Weekend Mind Wandering

The spring season is upon us as the cherry blossoms festival have started this month all over the country. That also signals increased outdoor activities and goods on sale related to it. I've seen camping and picnic goods so far, along with fitness and exercise goods.

Realistically, there is a very minimal possibility of my need for those. It is a bit different from my dreamland though. I would like to be able to let my son experience more outdoor on his teen years with a little similar with mine. Those memories will surely be treasured as one grow older. Things that a person will learn beyond the pages of a book, outside the walls of a classroom are priceless.

Being able to complete a long trek, sleep under the starry sky, survive a few days of limited comforts of daily life and learning that one can actually live despite the situation will hopefully build a person to become stronger as one faces adulthood.

Sitting on the "throne" made me dream of an outdoor adventure with my son in the near future. It also made me think of an adventure tour of sorts -- a specialized one. What possible activities should be included? trek/hike/ pitching tent/ starting fire without match, navigation etc. My mind is starting to go wild again. I remember a UPian blogging about a course like navigation in UP.

I have to tame it down for a bit. I would also like to do beach camping. I know that my folks had taken my son on one when he was younger and I do hope to be able to do that as well. It may be just a casual one with just simply sleeping in a tent by the beach. I think there's this place somewhere in my friend's hometown where that is possible. Beach camping.

I think I can try that here for now and see how they work it here. I know some expats occasionally do that round here. What will I need? Tent, sleeping bags, portable stove and cooking pots. My dad would probably just bring his bolo, hammer, saw and nylon tarp for the sleeping and kitchen need.

Back to the beach camping that may be more possible...P with the neighbor brothers at Fione's place. Just chill for 2N3D. When will that be possible? Let's work it out.

Signing off for now.