Sabrina-A Trip to Remember

This weeks topic-Our favorite vacation


I remember it like yesterday. My family and my boyfriend went camping a few summers ago. It was absolutely one of the best vacation trips I've ever been on so far! It was at a river and there was a beautiful waterfall there. I wouldn't have known anyone was there except for the fact that when we took the short hike to the waterfall there was people there. The waterfall was beautiful. It is small enough to jump off of. Also, there was a ledge closer to the water that was built like a natural slide! I had a blast. The water was pretty cold, but it was nice enough to swim in. The water was so clear! We would rinse our clothes off after a sweaty day or even rinse our dishes it was so clean! The weather was perfect too; warm but plenty of shade and at night chilly but a fire and blankets to keep us warm.

Besides the swimming we also went shooting. I love shooting the rifles and definitely the shotguns! My boyfriend likes the rifle since it has a scope on it. He thinks he is a sniper. Ha ha. We don't shoot animals. We would throw clays and also set them up as targets. My brother and I had a contest to see who could shoot the most clays in a row without missing any! It was so fun! We are too good! The trip to the shooting area was half the fun! The road was so bumpy and small. My dad's Expedition barely fit on the trail! Although it was loud, I loved the way the guns echoed off the forest and cliffs. Just amazing.

We also brought a bunch of games to play. Badminton was one of those games. I never thought it would be so much fun! My dad, brother, my boyfriend, and I played. We seriously played that games for what seemed like a whole day! I was laughing my ass off most of the game. We were all trying to jump in bushes and dive for the freaking birdy! It was hilarious!

The food was wonderful. We made taco salad and of course had smores!  Hot pockets and sandwiches were on the menu as well of any type of snack you could imagine! We had a lot of ice chests containing whatever you wanted just about; a bunch of different foods as well as drinks.

My family camps in comfort and yet we do it right. We don't bring an RV or anything of that sort. By comfort I mean air mattresses and delicious foods. Sadly I don't own an air mattress, just a sleeping bag and a bunch of blankets for me! I love it though.That's the way camping should be, until I start getting back problems and aches, then I'll probably invest in an air mattress.

Nature is a beauty! I can't get enough of it and yet I barely get as much as I want/need. I think I could use a whole day of a camping trip to take pictures of it all. Camping gives me the wake up call to truly open my eyes and absorb it all. It's wonderful. The starry night skies, and the fresh air is a much needed thing for me. Going camping once a year is not enough. Although I absolutely HATE mosquitoes, I practically bathe in repellent and then enjoy my time regardless. Mosquitoes aren't enough to keep me away from something I love.

This is by far one of the best vacation trips I've ever had! I had so much fun and so many laughs that I could never forget it. I was in the company of the people I love. I know we all had too much fun. I need to make more memories there this summer, hopefully with both my family and my friends.