- Camping sucks!
brit_columbia- August 19th, 2007
When I expressed my list of fears that bugs, squirrels, wasps, cougars etc. would invade my campsite and my peace of mind, I appear to have left something out. None of the aforementioned critters came anywhere near me. Nope. That's because they were all wisely holed up in their nests/burrows/lairs because of the friggin' TORRENTIAL RAIN that turned our campsite into a quagmire and leaked through my crappy Wal-Mart tent and proceeded to soak my bedding and other stuff! Oh yeah, go ahead and laugh! Someday this may happen to YOU! Aaaaaand, I think I'm done with camping for this particular lifetime. From now on, it's hotels with chocolates on the pillows and click-on fireplaces.
It seems like the news is full of water these days; hurricanes, typhoons and floods. At least I had a car to throw my sopping wet gear into and a nice dry domicile to come home to!
This has been one shitty summer for everyone, let me tell you.
That, and this summer has been a rollercoaster for my grandmother. She's been in cancer treatment for 2 years now, and.. for all that work, she's now too weak to be treated, and is just on a morphine drip while we wait for her to pass on.
It's just... the kind of life that's hard to work around, that's all.
She passed away two days ago, and for the most part we're both relieved and miserable. Just hoping she's somewhere that's rewarding in lieu of the shit she had to deal with while she was alive.
Again, thank you. Thank you so much.