So, we thought it'd be a great idea if we gathered a group of old college friends together
to head off into the wilderness of Maumee Bay State Park and have ourselves a little camping trip.
It seemed like a great idea, but it rained practically the entire freaking weekend! Ahh, well,
we still had plenty of fun.
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The whole group. From left to right, front row is Shelly, Sarah, and Kelly. Back row is
Jeremy, Adrian, Matt, and Paul.
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Adrian and Shelly's tent. Because they had no tent, Matt and Sarah also slept in there,
which made for a cozy, but not intolerable sleeping arrangement. Paul's to the left, unpacking
his car.
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Paul and Kelly's tent. A much smaller thing than Adrian's 6 person behemoth, but it still gets
the job done well enough. Shelly's to the right, supervising.
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Jeremy's tent. He has a 3 person tent, but wouldn't share. Ahh, well that is fine.
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Jeremy's tent after Sarah decorated it. She has a tradition of decorating Jeremy's dorm room
every year for his birthday. This year, it's his tent.
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And how did Jeremy get rid of the balloons? By throwing them in the fire, of course. How else?
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We tried to set up a tarp as a rainfly, but the silly thing kept blowing over, so we
finally just gave up and turned it into a leanto. It stopped the rain a little bit, so it
was better than nothing.
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We were having problems getting a nice fire going, due to the sogginess of the ground and the wood.
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So let's add a little lighter fluid...
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Not big enough, let's add a little more...
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Now THAT's a fire! It's almost bigger than Matt.
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Here's Matt taking care of the firewood. He's a lumberjack and he's okay.
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The ever-present rain. It made it a little tricky to cook dinner. The chicken still turned
out great, though.
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The food still cooked okay. Here's Paul enjoying a nice quick bite to eat.
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We decided to do breakfast at the picnic pavillion. It was easier to spread out there, and it
was dry too.
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Friday evening we all hid in my big tent playing Uno and Tribond.
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We spent Saturday evening at the pavillion. It gave us a lot more room than hiding in the tent.
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Hanging out on the rocks by Lake Erie during the all-too-brief sunny Saturday afternoon.
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Cooking lunch that same sunny afternoon.
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Sarah, Matt, and Jeremy sitting around the fire.
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Adrian, Shelly, Paul, and Kelly hanging out by the canopy.
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