get to just hang out with members of his extended family. One morning my uncle Rick took some of the kids around the campsite in his bike trailer, including Mason and Joe.
On Sunday morning, the family went to a farm that once owned by my great-grandfather and frequently visited by my dad and his siblings in their youth. The farm has a nice rock beach that was a nice backdrop for some photos.
It was a great trip, though very tiring. Hopefully, we'll be able to make it back every few years or so.
We went back last weekend along with numerous family members to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday. There are a bunch of pictures from the weekend on flickr, but here are some highlights.
Mason really (I mean really) liked the ferry rides to and from the island. Now that we are home, he still talks about it and puts his toys on various "boats" around the house. We were only up on the sun deck for a few minutes before he wanted to go back down to the car deck to explore.
We all took another ferry to Rock Island State Park so we could enjoy the beach on Saturday. Mason went into the water up to his chest, but mostly just threw sand into the water. Here, he shows my cousin Emily proper technique.
Mase has quite the beach body, don't you think?
We all got back across the rough waters in time for the big birthday party. Before dinner we took a family picture.
Mason helped blow out the candles on the cake, but didn't make it into this picture.
Lots of fun was had at the campsite. Mason doesn't often get to just hang out with members of his extended family. One morning my uncle Rick took some of the kids around the campsite in his bike trailer, including Mason and Joe.
On Sunday morning, the family went to a farm that once owned by my great-grandfather and frequently visited by my dad and his siblings in their youth. The farm has a nice rock beach that was a nice backdrop for some photos.
It was a great trip, though very tiring. Hopefully, we'll be able to make it back every few years or so.
posted by Ken at 10:04 PM
1 Comments:
Nice to hear you guys had such a great time camping in Door County! And riding the ferry across to Washington Island is an adventure in itself. Washington Island is such an underused tourist spot on the Peninsula-- which I guess makes it nicer to get away from the crowds in places like Fish Creek. Hope you come back soon!
Anne from
Door-County-Camping.com
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