"Camping" With Nancy

I had a camping trip planned with my friends from church, Dawn and her three daughters. We were to go on Monday evening and stay out all Tuesday. The previous weekend had been absolutely GORGEOUS! Monday brought rain, however, and not just a little bit, mind you. Some places in Kirksville reported three inches, others barely one inch. In any case, it was stormy and not conducive to outdoor activities.

Our plan changed to indoor camping. We revamped our plan to include a night with a Nancy Drew game on the laptop, but no other lights – so as to feel more like an adventure. We were able to cook our dinner out on the grill, so we had steak, corn and potatoes to fuel our all-night adventure.

In the morning, I fixed my standard “skillet scramble,” only I used my new Dutch oven. I put in on the grill, and proceeded as normal. It turned out great, and everyone ate their fill of diced potatoes, peppers, onions, bacon, eggs, and sausage.

In the end, I was actually relieved I would not have to take down the tent and pack everything back into the RAV before heading home to unpack it all again, and clean up. We decided this indoor camping was actually not too bad. Also, there were a lot fewer bugs.