Camping w/A Twist

May 14, 2007 - 7:30 AM by Stephanie

Brian of This Normal Life went on a camping/hiking trip with his family a few weeks ago. Prior to hitting The Israel Trail, however, he was ne’ery too enthused.

I don’t get what people like about camping. The tents are small and stuffy, the ground is hard and bumpy, and the sun rises too early, leading to sleep deprivation in most people I talk to. Everything gets dirty when you’re camping and if you’re near the beach, sticky too. There are inevitably mosquitoes and various creepy crawling bugs.

The last time we went camping was a total disaster, for me at least. Three years ago, we took the family on a camping trip to the Dor Beach south of Haifa for Independence Day. The beach was a sea of wall-to-wall tents, and merry makers partied into the wee hours of the night playing loud disco and trance while grilling up a pasture full of steaks and burgers.

This time, however, Brian was pleasantly surprised. He joined a group of campers-for-a-cause i.e. 40 others on the trail to raise money for kids with cerebral palsy.

Aside from motivation for the cause, the landings after 20 km daily hikes were “softer” i.e. tents set up and waiting upon arrival, catered meals & cold beer, foot massages…

Read about his experience here.

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