Today was a nice, sunny day! We took advantage of the sun and went down to the river before lunch. The girls had a great time playing in the water, although it was impossible to try to keep Frankie’s thumb dry, as instructed. Chris took Cleo upstream to throw her floating “octopus” in the water for her. It was her first time having a real water toy and she loved it. She would swim till she drowns if we let her.
We’ve also been spending a lot of time reading
and hanging out in our spacious, double campsite.
Julia loves to build fairy houses and Francesca likes to dig holes. Charlotte goes back and forth between her sisters and really likes to snuggle in the tent trailer when it get a little cold.
Before dinner we went back to the river to fish. We have two "Little Mermaid" fishing poles for the girls and a small tackle box with a few bobbers, hooks and bright, glittery, stinky fish bait. We could see some little fish jumping out of the water all over the place. The girls became expert casters and were very patient fishergirls. Alas, no bites, but a successful expedition anyway. The girls were so happy to have fished it was cute.
We were starving when we came back and, unfortunately, it started raining again. We quickly made hot dogs and ate inside. Then, it started to clear, so we went back out and baked a pumpkin crumble in the dutch oven (it was good!). Soon after the rain came back an we had it hammering down on us all night long. Supposedly, it should clear by morning.
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The pictures in and around the camp site look great. The river looks like fun. I hope the girls eventually catch a fish. It's too bad about the rain - but then you are in the Pacific Northwest.
We've had seemingly relentless thunderstorms in both Vermont and Rhode Island for the last two or more weeks. The rain around Killington was streaming along the roads, even with their steep grades. It made driving treacherous.
About ten days ago, a thunderstorm just off Barrington Beach spawned a tornado, which formed a water spout by the beach. The tornado hopped over Barrington, landing in Warren, the next town over. It then hopped over a river into Swansea, Massachusetts. There was substantial damage to a few houses, but this tornado was nowhere near as strong as those in Oklahoma and Kansas.
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