We've thought about it for the past few years and this year we finally did it. We went on a family camping trip. Both Kerry and I did some camping as kids. My family had a tent trailer and would spend time at our lake property and Kerry's family had a trailer and toured Vancouver Island a lot. We have neither of those things and for now can't justify the expense. We've also decided that we're not tent campers so that left us with one real option. Renting a cabin and luckily the KOA network in the US offers just such a thing.
Our destination was the Concrete/Grandy Creek KOA campground about 30 minutes EAST of Burlington in Washington. It's an excellent family camp ground at the base of Mount Baker and they have these nice little cabins that sleep 6 people with a double bed and two sets of bunk beds. It was good that there were two sets of bunk beds because it meant both kids got their own top bunk. They even came with electricity and a space heater. This is luxury camping.
I mentioned that this was a great family camp ground. The reason for that was all the activities that were available for kids. There was a jump pillow which is like a giant trampoline, mini-golf, a pool and hot tub. Did I mention that this was luxury camping? Most of the site was well maintained and my only real complaint was that the cabins were on the edge of a very open field. At first I thought this would mean no privacy but it turns out you're so far from people on the other side that you don't feel exposed at all.
The campground had an 'Everything Chocolate' theme for the weekend. This meant chocolate ice cream, chocolate themed craft time, a sucker hunt in the dark, a night time showing of Charlie and the Chocolate factory as well as a pie throwing event where the kids threw chocolate pies into their parents face. (I unfortunately couldn't attend because I had to look after Wilson at the cabin. Too bad.) The highlight for the kids though was the chocolate slip and slide. Luckily they added as much soap as chocolate.
We went with family friends Melissa and Kathy and their families and it sounds like we may make it an annual event. Great fun!
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