Nickerson State Park and Salt Pond Visitor Center (Miles to Date: 530
A much improved day over yesterday the rain has stopped although it is still overcast and a bit chilly. As we are packing up to leave Nickerson tomorrow we spent the morning deciding what had not used and could afford to jettison before our onward journey. This week has been a learning experience in terms of camping – we found out a lot about what worked and what didn’t. We packed away the storage boxes and suitcases. This exercise took us all morning and was a cathartic experience – and somewhat frustrating. Being together for this time (although only a week into a journey we have pretty much spent all our time together as a family since the end of May) has the potential to test the fabric of familial relations. Despite some moments of heated argument – mainly when packing up the house – we have shown how strong the family is and all this bodes well for the year ahead.
After the mornings’ spring clean we decided we needed some fresh air. Earlier in the week we had booed in for one of the ranger events at the National Seashore’s Salt Pond visitor center. This was to go wade into the salt pond with nets and see what we could find. Whilst Karen looked on Emily, Jack and their Dad braved the waters of the marsh. Dad being totally useless and having a seemingly terrifying effect of the marshes fauna and flora caught El Zippo – fortunately Jack and Emily were more successful catching small fish, hermit crabs and shrimp. They also found a large number of horseshoe crab sheds – which are interesting to look at
2 comments:
Where are the Hoblets?! It's been a week with no posts...hope it's due to lack of wi-hi and not some trip-related snag.
So enjoyed the first posts & pics and looking forward to following the next 10 months!
You are all in our thoughts & prayers for a wonderful & safe cross-country adventure.
Love from all the Lances
Glad to see you guys continuing to do outdoor stuff! Sam also went to a beach and waded in a salt marsh - and found shells, crabs, and plenty of horseshoe crab sheds, too (some of which are now gracing our back steps). We've been surprised to learn that squirrels actually eat crab... Keep the updates coming - we miss you all, and love living vicariously through your trip!
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