Salt Water and Sand Cure Everything

The last day of my spring break mini vacation was spent at the beach like so many college students before me. Though I'm pretty sure Rehoboth is not the top travel destination of most college students. Good thing I am not most college students. :)
And just so it is known, Trap Pond in exceptionally beautiful in the morning!

Unfortunately, the green wood that they sold us was not beautiful in the morning. All the smoke did lend an interesting flavor to our modified mountain man breakfast. And by modified, I mean that we used up the last of the perishables. Mmmmm... nothing like having potatoes, cheese, and hot dogs all mixed together to have an awesome breakfast! It actually tasted awesome! I may have made it a couple of times since then...

Then much to Nella and Lindsey's astonishment, I washed my hair using the spigot in our camp. Pretty much the only thing I hate about camping for long periods of time is how gross my hair gets! The water was a little cold but not too bad seeing as I am a well-practiced ninja at the art of spigot hair washing. Nella tried it and cursed me three ways to Sunday before she was finished.

It only took a few minutes and my hair and psyche felt so much better afterwards.

As I said, I'm a ninja when it comes to spigot hair washing. Or maybe I've had a lot of practice...

Nella was not impressed by how cold the water was.

I'm pretty sure this is about when the expletives got really funny.

Yay! Clean hair!

Lindsey was cold even sitting in the sun on the beach.

I finally got to fly a kite on the beach!

The beach was an amazing end to our vacation! I had actually never been to the actual beach and boardwalk at Rehoboth since we usually go to Cape May while we're there but the actual Rehoboth beach was pretty awesome! The water was a little cold for swimming but the sand was still fun! I had an awesome walk up and down the beach and we flew a kite that has now been dubbed Florence, the very flamboyantly gay kite. Like always, I am the kite master! I had no problems getting Florence into the air. The rest of the day was spent reading, talking, and napping in the sunshine. And like all Rehoboth trips before this, we ended it with full and contented stomachs after a meal at Outback Steakhouse.

Florence was fun to put together.

I am the kite master! This was a pretty awesome shot, Nella!

I'm a leaf on the wind. Name that movie.

As customary, me and Nella had a picture sitting on our blankets/boogie board on the beach.

There was an unfortunate breaking of the sunglasses so I was forced into wearing Nella's. Get a good look, guys. This is the first and last time you'll see me in sunglasses like this.

The sunset on the way home was awfully pretty too!

What wasn't awfully pretty, was the clean up that took place when we got back home

If only the mess after camping would clean itself up! Oh well! Can we go again?!?

Camping at Trap Pond State Park aka The Time We Lost Lindsey

Day 2 of our spring break trip was spent communing with nature at Trap Pond State Park in Delaware. We got up early since we were all cold and wet from having no rain fly on the tent. Poor Lindsey didn't sleep well at all. Good thing she can sleep in the car!

I'm still not clear on why she didn't use the pillow and blankets stacked right next to her.

Nella likes to take pictures and at this point I was the only other person awake in the car. Nella soon joined Lindsey in sleep mode.

Trap Pond State Park. Unfortunately, their campground is not easy to find.

Trap Pond State Park is a hidden gem in Delaware. It is a huge lake and it has an adjoining cypress swamp! It was so pretty!!! I can't wait to go back and canoe/kayak through the cypress trees. Unfortunately, the boat rentals weren't open while we were there. We set up camp and set all the bedding out to dry. After lunch we decided to go on the five mile hike around the lake. I was a little excited because I got to hike and I was able to try out my new Vibram Five Finger shoes on a hike. They are awesome, by the way! You can stand in a puddle and you feet stay dry but you are also able to feel the mud between your toes! Yes, I tested it out. I'm awesome like that.
The only downside of the day was that we lost Lindsey. Okay, we didn't really lose her. We just didn't know where she was for a short period of time. We had hiked a couple of miles when Lindsey got the urge to run the trail ahead of us. She was supposed to come back but she ran back to camp instead. We were a little concerned considering there were like five trails that cut across each other and they weren't marked very clearly. It turned out all right but I was a little worried for awhile.

Lindsey enjoying the sunshine. Don't worry it soon got warm enough that she took off the blanket.

Everything was soaked! Sleeping bags, blankets, pillow, EVERYTHING! At least I came prepared with a clothes line.

Also, I quick trip to Walmart for a five dollar tarp fixed the rain fly issue.

And this is why I always have someone taller than me come camping with me.

So pretty!

Our camp. We were the only ones in the campground. It was so nice!

Lindsey connected with her inner Karate Kid on this trip.

And Nella had her first piggyback ride ever. No joke.

I'm a little ADD when I'm hiking but it works out because I see most of the wild life. Which was really great for Nella and Lindsey who both didn't see this little guy.

Lots and lots of trees! Although, I will admit all the leaves made me a little nervous. The area is known for a large copperhead snake population and I was a little paranoid that I would step on one covered in leaves.

Let's just say I didn't go off trail because of potential copperheads.

When you vacation with an Asian, get used to having a lot of pictures taken. It gets annoying after a while and I'm pretty sure Lindsey had had enough at this point.

I'm not sure where the urge to skip through the woods came from.

I saw turtles in the swamp! Just in case you're wondering why I'm always staring off the bridges and raised walkways.

I'm not sure what she was doing but I kind of find it funny that she is randomly standing on a bench.

A very confusing trail marker.

Even better part of the trail actually hiking on the road for about a quarter of a mile.

I found a turtle! It's actually a diamondback terapin! Nella though it was a rock until I poked it with a stick.

Sorry for the pokes, little guy! Nella christened him Testudo.

Haha! I finally had cell phone reception so I tried to call Lindsey so we knew she was okay!

It really is a peaceful place!

I could have sat on that bench forever.

Next time, boat launch. Next time.

My foot shoes look a little dirty but they were awesome to hike in!

I decided to use the log cabin approach instead of the teepee to build the fire. I'm going to admit that the log cabin is my go to fire making move.

Works every time even with green wood like we had.

The sunset was absolutely gorgeous on the lake!

I'm not sure what Lindsey is doing but she looks funny.

The sunrise was pretty too!

Trap Pond was awesome! I can't wait to go back!