If you want to do a good deed to bugs, namely mosquitoes, give them fresh food by visiting any of Wisconsin's state parks. Going with or without bug repellent will do. Even if you put it on after a couple minutes of leaving your vehicle, they will have had enough time to get a good meal.
Eliza is protecting her eyes from the smoke. Her idea. Abby is reacting to the mosquitoes.
Kids working on a project by flashlight.
Abby took this picture of the wetlands/nature reserve. We camped in a wooded area. We were at Richard Bong State Park and Recreation Area. It is massive. It has places for hunting, four wheeling, horse-back riding, camping, swimming, snowmobiling, bird watching, etc.
Eliza and Andrew both had somewhere between 12 and 14 mosquito bites on their faces. Andrew's were all on his forehead. Hard to see here...but it was bad! It didn't take long before we were covering faces with bug spray as well. Sheesh!! You know, they say here that mosquitoes are the state bird.
Abby (like all of us) got attacked in the first minute upon leaving the car. Some even through her pants. Poor girl.
Despite all the bugs we had a lot of fun! We jumped rope, swam, ate hot dogs and foil dinners, roasted marshmallows, had lots of snacks and treats, told shadow stories at night in the tent, played frisbee and catch, and all that good camping stuff. The extra fun was that our friends, the Greens, camped along with us for a night. What a treat!
2 comments:
What brave souls! Mosquitoes can be vicious! Looks like you still had tons of fun. You're such a cute family.
I feel your pain...I am a magnet for mosquitoes! Such fun posts-looks like y'all are having a fun summer!
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