Cabin Camping
Last week our family went camping during my son’s spring break. It was me and hubby and our 2 boys in one cabin and my sister and her 2 boys in the cabin next to ours. We had a blast! We went to Y.ogi’s Jelly.stone Park in Luray VA.
When we first thought of this trip, we were going to try tent camping. I am so glad we did not. I mean it works for some families but I know us. First of all, all of the bathroom/shower facilities are located in a comfort station…boo. My best friend did this w/ her family in NC and she had a blast. She said they just announced to the kids when bathroom times would be and that was that. Ummmm..k. This would not have been how my kids would carry it. The 2 year-old is potty training but my 7 year-old would have been asking to go every hour or so. I would have been a drain on my patience.
Our cabin was rustic with all modern conveniences. So how is this camping you ask? Ok so we had a kitchenette, tv and bathroom. BUT…we still gathered wood in the forest and built our own fires and roasted smores and stayed up late sipping cocoa at the fire. We went fishing and all the rest. The camp ground is also a resort of sorts so the boys had laser tag in the woods and we went paddle boating and mini golfing. It was really nice masha’Allah. My husband was initially skeptical about us going because he is never sure how people will treat me as a muslimah..besides his beard, no one would necessarily know he or my kids are muslim. I am never scared of that for some reason, I feel comfortable going pretty much anywhere (except 2 weeks ago in Suffolk VA during a rain storm when I had to pull over when my wipers broke into someone’s driveway and saw huge confederate flags and paraphenalia all over the property…’nother story).
I must say, people could not have been nicer. I mean this hardcore looking biker guy took a lot of time helping us hook our fishing rod. I think my naturally bubbly personality (ha ha) disarms that initial reluctance. Insha’Allah we plan to go back.
