The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Tag: camping

  • South We Go: Wandering Vik, Iceland

    South We Go: Wandering Vik, Iceland

    —

    by

    Emily Sara Smucker
    in

    When you plan a trip in three days, and when you take along a baby and a toddler, there’s only so much you can plan. All we managed to do that first Sunday was get the camper van and drive 30 minutes to our campground in Reykjavik, and the only scenery we saw was fields…

  • The Trials and Triumphs of the First Day of Iceland

    —

    by

    Emily Sara Smucker
    in

    Well, here I am in Iceland. It’s Monday morning, and I’m sitting in a hostel drinking tea. It’s been an adventure so far, though perhaps not kind you’d envy. Our flight from Atlanta landed in JFK Saturday night, massively delayed, and we stood up, backpacks on, ready to dash to the next gate and beg…

  • Let’s Camp Here Forever and Never Go Home

    —

    by

    Emily Sara Smucker
    in

    “Going on a trip is kinda like eating at a buffet,” said Ben. “Do you get a little of everything or a lot of a few things that you really love?” Our camping trip was definitely the “a little of everything” variety. We drove up and down the southern Oregon coast, seeing everything there was…

  • The Redwoods Expedition (Part 2)

    —

    by

    Emily Sara Smucker
    in

    (Read part 1 here) I woke up to the sun streaming through the windows of Elaine’s van, shining on the orange pillows and vintage suitcases. “Yes! Maybe it will finally warm up in here,” I thought, curling deeper into my sleeping bag. It had been a rather cold night. I heard a rustle of tent…

  • The Redwoods Expedition (Part 1)

    —

    by

    Emily Sara Smucker
    in

    I resented daylight savings when I got up early Monday morning to take my last final of the term, but as evening rolled around I was so thankful for it. “Maybe we’ll have just enough time to set up our tent before it gets dark,” said Ashlie, leaning over the seat. I held my phone…

  • Abandon me in Bandon

    —

    by

    Emily Sara Smucker
    in

    I will never get tired of the ocean. It gets me every time, like a whisper saying “you belong here.” Of course I’ve been to the ocean many many times, but this weekend my youth group switched it up a bit and went camping in Bandon, further south than the beaches we normally visit. It…

  • Sick of Lists

    —

    by

    Emily Sara Smucker
    in

    I got a small red binder in hopes that I could fill it with lists, and thus organize my life. One of this lists was, “Ideas for blog posts.” All my blog post ideas were lists. You know, like, “five movies that have amazing fashion.” Or, “my ten weirdest recurring dreams.” But my last post…