We woke up with no miles to make and a couple days of adventuring before us in the sand dunes of Jessie M. Honeyman State Park. So we decided to start with some awesome BBQ cooked bacon and egg breakfast sandwiches. Having being able to connect to cellular data at our campsite and do some research the night before, we made a plan to combat the stinky water problem that was occurring with the trailer. It was divide and conquer and so Catherine hiked off with the boys to go explore the sand dunes while I went into Florence to seek out vinegar.

Climbing the dunes and keeping track of everyone in what is a surprisingly vast and definitely unpredictable landscape is a big effort for one parent.

I did my best to complete my task as efficiently as possible. However, not without delay…I realized the vinegar I bought was labelled distilled and I had no idea if this was the regular strength for vinegar in the US or Canada. My phone, not connected to the internet, meant that I went back into town to see if there was anything different. There was not. I returned with more of the same vinegar available and continued on the task of pumping it into the hot water tank and water lines. I was still completing this task when everyone returned for lunch. Catherine confirmed that the vinegar I was using was similar to any vinegar available and so I finished the job.

We had lunch as quickly as possible and let the lines and tank sit while we went to play at the fresh water lake at the bottom of one of the dunes nearby. This was an amazing experience with running down the dune into the water and some good swimming in the lake. Despite the cooler air and cloud cover it was still amazing and we had to force kids out of the water despite some shivers.

On the return to camp the boys performed at the campground amphitheatre, which was amazing, and as I learned later the second performance of the day.

After dinner it was back to the dunes and I got to experience the joy of running down the dunes! The goal I found was to take as big a high, loping steps as you can and then it feels like you are running on the moon. Very, very, fun!

We rounded out our day by settling by a campfire and roasting marshmallows for s’mores. The water smell was corrected in the trailer and we decided to bypass the hot water tank for the rest of the trip.