But when the moonlight washes over our bed
and the road slows
A lonely siren screeching ’round the bend
The cool air blows
Raising the hair on my skin
We come face to face
Try to let each other inI will comfort you (I will comfort you)
- cyndi lauper

In the end it’s all about time. Even us relatively relaxed hippie sorts sometimes have to take time to deal with time. Like when we head up from Baraboo to Washburn for the Inland Sea Kayak Symposium. The right time to leave is usually Wednesday. On Wednesday you can always, well I say always, but not quite always. . get a campsite. (you can’t reserve) Well, not this year! The campground was full on site, the overflow was reserved and the second overflow was way too far away from bathrooms and such that you need with a 6 year old. And the other choices put us a drive away from the symposium grounds.

So in the silly indecisiveness that goes with crazy minds like mine we set up the tent at the second overflow as it seemed the best we were going to do. You can imagine most days I am running to classes and such and may or may not have the truck which leaves everyone else to fend for themselves. At least if we are in walking distance Gryphon can play at the park on on the beach. Ahh, but as it began to get dark we were all feeling a bit ostracized out in this big field alone. No campfires to warm the night, no quick strolls down on the beach. It felt a bit cold and alone. . So sitting there eating my cold sandwich in the last amber glow of the sun. . I said. . “Let’s go to a hotel”. . .

So at 9:30 at night we walked into the North Coast Inn, a small but ok little motel a few blocks from the symposium grounds. We heard from the owner the stories of other kayaker’s who also shared our thought process. In fact this morning, the parking lot is full of roof racks and sea boats. LOL!

Yeah, I prefer camping. . . and lord knows it’s certainly cheaper. But at these gigs having a warm fire, fresh water, and showers near by is sort of important. It makes it much more comfortable to attend lectures, teach, and generally have a good time when you have your little creature comforts.

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