Returned today early from an encampment near Isle Mn. Early only because we were "rained out" as they say.
We knew it was to be a steamy weekend, with high temps in the 90's F, and high humidity. One scare of heat stress followed by a lecture by the EMT attending to drink less soda, and more water. Thankfully the person was non-the-worse for his experience
With the humidity we had the usual flying blood suckers
Bu then, what is camping with out some challenges, right?
More on that in a moment.
One thing I look forward to is the stars. especially when camp is far from city lights. I usually get a grand view some as it is my custom is to check the outhouse door well after dark
With Jupiter up, and close, and the Milky Way in it's full glory, I was sore tempted to just lay down, and take it all in
But the grass was extremely soggy with dew.
Speaking of soggy. While Marsh-Wiggles are normally quite fond of water we are not much for enjoying the type that falls during straight line winds, and close enough to make you jump lightning strikes
The first wave hit us about 5am. Taking out a few tent awnings, and at least one tent. The second wave hit about 11am, and added several more inches to the already saturated ground resulting in several of us, who were holding our still intact awnings in place, to experience local flooding.
In our tents
Did I mention lightening strikes?
Close by?
Needless to say, we were a little busy helping out more campers with canvas troubles.
Thankfully no injuries were reported. And other than much vexation with the weather, and saturated canvas, bedding, and other assorted gear needing drying after the ( for some, long ) drive home most left with fond memories of meeting with friends, songs shared, and a ( moderate ) amount of sharing in home made wine, we parted ways.
This being the first encampment for me this year, I am determined not to let the weather put a damper on the rest of the season.