Special camping bonus: camping noise

Rusty blackbirds are called “rusty” because their call sounds a bit like rusty hinges. There was a whole flock of them around our campsite, and we awoke to dawn light and a rusty blackbird chorus. Be forewarned that camping isn’t always quiet!

When did our “test run” in the backyard, we got a taste of what a fox’s mating call sounds like. It’s a bit disconcerting. (Here’s a sample from another Youtube user.)

All in all – if you’re going camping and you have fibromyalgia, either learn to appreciate nature noises or bring earplugs. I happen to like the ambiance, but if you already have trouble sleeping it might be good to come prepared for crazy animal/bird sounds.

Camping photos

As promised, here are some photos from camping. (Real update coming Monday!)

We have a Mountain Hardware Light wedge 3, which is…light. And rather small, but perfectly acceptable for our needs. Although it would be nice if we could stand up in it…The site was perfect – pine needles are comfy to sleep on, and as it’s the off season it was very quiet. We also (accidentally) ended up getting one of the larger sites, which was wonderful.

This is a view from behind the tent – we positioned it so that at night we could look out from our tent “window” and see the stars. There are so many once you get away from a city!

When we woke up! It was gorgeous, even though it was a little disconcerting to be roaming about that early.

Aside from testing the camping equipment, this was the whole point of our trip. It was too cold to swim – brrr, Atlantic in April – but walking alongside it was very relaxing.