Camping under power lines
Posted in Recreation on 07/06/2007 03:30 pm by delangefamily
So… it’s date night and me and Ty want to get out of the routine dinner and a movie scene- so we went camping! Yay! Ty found a great spot online- a national park that was 15 min from where we live. So, we take the next few hours getting our stuff together- went shopping for what we were missing etc… Finally we were on our way- and we found the park- only to realize that we had passed anywhere that we could get some food- so we backtrack a few miles, and get our Arby’s (fires aren’t allowed here- so we couldn’t do hot dogs and smores) Anyways- we eventually reach the park (again) and we drive in all pumped b/c the place looks great- and- duh duh duh- they were full. Hmmm…. so we weren’t about to give up after all that. The park gave us a list of 4 other campsites close by. Only one had any room left- so that made it an easy choice. When we got there however, we figured out why they had room.
The area wasn’t only a campsite- it was also there for RVs- which is fine too- but it was also for condo’s- k that’s a little strange to camp outside a condo- but luckily our campsite wasn’t across from the RVs or Condo’s it was across from the lovely trailer homes. Our tent was directly underneath a power line that we could have heard all night- if our neighbors (who I think where permanent residents) didn’t have their TV on in their tent all night, and the freeway (about 500 ft away) was a little busy during the night as well. But… it was an adventure- and it was fun! We decided that Jade is not much of a camper- she doesn’t like it when its so hot, and I think she has issues sleeping on the ground.
Next time we go camping- hopefully it can be the real hard core stuff like in UT- as long as there are flush-able toilets and showers 
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Well independence day came and went, and we had a really good time. We went over to downtown Orlando were a major fireworks show was to be given that night. There were many food and merchandise stands, as well as a couple live concerts going.
Black clouds started to group above us, and before we knew it, it started to poor. Luckily, on the way to the festival, Destiny recommended that we pick up some umbrellas. That was a very good choice.
