Camping

Despite severe weather, we successfully completed 2 nights camping at West Point Lake, GA, again with our friends!　雨・暴風の中、再びキャンプに行ってきました。
凧揚げ：It was windy and cold, which we have never experienced before. So we decided not to rent a boat on Day 2, and did some activities around the campsite. Kite was a big hit!

いつもグリル当番：テメスゲン　Temesgen grilling beef, raised and butchered at Auburn University. We are in charge of grilling at camp. Family #2 does breakfast, and Family #3 prepares Japanese curry. This has been our routine since the first camping at Lake Martin.
みんなで覗き込んでいるのはセミ。今年は13年ぶりのセミ年とか。セミ嫌いの私は嬉しくない！Although we did not have to suffer from heat this time (we were actually shivering under the long sleeves), we were surrounded by tons of cicada! We heard every 13 years, there is a big year for cicada and this year happens to be the one. It was literally EVERYWHERE! Kids are observing the cicada, which they have never seen before.
Misha with cicada.
6人用の新しいテント。出入り口はチャックじゃなくて、扉型になってて、1回毎チャックを閉めなくてもいい。ちょっぴり感動！　Weather forecast was severe storms in the area, and we were uncertain whether we should go until the last minute. It was fine in the morning, but rain was pouring on the way to the campsite around 6-7pm! And WIND! Campfire kept us warm, as well as our new tent (our previous tent was only for 3 people).

Oh by the way, we were attacked by ticks as well. Liya and I had one each on our belly, and friends also reported 2 & 4 ticks in each family. Oh well, we are living in the bug-heaven Alabama anyways. Looking forward to the next camp!　セミだけでなく、ダニにも刺された今回のキャンプ。帰宅後、リヤと私に一匹ずつ犬ダニを発見。いやあ、自然の中に行くということはこういうこともあるよね。それにしても、凍えるような寒いキャンプでした。長袖を入れ忘れた我が家は特にね（笑）。