After 20+ years of camping with family and friends Blair and I took our first 2 week camping trip ALONE. Sure we had done a few nights alone but this was our first extended trip on our own. We figured we had practiced enough over the years and now we were ready to go it alone. Some may question our decision but we have had some recent achievements so we believed we could do it! Here are some of our proud milestones:
- We usually back the trailer up without bickering or ending in hours of silence. Go Us!!!!
- We have not lost keys in the last 3 trips. Those who travel with us realize this is a big accomplishment.
- We have remembered to fill the water tanks on 3 of the last 5 trips, without being reminded!
- We have found common ground on our “gas war”. Blair likes to see how long we can travel after the gas light comes on and I go into panic mode once we get below half a tank.
With that kind of success, how could we not feel ready? We decided to make our first trip to Northern Vancouver Island. We did this for a few reason:
- It is beautiful with lots of opportunity to hike and kayak, two of our favorite things.
- It is remote – no one will witness our bickering if it does occur!
- We are on an island – if we decided to bail on the trip it is not easy or cheap to get home giving us a better chance of sticking it out.
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