Comments on: This Campsite Is Juuuust Right

By: Travel India

Travel India — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:12:11 +0000

It feels good when we still remember those childhood vacations and day outs we had had with our family.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:05:03 +0000

That’s a great camping story. You parent sure kept their cool a lot better, than I would’ve. So I just keep wondering if you had anything left for breakfast. I’m guessing scrambled eggs were out of the question.
We camped all over w/ my family when I was a kid, but only saw a bear scurrying away one night. Family travel lore is a great thing to pass down.
We have a lot of stories we pass down in our family…
http://kidsgowest.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/todays-tip-learn-from-my-mama/

By: Sharlene

Sharlene — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:30:46 +0000

Great story. I hope to give my kids similar writing material in the future.

By: Mara

Mara — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:18:24 +0000

Another amazing story! I’m loving this series and the way each one is so different.

It’s funny though, because I think that this is precisely why my family has never been camping – my husband is under the impression that this is always what happens. I don’t think I’ll share this with him.

I’m a big believer that stories are important, whether or not we actually remember our own participation. I especially love the detail about the eggs. My hat is off to your parents for raising you to be so adventurous.

By: LadyH

LadyH — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:01:36 +0000

TravelSavvymom,
I just came across your website today from Nordic Matt’s. What a great site you have going on here. I have enjoyed reading the 2 or 3 articles/posts that I did. I will favorite it and add to my google reader.

Thanks for the great site!
LadyH

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:54:41 +0000

The Smokies are one my favorite places and I love reading and writing about these. I hope you’ll add this one to our Travel Tuesday next week.

I love this series of articles. Great job ladies!

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:04:43 +0000

Hysterical! Especially the bear sitting on the front of the car.

By: Sascha Zuger

Sascha Zuger — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:13:03 +0000

Jamie — I can sympathize with the raccoon issues, they can really make a racket! My favorite ever camping “companion” had to be when we returned to a certain well known theme park’s campground and crawled into the tent, already occupied by…an armadillo.

By: Sascha Zuger

Sascha Zuger — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:05:09 +0000

holiday Ideas @ FH4U — I agree. And some of our best family trips were the ones that didn’t exactly go as planned. If my parents are reading this, they’re either thinking of a picturesque long shot of Mount Rushmore…with 300,000 Harley’s parked in front, or maybe the time they let their 15yo daughter plan a December holiday trip to Florida, confident making reservations first was for suckers and a total waste of time.

By: Sascha Zuger

Sascha Zuger — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:20 +0000

Thanks, Jody — that’s a great philosophy to have shared with your kids. I have had my own “special memories” built with the help of a border agent, also in the wee hours of the night…so can only imagine.