We all got up at about 5:30 in the morning on Tuesday. We still had a lot to pack into the camper, so we didn't leave for another two hours after that.
Before we left:
We stopped in Payson for breakfast at McDonald's and then got gas in Pinetop/Show Low. It took us a total of six and a half hours to make it to the campsite because there was a bumpy road that extended for 12 miles and did not agree with the camper. We felt like the whole camper and everything in it was going to fall over!! We passed by a few other campsites on the East Fork before stopping in one called Aspen. It wasn't far from the campsite that we stayed in a few years ago. When we stopped we got right to work.
This was what the campsite looked like before we set up:
After we were all set up, we went fishing, relaxed, and did pretty much whatever we wanted. We had steak for dinner, but it was so dark outside that Dad couldn't see how much the steak was cooked. Some ended up under-cooked, others were seared and burnt. We had a hard-earned lesson that we had to start dinner much earlier. Of course, we also had s'mores. The camp quiet time started at 10pm, so we were in quite a hurry to get everything clean and get all of us ready for bed.
On Wednesday, me, Daniel, and Andrew did not want to get out of bed at all; Jonny was absolutely dying to go fishing. He kept bugging us and Dad to take him, but it was 6am. We had chocolate Eggo waffles and sausage for breakfast.
Us chilling around while Dad made breakfast:
Some pictures of the campsite and scenery:
Nothing special happened: we fished a lot, we played games, walked along the stream, and just existed in nature pretty much the whole day.
Daniel looked weird in his hat so I took this picture lol:
We had bagel bites and microwavable popcorn for lunch and hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, and corn for dinner. We did start dinner while it was still light outside, but it was quite the ordeal to get everything cooked on the campfire. We ended up having to just cook stuff on the propane stove. The food turned out really good, though. Getting to bed was easier too since we had more time.
On Thursday, we had pancakes and bacon for breakfast. I'm so used to having a big counter to prepare pancakes on, so it was a lot harder when I only had about a couple square feet of kitchen space. They got easily burnt, and so did my thumb for touching the hot stove. The food turned out pretty good. After breakfast, me and Andrew went for a walk to (hopefully) burn off some of the calories from all the junk food we ate. I ate way too much!!
A couple pictures I took on the walk:
We fished even more, but no fish were interested in eating our bait. We didn't catch a single fish the entire trip, but it was still fun to be by the stream.
Just chilling at camp:
We didn't really eat lunch, but we did have leftover chicken, steak, and corn for dinner. More s'mores too!! We played a bunch of this game called Telestrations, where you pass along drawings and you have to guess what it is. It's really funny when it gets to the end and the last guess is nothing like the original word. We played like 8 rounds. We had some problems with the camper's water pump, but at least we got it fixed and saved ourselves $35. We cleaned up around the campsite after that and went to bed.
On Friday, we gave ourselves some time to get ready for the day and eat breakfast. We didn't start officially packing everything up until about 9am. Our camper was a pigsty that morning, but by a miracle I was able to clean it all. Dad and the boys worked mostly outside to clean up. We left a little after 11am.
About to leave:
Once we got off that super bumpy road, it was smooth sailing from there. We ate lunch at another McDonald's and got gas in Pinetop. We didn't stop again until we got home. We drove through Globe instead of Payson this time.
Finally home!!:
We relaxed a little bit and then cleaned up that entire camper in only a couple hours. We had such a fun time!!
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