Primitive camping

Primitive camping - we've done it, I can check it off my list of things I needed to do in my lifetime. It wasn't bad, but in all honestly, I really like having fresh water and a toilet. I can live without a shower and power for a few days, but not the two aforementioned items.

I really meant to post something earlier this week while the trip was still fresh on my mind, but work was BUSY. Guess that's where the last 3 days went.

Anyway...

Quick recap of our July 4th weekend:

Saturday, July 1
Decide to visit our 'long distance neighbors' Philip and Jennifer in Wilmington
Arrive about lunchtime (traffic on I-40 was pooo - everyone else wanted to hit the beach!)
Decide that we should camp out at Carolina Beach
Go lunch, go shopping (Sam's, Target, Harris Teeter)
Buy tent/air mattresses, misc. food and gear
Wait for thunderstorm to pass
Arrive at beach around 6pm
Wait for more space to open up at our 'camp site' and start the set-up
Put up new tent in the dark
Eat hamburgers, hotdogs, lots of random food and 'frosty beverages'
Enjoy the campfire, the sounds of the surf and unfortunately, rednecks parked next door
Quick trip out to the surf to, uh, go
Get sleeeeeeeepy and head into tent around midnight
Stay awake until the drunk, loud, annoying and loud revilers leave/passout (3am)

Sunday, July 2
Wake up 6am to random dog sniffing tent
Watch sunrise over ocean (really missing my camera about now)
Eat breakfast of eggs, bacon, donuts and juice
Get in ocean, again to, uh, go
Pack up tents
Play in ocean (me chicken out, I don't care for big waves and strange currents)
Head back for showers around noon
Get back to P&J's house, unpack and wash/air out all items we used on beach (it's amazing how much sand can stick to things....)
Take wonderful shower, lay around in exhaustion
Finally decide to leave to find food
Drive around and decide on Japanese (the billboard looked so good!)
See show, eat Japanese, wait until 4pm for Sushi, drink green tea in coffee mug from tea bag
Head out to explore a little
Check out new construction houses, find selves amused with land price
Walk the riverfront in historic Wilmington
People watch, people watch, people watch and more people watch (it was THAT good)
See sun set (wow, see it rise and set in one day)
Wander a little more
Go the The Little Dipper (fondue)
Order cheese, wine and chocolate
Enjoy cheese, wine and chocolate
Drive back to their house
Fall asleep in front of TV

Monday, July 3 (decide to take the day off, work can wait!)
Head out and back to Raleigh at 8am
Eat Bojo's for breakfast
Make record time getting back to Raleigh
Run a few errands
Get home, shower, sleeeeeeeeep
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Grab a Sonic shake and slush
Watch fireworks the town put on

Tuesday, July 4
Yardwork - watering, mowing, etc...
Go to work with Paul(for 4 hours!)
Pick up dinner from grocery store
Open bottle of Shiraz from Australia (YUM)
Make the most awesome bruschtta from home grown tomatoes and herbs
Cook strip steaks, asparagus, red potatoes (another YUM)
Watch the DC July 4th show on PBS
Take a walk and watch crazy neighbor's fireworks
See Raleigh's fireworks from about 20 miles away (it was sweet!)
Find ourselves a ways from home at the start of a thunderstorm, RUN
Get home, finish laundry and get Paul packed for Canada

It was a great way to spend the long weekend and sadly, I have no pictures of it. However, Jennifer did bring along her camera and I hope to get some of those pictures.

I hope that you had a great holiday!