Hi! Yesterday I and Tanne went camping on a really small island next to Ruxton Island, the same place where we searched for oysters last time we had a boat trip. It was so much fun!!

The island was even prettier than last time: all the pink flowers were coming out everywhere, and there were brooding geese, bees, seals, and even hummingbirds! It looked (and smelled) like spring :)

Around noon, the family dropped us offwith the boat with a tent and some other camping stuff. We searched for a high place to set up the tent (it was a big tent!) and settled in after exploring the island. (Which you can walk around in less than 5 minutes).

At low tide, we could walk to Ruxton Island. It was about an hour walk around and we saw a lot of vacation houses: there are a few residents on Ruxton island but there was no electricity or running water. We found a funny swing too where we, of course, stopped for a while.

We grabbed some dry wood from Ruxton island and brought it to our place. When we came back to ‘our’ island the water began already to rise, so we were happy to be on time (otherwise we would have had a pretty wet foot).

After watching the sunset (it was so beautiful!!), we tried to set up a fire. It took forever but I couldn’t handle the fact we might not have a fire that night so we kept trying, and after a while, we finally managed to get (a big!!) fire on the beach. We roasted some marshmallows underneath the stars, which was so much fun to do! After an hour or something, we heard the fire hissing. We were super confused and put on a flashlight: there was water everywhere!! The tide had sneaked upon us and in less than two minutes our fire was gone, while we were just standing there with our marshmallows… It was sad but it was actually super funny too :)

After watching a movie and eating some snacks in our tent, we got to sleep. I had the chance to finally see the sunrise, so I set up an alarm and got out of bed at 5:45 am. It was worth it! Luckily I could get some sleep afterward: we slept almost ‘till 10:30 am! It’s been weeks since I slept that long!

After breakfast, Will and Ruxton picked us up. After we got some mussels and clams, we pulled up the traps of prawns. Will also showed us his treehouse on ValdesIsland which he build when he was younger. It was super big, and definitely a treehouse!

That night we ate again so much seafood: Jen prepared them in a delicious sauce with garlic and saffron.

It was such a nice experience to camp!! I posted some new pictures of the camping too. Thanks to Will and Jen for giving us the opportunity and for dropping us off! :))