Camping in August

A few weeks ago, Chris and I went camping. It was raining, but we had a good time anyway.

Of course, on the way to the campsite, we had to stop for a beer at a brewery!



Okay, so it was a little out of our way, but we went to a brewery in Western Massachussetts called Barrington Brewery. The food was good, the beer was good. It was a nice detour.



And they had AMAZING chocolate cake. I have to admit that I am not a big fan of chocolate cake. But they had an article on their wall where someone had written to Bon Appetit, asking for the recipe. And it was called something like "chocolate stout cake". How could we resist?



Yes, this piece really is as big as it looks. We were literally eating it for days afterward. (Like we were going to throw away that deliciousness!)



Then we headed for the main event - camping! We got there, and set up our tent. We were all set to check out a brewery in town, but when we got there it was not actually a brewery, just a bar - so we headed back to the tent for dinner.







We had to get the fire going before we could start cooking our brats. We realized we didn't have any kindling, and it was raining so we couldn't exactly gather twigs and pine needles. Luckily, I had a US map from 1994 in the trunk which was pretty much destroyed anyway... so...





I think that was Alabama.



So we got our fire going, and enjoyed a delicious dinner,





and a couple of Trader Joe's beers. Our new favorite bargain!



Then we played cards in the tent, but I was so exhausted I was falling asleep! So we called it a night after one or two games.



The next morning,



Chris made another excellent fire, and I made breakfast!











I had found a recipe for a delicious camp breakfast, which I modified a little bit...



It didn't come out exactly like I had planned, but it was ok. :)



Lilly is not allowed on furniture, but we are a little more flexible about the air mattress, so it is a treat for all of us to cuddle when we go camping.





We headed home, but there was, of course, one more stop before we went back to the city...



Brewery! You guessed it! We stopped at Gilded Otter Brewing Co.



This place had a huge selection



of really tasty beers



and pizza served with greens



and cheese curds!



This is a place we'd definitely like to check out again, and not far from the city.



We had a great camping trip!