Serendib Travel

Overall, nice time at Camp Bullfrog, despite the lack of sleep. Definitely going to plan on at least two nights next time we go out. I might take Kavi and her girlfriends in a month or so, when they’re all fully-vaccinated, if their parents agree; I think that could be really fun for them, esp.

Anand threw a stick in the lake, and Kavi was irritated because the lake had been perfectly empty before, but then they noticed that the wind was blowing it towards the shore, so she became determined to retrieve the stick, which she actually managed to do. Then she handed it to him, and he threw

I guess most people aren’t quite as willing to pull their kids out of school for a day of camping as we are. It felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. We walked out to the fishing pier, where they have picnic tables set up, and made a little art. (Anand isn’t in

Coming off of Kavi’s birthday party, I didn’t prep much food for camping — sometimes I make curry and freeze it in advance, to heat up over the fire. And mas paan (beef curry bun) is really nice to have for an easy meal that doesn’t require a fire. But I did find our sandwich

But I took pictures of absolutely everything that was, even the dandelions that are also in my own backyard.

Anand got bored with the very calm paddling after 20 minutes or so, so went back with Kevin; I swapped in with Kavi, and we went around again. It was very peaceful. This is not adventure kayaking, but if you’re looking to relax, lying down in your kayak and chatting with your almost-14-year-old daughter is

Normally you can rent kayaks, but that is also currently closed due to COVID; I’m assuming they’ll be lifting those restrictions soon. We brought one of our inflatable double kayaks, which takes up a LOT of room in our little car; we definitely couldn’t fit camping chairs, for example, if we’re bringing one of these.