Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 HI!!! I love all the trip reports and it inspired me to create one of my own. This is a report of our camping trip to the Salisbury Beach State Reservation in MA over the July 4th week, 2012. Hope some of you will read along. :wave1: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm in!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 We arrived Friday night after a very HOT ride (we took both the truck w/ the Lance camper on it and my 1999 Caravan). Both vehicles have no AC. yikes! [Ken will fix the air conditioning in the truck before we go to Florida this Aug.]Relaxing after setting up (Casey is my oldest (9), Kylie is 6 and that's my mother-in-law). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 You're off to a good start, Cindy. But could you make the pictures a little bigger. I have old eyes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Me too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'll introduce my girls. This is Casey. She's 9 years old, loves Irish Step Dancing and the color blue. She's going into 4th grade and just a delightful young lady.Beautiful sunset on the beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hmm... how do I make the photos appear larger in the post.. if I click on them, they are huge! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ok... let's try again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/252731_10151109006493245_1876902115_n.jpgok. did this work?This is my daughter, Casey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 That's better, when I click on the link they are fine. I use photobucket and can resize mine there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ok, trying Photo bucket. Here's Kylie -she's 6 and going into First Grade. She also love Irish Step dancing and is just growing up so fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 That worked perfect Cindy. Looking forward to more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Yay! Love that picture!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ok, now that I've got the photo thing down (so sorry everyone!!! ) Back to the report.We usually camp at this state park over the July 4th week w/ my husband's family (His Mom & Dad, 2 brothers & their families & his sister and her kids). There were 5 campers plus one tent all in back to back sites. We had a great time! The girls and I woke early on Saturday morning and went for a quite and peaceful walk along the river. The campground is right on the junction of the Merrimack river and the Atlantic Ocean. So, we have both the river and ocean to play in. The best of both worlds!Then later that afternoon we went to the "real" beach and went swimming.The air was hot, the water cold and a good time was had by all. We spent 5 hours on the beach. Sunday was more of the same. :-) We had great weather. Temp was in the high eighty's most of the week w/ a nice sea breeze.Monday Ken and I had to work (the commute was about an hour for us from the sea shore). The girls stayed back with family and had a great day on the beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 i'm in. i'm in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Looks like a perfect beach day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Most nights you could find the entire family around the campfire.Roasting marshmallows and eating a freshly baked pie ( Sat was Mixed berry pie, Tuesday was Apple/cranberry pie, Thursday was Pumpkin and Sat was Mixed berry again by request). YUMMY!!! We carry a cast iron dutch oven w/ us and I love to bake. ;DThe kids had a great time riding their bikes and doing crafts together.The adults had fun to. Here's Ken and his brother's playing badminton with their dad.When we didn't head to either the river or beach, the kids cooled off w/ the slip-in-side Ken's brother brought along.We only had one so so weather day. That was the 4th. So we took all the girls to see "Brave" They all loved the movie and it was a nice change of pace and nice to be in air conditioning ^-^ .Here's a photo that Ky took of Ken, Casey and myself on a lovely evening bike ride.The river had a cool "point" here' a photo of the girls in front of it.We had a great week filled with trips to the river then trips to the ocean (the river was a 3 min walk from the campsite; but the ocean was either a 15min walk or I just drove the caravan over to the parking lot). We didn't want to leave. But we were glad we had such great weather.Here's the last photo I took of that vacation. We left the beach around 1pm and stopped for ice cream on the way home.Thanks for reading and I hope this lets you get to know me a bit better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gots2pitt.. Jeff 64 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ok, now that I've got the photo thing down (so sorry everyone!!! ) Back to the report.There is no appologizing at Fort Fiends (ok you can but someone will give you a hard time for it, normally Lou but I beat him to it, of course he doesn't read TR's so he probably missed it)!! Good job and thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ajcjmom 8 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Great TR! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Great TR! Thanks for sharing Cindy. Looks like it was a lot of fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
photogal06...Sommer 10 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Your girls are beautiful! My dd did Irish step dancing for awhile, and I so enjoyed watching it. I love your beach photos....they have me longing for one in a bad way, lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thanks Sommer. The girls are part of the O'Halloran Irish Folk Dancers. It's a non-competitive troupe of all ages. They dance at nursing homes, hospitals and community events only. I love it and so do the girls.We really had a wonderful week at the beach. It's always so great when the weather cooperates! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 That was a great TR. Thank you for sharing!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 There is no appologizing at Fort FiendsThanks a lot Jeff. There goes one of my Snarky opportunities down the drain.Apologizing means you did something wrong and guys should never admit to that.It's written in the new "How to be a real Man for Dummies" book.I have to read this TR because CIndy lives in one of my former home towns in southern NH.Salisbury Beach, camped there a few times 100 years ago. The water is always cold.Is the amusement park still there? I have many great childhood memories from there. Dollface...CindyC, mouseketab.....Carol and Nicki aka Rebelstand 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 8 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nice TR thanks for sharing! :pc: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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