Ghost Story Round-Robin with International Best-Selling Author Doug Clegg…at our Campground!
We had such a good time with Doug and Raul that when we arrived back from Manhattan we decided to stay an extra day in Connecticut and have them over to the RV.
We woke up late (aaaahhh!) and Richard straightened up the RV (toys, toys everywhere!) while I worked. I had a ton of email to answer from our three-day weekend (I’m still working on it, in fact) and was trying to make a small dent in that stressful mess. I watched the boys while Richard went to the grocery store.
Doug and Raul arrived around 3:00 and we ate hor d’euvres (okay, chips and dip, veggies and crackers) and chatted, and then had yummy burgers and fruit salad for dinner. We then walked to the campground office and rented two boats for an hour. Max and I got the paddle boat (they call them pedal boats up here) while Doug and Raul got the row boat.
Richard stayed on shore with Mason, who smiled when we waved and called to him.
We raced and splashed and laughed and even saw a snake!
When we got out, my legs felt rubbery from all that pedaling. We stopped at the park, discussed if anyone has every really been able to make a swing on a swing set go all the way around, and went back to the RV. I had to change because my pants were wet from the boat. We sat inside and talked some more while Max and Mason played. When dusk arrived, Richard and Raul got the fire going and we moved outside to roast marshmallows and tell ghost stories.
We told one story round-robin style. Of course, playing this game with international best-selling horror author Doug Clegg means everyone else’s contributions are woefully inadequate…which made it even more funny. While the rest of us had Max rolling his eyes, Doug’s contributions had him literally quaking in his sneakers. Max was just fine and begged for more ghost stories later.
When Max actually asked if he could go to bed (parents don’t often hear that!), we all figured it was getting late. We bid a sad farewell to Doug and Raul and Max fell asleep almost instantly. Mason had already been asleep for over an hour. He was tuckered out after such a big day of fun!
Richard and I knew we could no longer put off the inevitable. We would have to get up early the next day and head back to Maine. Our month-long, Summer 2007 vacation was coming to an end. But, we miss the older kids terribly and can’t wait to see them! And, I bet they can’t wait to see what we bought for them!