Maiden Voyage


I first started writing a travel journal when we ventured out in our vintage Airstream as a family of 5 for it's maiden voyage.  On January 17, 2015, we drove to Myrtle Beach in the "Brave Little Toaster" and stayed at Lakewood Campground.  After getting settled, we rode bikes to the playground - just one block away.  The beach was just beyond that!  We had a classic camping dinner of chili and Fritos and the kids ate the typical mac and cheese.  Standard fare at that point in their lives.  In the spirit of camping, we also tried out a few more recipes -- we made campfire cones (ice cream cones filled with marshmallows, mini chocolate chips and bananas).  Wrap in foil and put in the embers of your campfire.  Delicious!  We also tried another camping hack -- roasted Starbursts -- yum!  Our littlest sacked out at 7:30 because he hadn't napped and the bigs happily watched Cars.  We had a blast and thoroughly enjoyed our first night!

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