Went camping at Myles Standish w/ Lynette, her boys, her bestie and her son...
I'm a little too pleased with my phrasing of "camping is a carnival of inconveniences" (planning, packing, driving, setting up tents and patio structures, food prep and washing up, hiding out from bugs (and vigilance for those tent zippers always all the way to the ground) sore backs from iffy mattresses, breaking camp and getting all those tents back into bags) - but I had a great time! Like I dig the go someplace in nature / disconnect experience but I don't QUITE grok how it resonates SO much more as a whole - in a way a leisurely weekend of friends visiting, with cocktails in the yard and a nature hike or lake visit just wouldn't.
Back in Arlington we had a nice outdoor meal at Town Tavern, appreciating being back in civilization, which maybe is also part of the point.
