Bugs, bugs, bugs...
I am writing from you this afternoon from the 5th annual 4th of July teardrop campout in the beautiful countryside outside of Carnation, WA. We just happened to have good Cellular signal, which means I can get a pretty good data connection.
We arrived last night just in time for the second half of the kickoff meeting, and then preceded to set up camp amongst the mosquitos. No, I'm not kidding. Amongst the mosquitos is really what I meant to say.
We found a good parking spot that would have some shade during the day, and parked the trailer there. To get it level, I had to get some blocks out of the box. At this point the fact that there was going to be a mosquito problem made itself well known, in the form of a swarm forming, and a fresh bite on my jaw. (Why do they always go for my jaw first? I just don't get it!) Getting the trailer set and parked required emergency location and application of the bug repellent, and still an additional bite or two before bed was ready. I haven't taken an accurate count of the total number of current bites, but it's to many to be fully comfortable in any position. We are still trying to decide how long we are going to stay... whether we pack up and are ready to leave after dinner is done, or whether we stay an additional day and head home late tomorrow.
The gentleman who owns the property where this campout is held has the most incredible collection of cars imaginable, focused mostly on 1936. Most american makes that were in production then are represented here. Below are a couple shots taken earlier today that I found most interesting, and a gallery of a few cars can be found at http://www.pensandpixels.com/photos/coolcars/index.htm. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
The hood ornament of an old Willys 77:
A beautiful '31 Ford Model T:
A couple more hood ornaments:
We arrived last night just in time for the second half of the kickoff meeting, and then preceded to set up camp amongst the mosquitos. No, I'm not kidding. Amongst the mosquitos is really what I meant to say.
We found a good parking spot that would have some shade during the day, and parked the trailer there. To get it level, I had to get some blocks out of the box. At this point the fact that there was going to be a mosquito problem made itself well known, in the form of a swarm forming, and a fresh bite on my jaw. (Why do they always go for my jaw first? I just don't get it!) Getting the trailer set and parked required emergency location and application of the bug repellent, and still an additional bite or two before bed was ready. I haven't taken an accurate count of the total number of current bites, but it's to many to be fully comfortable in any position. We are still trying to decide how long we are going to stay... whether we pack up and are ready to leave after dinner is done, or whether we stay an additional day and head home late tomorrow.
The gentleman who owns the property where this campout is held has the most incredible collection of cars imaginable, focused mostly on 1936. Most american makes that were in production then are represented here. Below are a couple shots taken earlier today that I found most interesting, and a gallery of a few cars can be found at http://www.pensandpixels.com/photos/coolcars/index.htm. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
The hood ornament of an old Willys 77:
A beautiful '31 Ford Model T:
A couple more hood ornaments:
posted by Stephen Hughes-Jelen at 1:24 PM
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