ADVENTURES IN CAMPING!

Well the boys and I, as well as my dad ventured on a 4 day 3 night camping trip to Charelston Lake. But it came with its own adventures.

Rule Number 1...always check your camping equipment BEFORE you leave. We had to take a side trip into Gananoque the following morning as our campstove was defective... (Pats fault)
Rule #2... Put garbage away even if it doesn't have food and always bring a stick when you check the noise. Both dad and I have adventures with racoons. Pesky little things. One decided to scare myself on the way to the bathroom.
Rule #3... Always make sure of your surroundings before you go and locate all emergency hospitals prior to making plans.
Curious about this one...???? Well. Pat was on many bathroom trips when she ran into a raccoon. Dealing with discomfort and eventually pain, she decided at 2:00am to head to Brockville Hospital (it appeared closer on the map). Upon leaving the capmground, there were 3 OPP cruisers at the front entrance. I decided to stop and ask what was closer...Brockville or Kingston. They stated Kingston was closest and take a certain HWY over some way! Well...its dark, its 2:00am...Its starting to rain and I'm in pain...They decided to escort me all the way to Kingston General at speeds I didn't know I could do in the presence of Police. Even ran some stop signs. I even accomplished this with one hand on the wheel dodging obstacles. But I returned 3 hours after I left with a diagnosis of a rather painful bladder infection. So...while going to Gananoque the following morning...or rather a few hours later...I stopped at the pharmacy.

I'm sure there are many rules...but those ones were the ones that mattered.
Hope to do this again when there isn't so much adventure!