I have to say, one of the things I love is to vacation with the family. Some people say that a vacation with kids is not a vacation, but mostly I disagree. Family vacations are just different then a getaway with your spouse. Last year we embarked on a new type of perlman vacation. We decided to try camping. I am not the most outdoorsy person, If you know me well, you are probably laughing at me right now. I love the idea of outside, but need a bathroom. And when I say bathroom, I mean one private =e, and close to me for middle of the night potty breaks. Camping today is not the same as it once was. There are loads of family camp grounds that have beautiful bathrooms and what not, just not for me. We went to a great camp ground last year and stayed in a great cabin and had a blast. This year we tried a new place and let's just say did not turn out to be my dream get away.
We left the house sunday for what should have been a 3 hr drive....(just sit right back and you'll hear a tale....)
We got to Luray and I was not feeling it. There were loads of activities all week that the kids were excited about. I knew it wasn't going to be a luxurious cabin like we had last year, but I didn't think it was going to be THAT bad!!! OK, I know I am a little princess like, and I don't apologise for it. This cabin was just insanely bad. I wish i took pictures....so sad i didn't. They said there was air conditioning, which is one of those things i need as much as a bathroom near my bed, but a unit in the wall in one of the tiny two rooms is not my idea of comfort. The "main" room was so tiny!!! It had a plastic full mattress under a plastic twin (bunk bed), so gross, you could see the ply board that the bed was sitting on. There was not a single drawer or cabinet. where were we supposed to put clothing and food and stuff for 5 people?!?!?! I know Shnuel and I are not small people, but when we stood near the bed, we were touching the table, that only had four seats. where was dee dee going to sit? The campgrounds had not a tree in sight, ok a few trees, but not near us. It was like a huge open field for every one's fire pit. No privacy at all!. I was really not happy. Thank G I have the most amazing husband, and he knew I was not happy (he wasnt either) that cabin was not cheap. We called every camp ground we could find in driving distance and found one in Pennsylvania. We packed the car back up and got on the road. We have the most amazing kids!!! they were so great!!!! we stopped at walmart (my favorite place) got some movies and drinks and hit the highway. In one day we went from Maryland to West Virginia, to virginia,, back to west virginia, through maryland and into pennsylvania. I want to give a shout out to Nancy at yogi bear Shangri-la, she was sooooooo nice and amazing. We arrived at beautiful cabin #18 at 11 pm. (we left the house a 2pm, keeping in mind that my poor yussi cam from NJ so he was in the car from 8 am. the best kids!!!! Just as we unloaded the car and got everyone into bed, the sky opened and it poured!! Thank G it waited til we were here and inside.
The best thing about changing camps, was this cabin was a million times nicer and it was HALF THE PRICE!!! ok so there is like nothing to do here except for a pool and a play ground. BUt there is so much t do around the area so it was worth it. The kids are having a blast! They have seen things that most kids will never get to see. We are creating amazing memories and for that I am so grateful.
Monday we went to Penn's cave, which is one of only 2 all water caverns in the us and one of 4 in the world. It was SOOO COOL and AMAZING!! it also had a wildlife tour so we got to see loads of cool animals up close. Tuesday we went to a childen's museum in bloomberg PA, it was great. Wednesday we went to the Yuengling factory and saw how they made beer. Then we sampled. After that we went to Pioneer Tunnel which is an old coal mine and went on a tour there along with a steam train ride. It was neat to learn so much!!! We found out about a little town in the area that was evacuated and abanded in the 60's bc of undergroun
d fires. way cool, we drove through it and it is like a ghost town, the streets are all over grown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania take a minute and read about it.
Tomorrow we are going to a local amusement park. Every night we made a camp fire and cooked diner out there. We roasted marshmallows and just hang out. Getting to talk to the kids and just spending time together has been amazing.......
http://www.pennscave.com/
http://www.pioneertunnel.com/
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