The Great Outdoors - Part 1

So, as I posted previously with regards to Mother's Day, we all took a trip recently to Camp Abe Lincoln for their first annual Family Weekend. Camp Abe Lincoln is a YMCA camp located near Buffalo, Iowa, which is just west of the Quad Cities. As children, my sister and I used to go there annually for day camps, weekly resident camps, and special outings. My sister was even a councilor as we grew older. It has always been a special part of my life and I was very excited to go back after over 15 years.

Being that Amy and I love to camp and enjoy the rugged outdoors, we decided to tent camp with all the kids even though cabins were also available. Thus, Part 1 of our journey involved the unloading of gear and setting up the tent with our children's.....ummm......help.


The kids enjoyed a very bumpy hayrack/trailer (driven by truck) ride out to the tent location which was on the outer edge of the camp and located near the lake.


Once the tent was set up and ready to go, we decided to use our spare time wisely as we awaited the arrival of my sister's family so that we could help them get situated and their tent up as well. So, we did a little canoeing while we waited.

It was an enjoyable trip around the lake/pond, and we were then on our way to greet my sister and her family and plan the rest of the day.