Camping with the Moles

Look, I pitched a tent!

This weekend I was taken to Summersville Lake in West Virginia and went camping for a night. Don't get me wrong, this was not roughing it by any means. I have my own tent and sleeping bag, so I was not planning on building a shelter or sleeping in the dirt or anything crazy. We even took drinks and hot dogs, so I didn't think we would go hungry either. When we got to camp Sunday afternoon, my friends and I decided to set up our tents and such since we were losing daylight. By the time we set up tents and broke out our chairs, there were steaks and ribs on the grill with potatoes, corn, peppers and bread. It was indeed a meal fit for a king. There were 11 of us total with the couples that had stayed on the lake all weekend and we all ate wonderfully. There was plenty of everthing and it could not have tasted better. If camping were truly like this, I'd go all the damn time. So after the feast, we sat around the fire talking and drinking. Once there were a significant number of drinks consumed, crazy people decided to go swimming in the lake. Jana and Amber were the first in the water followed closely by Phil and Jon. I did not even consider it an option. They were splashing around and having a good time for a while, so I decided to turn in a little early. A half hour or so later, they came back up to the camp area and you could hear loud talking for about an hour. I got up early the next morning and talked with the Moles, while the camp started to slowly wake up. For breakfast we had eggs, bacon, sausage and fried biscuits. Again this is nothing like the camping I know. We played on the lake for the rest of the morning and early afternoon. Jana had to leave around 2:30pm so that she could make it to work that evening. Once she packed her things, the rest of us started to break camp and get everything cleaned up. We ended the day with chili dogs and brats on board the pontoon boat before shoving off for home. There were many funny incidents over the day and a half some of them were mine and some were by other people. Let's take a look shall we:

Funny moments

"I would brush my teeth, but there is no running water."
space Jana worrying about personal hygiene.
"This chair does not seem to be stable."
space Me trying to climb aboard with only a spinning chair for leverage.
"Are there any fish in this lake?"
space Jana when we left the dock to head to camp.
"Permission to come aboard, Captain."
space Me addressing Captain Moles before breakfast on the 4th.
"I thought there would be a bathhouse."
space Jana thinking she was camping in Greece or Toronto.
"Don't let your Dad see your back."
space Amber's Aunt knowingly talking about the scratches on her back.
"Bend over and pick up the soap."
space Kerry talking to his wife Rosie after she dropped the soap.
"You stole my roll."
space Rosie talking to Phil about his boob grabbing Thumper sign.

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ceHappy to be leaving West Virginia without a Deliverance moment!