7/29 - 7/31/17 (2 nights)
2017 bag nights: 21
We went back to Laurel River Lake for what is turning into an annual camping trip with friends from Danville. It was a beautiful weekend and there were only a couple walking tent sites left. We were lucky to get a double site with easy access to the water. For the future, the walk-in sites on the G Loop are a decent way down hill. It was a bit of a haul setting up camp, but we made it.
After getting set up, I inflated the kayak and squeezed all three kids in for a short paddle.
When we got back to camp, our friends had arrived and it was time for a swim.
Woke up to a beautiful day.
The kids had fun throwing rocks ...
...and then we played in the water. The oldest kids had fun paddling around in the cove.
The last day I took the oldest three for a short paddle and swim.
Both nights is was clear enough for astrophotography, but the first night I walked down to the shore, there was group of people with a lantern or something, so I headed back to the tent and went to bed. Thankfully, the second night no one was around so I got to play with my camera a little bit. It turns out there is a ton of light pollution to the northeast (I assume it is London). But I still got to practice.
As an experiment, I tried a whole bunch of slightly zoomed in photos. This is a stack of 35 8 second photos at 48mm. Not sure why, but there is a bit of blurring on the edges, the center still looks ok. Next time, I'll have to aim at a specific part of the sky and see what happens.
And then a couple milky way photos over the trees.
For the future, I think I will avoid Holly Bay on the weekends, it is way to crowded feeling when it is full. But, all in all, a great couple of nights with friends.
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