Aug 2nd, Thursday, Jacobs Lake, Arizona

LAZY day, we hung around the camp ground until the afternoon and then finally all walked about 1.5 miles to this little store/hotel near the visitor’s center for Kaibab National Forest, Jacob’s Lake Inn.  It was a happening little spot with a diner and gift shop and small grocery.

We almost bought marshmallows and chocolate bars there but the marshmallows were all stuck together and the chocolate had almonds in it and someone flipped out.

But this has been the ONLY campsite where we can have a fire!  They seem to have thunderstorms in the afternoon and their fire threat is at moderate.  The fire rings are in the middle of the campground with picnic tables around them not right next to your camper like you’d expect but we were the only one’s there so it was fine and still very close to our camper for the 20 trips we made back and forth.

So very excited Rick paid $6 for 6 pieces of wood from the campground, you aren’t allowed to bring your own tainted wood in.  But we could use pine needles and someone else had left wood at another fire ring.  It probably took 30 minutes to start the fire with damp wood and no good kindling.  FINALLY got it going good after an hour and Rick had also bought marshmallows and chocolate from the camp office, you don’t want to know what he paid!

Trip 1 back to the camper – chairs to sit closer to the fire it was cold outside, trip 2 – popcorn, trip 3 – wipes, trip 4 – more popcorn, trip 5 – blankets, trip 6 – plastic wine glasses and wine, trip 7 – fire crystals (change the flame colors), trip 8 – more wine, etc.

We stayed out there a long time, the girls were collecting pine needles, and I told them that in Indian times this would have been their chore to collect kindling.  Well they took it very seriously and then made a huge pile and said they were making a bed, and Lauren really thought they were sleeping out there that night.  We all got a little crazy throwing pine needles on the fire they were fun to watch instantly combust but alas we had to douse the fire with provided water.  We went inside watched the movie ‘RV’ and ate mac and cheese.

Good day!