ERT16 Day 08

Today we had to move to a new campsite because our site was rented for the next night. We found a flat site that was much bigger and closer to the restrooms. It was nice, but in general we were still been reminded of how spoiled we were at the Deep Creek Campgrounds in NC. At Deep Creek, there were five individual / private bathrooms, each with it's own shower, and we had the whole campgrounds to ourselves. Here there are about a million more people, the bathroom only has two stalls, the showers are in a separate area that we have to drive to, and they have a 10 minute limit. But then again, this is what makes camping fun: roughing it in the unexpected.

Justin wasn't feeling well this morning (fever and sore throat) so Daddy and the girls went on a couple of short hikes without us. I stayed back with Justin, fed him, gave him meds, and rested with him. Eventually he felt better and even went to play laser tag with some nice boys across the way. We found out they were homeschooled, and had a lot of the same values that we do (e.g., Justin thought it was cool that they couldn't watch the Minions movie either).

As our big event for the day, we did the Frozen Niagara guided cave tour... and it was okay. We picked the shortest one because of the kids and their attention span, but it was almost too short for the adults and not enough wow for the kids. Perhaps we'll come back when they're older and do a longer tour; some spelunking that actually involves crawling, helmet lights and a little bit of dirt. On the other hand, the museum at the visitor's center was amazing! Super informative.