Glamping

I don't hike or backpack in the woods/mountains because I am deathly afraid of bears and cougars, but the cost of travel is so exorbitant.  The gas, food, hotel, etc.  I am on a very strict budget after last years unemployment and certainly cannot afford an RV.  BUT....I can afford a cheap tent and a blow up mattress and campground fees.

I have a vision of something like this


But this probably more my reality:


In fact, this looks very similar to the tent I just bought on sale at Big 5 for $69.95.  Honestly, this is a little too rustic of a camp site for me.  I am thinking a nice picnic table, grill, lots of grass, next to a river, and a bathroom within 20 yards.

I reserved a riverside spot at a camping resort type of place in July for 2 days.  Running water, bathrooms and convience store on site.  I made sure my tent was big enough to stand up straight without hitting my head and big enough to hold 2 double size mattress because I don't plan on camping with anyone I want to be that close to.  I have personal space issues.  And I want one of those double high mattress, which I will make up with regular sheets/bedding.  I hate sleeping bags, too confining.   

Now I have not taken the tent out of the box yet to give it a test drive in the back yard.  I am hoping I will be able to put it up by myself so I can do some solo camping.  I am really looking forward to hearing the river at night and waking early in the morning to sit by the river and drink a nice hot strong cup of coffee! 

Starting over again...and again...and again

It has been a long time since I posted.  Life had another series of crashes.

This stage of my life is turning "into a state of withering desolation".  I read that this morning in a book I am reading and thought "Oh, crap, that is ME!"  Another quote: "If anything was going to happen in my life, to and for me, I was going to have to plan it and then make it happen.

It seems like I have been at this starting over point so many times.  It's getting old and having a hard time kicking myself into action this time.  But.......time to make my plan.  And start writing the blog again!