Fall is here

Fall is officially here. It is cool everyday now and jackets a must. We have promised the kids camping. So, I readied myself mentally and we went away for the long weekend to Miajima Island. It takes a drive, a ferry ride with car and a bit of further navigation to get to the camping grounds. We spent the first night without too much chaos. The deer tried to get into the tent until Sakura the Wondr Dog chased them off.
I awoke the next morning (lie I was tossing most of the night) to a cloudy day and little illness. So, told the kids a second night was a go.

This night was much more interesting for the kids. The Tenuki (racoon/weasle creature) were very curious about us. They would come as close as 5 feet and were not afraid. They kept trying to steal parts off the tent! In the middle of the night we heard a strange noise and tent shaking...a Tenuki was chewing the tent! It chewed through a line that holds the rain top down. Of course it was raining too...LOL
At midnight I awoke to the vomits and stayed much of the rest of night on a public park bathroom floor sick...the kids were none the wiser.
The next day we could not leave until the ferry started again (did I mention I could not get out if I had too with no ferry at night!) We packed slowly, while the kids played and tehn came home.
It is now Tuesday, I am on my feet but still ill...but the kids had a ball and will remember always the ATTACK of the TENUKI!


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