This canopy was our home for the next 14 hours. Rain. Thunderstorms. Tornado watch... its never cool to see a posting from the rangers about a tornado watch when camping. Nonetheless, we were safe and enjoyed playing cards for a few hours. The canopy held up, but our air mattress leaked and their tent was a bit wet.
We had just gone to bed when we heard a little rustle outside. *** Backstory is that last month we had visitors and Melissa wasn't sure what raccoons would do or if they would bother us. She may have kept me awake by saying they were "calling their friends," and asked me if they were going to open the cooler. It was hilarious. *** This time the raccoon was really brave, we just went to bed and he was out. Melissa wanted to get a look, so she flashed the light outside. This thing was a huge, hadn't missed a meal in years. We now know what a campground animal eats like. This thing was 2x fatter than Duncan and just shorter than him. He was brave too! He went right up to Duncan's dishes and pawed at them. There were some fat hand prints all over the coolers as well, which begs the question... can raccoons open a locked cooler?
It rained all night, so we packed up in the AM and headed home, setting up the tent in the front yard to dry. Booo rain, awesome weekend - especially the company.
Melissa is doing great. So beautiful. Her belly is growing and so is the baby. Over the next few weeks the baby will add about 5 more pounds. We'll post a belly picture soon. Melissa used to laugh at me for falling asleep early at night - now baby has her wiped out by 9 PM every night. I cant imagine what its like to carry a baby.
We appreciate all of your well wishes and prayers!
- Adam, Melissa, Duncan and Baby
PS - the tribe has spoken on the polls, first poll left the sex of the baby at a virtual draw... but you definitely don't want us to open the envelope :)
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I would like to weigh in and say that yes, a raccoon can definitely open a locked cooler. I recall a camping trip when we heard the fat monsters at night but didn't bother to go scare them off. The next morning - the cooler was open and there was plenty missing. Empty juice containers and some other assorted foods were found strewn about the woods near our site that morning. That marked the first time my dad employed the infamous "cooler rubbersnubbers (or bungees if you call them that)" to lock down the grub. That lasted a few trips. The next step was to ensure that all coolers get locked securely in the car. Then, one night, I saw a raccoon wandering around with a bent up coat hanger...
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