As we prepare for this trip, I find myself repeatedly scaring one of the four that are going on the trip. Some of it has been intentional but most of it is pure coincidence. It's not that I want her to back out. Believe me, that couldn't be further from the truth.
Peach is one of the four that are going on the trip. First let me start by stating that she has never been camping in her life and we intend to camp the entire way. I'm sure that I will probably be able to write an entire book about that right there.
I warned her that it is a good idea to make sure she takes no food items into the tent but also not to take things like deodorant, soap or toothpaste into the tent. These are all things we can leave locked in the car. I don't want the tent ripped open by a bear because someone had a tube of toothpaste in the tent. These are genuine concerns. Never having been camping, I just wanted warn her about bears. I've never had a problem with bears while camping but with Peach along, you never know what is going to happen.
A few days later she expressed her concerns to me about the bears getting us. My response was that I was more concerned about the snakes and scorpions trying to get in our sleeping bags. I really don't know why I do it. Blame it on years of my older brother picking on me. So now we have bears, snakes and scorpions. Well I guess I didn't have to give her things to worry about because she has started coming to me with other concerns about what might be lurking outside of our tent of the 2 legged varieties. I guess I never realized how scary camping could be for someone who had never been.
This should definitely make for an interesting trip.
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