Great Wolf Lodge versus the old TT
Hey all, Whelp, this Thrus/Fri was Fall Break in these parts. It turned very cold in Indiana about 2 weeks ago, so we knew camping wasnt' going to happen, or at least felt like it might not. We ...
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I have come to discover that camping can be different things to different people, even within a family. Me, I LOVE outside. I love to get up, make a fresh cup of coffee and head out the door to enjoy the cool morning air. My wife loves to snooze and snork in bed as long as possible. My yongest loves to come outside with daddy, my oldest and my wife love to open the windows and sit at the table inside the TT doing crafts, puzzles, watching some TV, etc. I LOVE to go for walks on trails, my yongest too. Wife and oldest, not so much. I LOVE a campfire at night. My yongest will sit outside with me till the coals are dead. My oldest will not even come out to look at the fire, my wife does for 5 minutes to roast her 2 marshmallows and then it's back inside. My son has high functioning ASD, so he is kind of all over the place and can change from one minute to the next.
This used to bug me, I felt camping meant outdoors, doing stuff outside, hikes, etc, and was kind of bummed about DW and oldest DD attitude, but I quickly realized that camping is about changing the scenery and relaxing, however you choose to relax. So now I don't worry about packing some snacks and water and taking youngest on a walk leaving the others in camp, or that oldest is not getting the "camping experience" because we have a TV in the TT, or that half the family stays inside for campfire. There is still lots of family time, we all prepare meals together and sit around the table at meals, do games and other activities together. At the end of the trip, everyone had a good time got to do some of what they wanted, and got to do some family stuff.
This used to bug me, I felt camping meant outdoors, doing stuff outside, hikes, etc, and was kind of bummed about DW and oldest DD attitude, but I quickly realized that camping is about changing the scenery and relaxing, however you choose to relax. So now I don't worry about packing some snacks and water and taking youngest on a walk leaving the others in camp, or that oldest is not getting the "camping experience" because we have a TV in the TT, or that half the family stays inside for campfire. There is still lots of family time, we all prepare meals together and sit around the table at meals, do games and other activities together. At the end of the trip, everyone had a good time got to do some of what they wanted, and got to do some family stuff.
