Sunday afternoon we drove up to our favorite camping spot near Tavaksay Canyon. It was another beautiful, late summer evening, after the strong winds calmed down. It was difficult to set up the tent and until sunset, we were concerned that the winds would ruin our camping experience. Fortunately, they died down and we had a delightful evening of camaraderie and looking at the stars. We bought a tent in a Kazakh-owned outdoor shop for Ocean. I am impressed by the quality of materials and design. It was the most aerodynamic and sturdy of the tents in our group. The design is a little different with setting up the fly sheet first and then connecting the inner tent to the fly sheet. It resulted in a sturdier design in my opinion.
On Monday morning Aaron, Owen (my friend’s son, not my son) and me took the dogs for a long walk in the sun-baked hills. The fabulous views and making our own route along the ridges and through the ravines and depressions, made for great hike. Being out in nature recharges my batteries and getting out of the city of a couple of days does me good. Nadia likes camping too now, so it is something we can do together. It was fun learning how to set up the new tent and using all of our camping gear. We hope to go a couple of more times before it gets too cold to camp.
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