I've never been very enthused about camping. I went once when I was first dating my husband. You know how you do shit you wouldn't normally do unless you were dating someone new and wanted to impress them? Yeah, I did that. We drove his pick up truck to some godforsaken park in Nebraska and picked a site. He unloaded his Dad's tent, shook it out and I swear a thousand dead crickets came flying out of it. Needless to say, I slept in the truck that night and never tried it again. That was about 17 years ago.
My idea of camping is driving an RV and parking it where I can see it from the window of the (insert luxury hotel brand name here) Hotel room we have for the night.
So when our friends Goat and Tammy asked us if we wanted to attend the annual San Diego Parrot Head anniversary party in San Diego at Campland, I was a little hesitant. After all, at that park in Nebraska the showers were horrible. You pushed the button and got 10 seconds of water. No use holding the button down, all you got was 10 seconds. When your hair is down to the middle of your back (yeah, baby, I was hot back then!), this method sucks. But we said yes in spite of my trepidation. MY trepidation.......hubby was chomping at the bit to camp by the beach.
Tammy rented an RV for us. We drove over to SD, parked our truck, and moved in to the RV. How conveeeeeeenient! It was all hooked up, all we had to do was unload our stuff and party. We brought the crock pot for a roast on Friday and all kinds of food and booze.
Much to my surprise, the showers (which were about a half a block down the street) were very nice. As a newbie, I appreciated the abundance of room in each little stall and was impressed with how clean they were.
Campland is an amazing place. All kinds of vehicles parked all over. That weekend, most of them were occupied by Parrot Heads. And decorated by Parrot Heads. What a bunch of creative people! I totally enjoyed myself all weekend. Met some super nice people and partied with old and new friends alike.
Best thing about partying with the Parrot Heads in Campland was being able to set up our canopy, card table & chairs and bring our own coolers Saturday night. There was live music in the grassy/stage area and the weather was outstanding.
Being Goat's partner in Euchre Saturday was a learning experience, as he intended. But partying with our friends was the very best part. We plan to go again next year. Honestly, I never thought I'd actually look forward to camping. Getting out of your comfort zone once in a while is a very good thing.
