This is a trick, and is not a motorcycle post. I normally camp from my motorcycle. Something great about just going on your motorcycle and stopping for the night somewhere. I owe my friends a big apology for all the years of teasing them about the quantity of stuff they camp with. I’d show up on my bike with minimal gear and be a jerk about it. Well I went car camping and my car was over stuffed with gear.
I did not know I had so much camping gear. It filled up the trunk and the back seat. WTF? What is worse is I kept my normal small tent and gear which fit in one bag. What is all this other stuff?
Kabob on the hibachi
One advantage of car camping is you can bring along the hibachi. I love my little ceramic hibachi it gets super hot and stays that way. It is not camping if you don’t grill food at least one night. Sirloin steak, mushrooms, onions, and peppers make for some delicious kabobs, or is kebabs? I de-kabob’d the vegies to get an even cook, and can veggies be a kebab? We had a fire in the fire pit that night. I guess I could have cooked there and brought less stuff.
Galveston Island state park refresh!
The Galveston Island State Park had suffered some serious damage from a prior storm and was updated and re-opened in January of 2022. It is very nice now. The facilities are new and very nice, but the picnic area and camp slots are very close together now. This is good as it leaves more room for the nature and it is splendid now. New rinse showers for the picnic area and new bathrooms. I miss the iconic old concrete shelters, but the new ones maintain a similar shape if not the big circular windows. The new stuff is more inviting to include nature in your view and block none of it. All while protecting the nature from human traffic.
Why has it been so long since I’ve been camping? I need to fix my motorcycle and get out there. I got home so relaxed it was worth the trip.