Hunting Island

Hunting Island State Park is a fantastically interesting place to visit should you have the time and the means. While a fantastic place to camp, it is tailored more to RV's than tents. However, we took a small bus and pitched our tents just fine.
It is an island with beautiful beaches, warm water, and sights and sounds of nature. There are a great number of trails for bicycling, bring a frisbee for play on the beach, and make plenty of time to swim. If you are an ocean fishing fan, be sure to pack your gear as well!
On this adventure we pulled in and hit the ocean before even pitching our tents. Then we split the work and prepped the shrimp for the shrimp boil (www.campfirefeast.blogspot.com) while there was some ocean fishing going on. For us, the fishing only had minimal success but the shrimp was delicious!
After dinner we finally finished making camp, decided that a bike ride sounded pretty good and caught the sunset on the beach. There are some beaches that won't let you ride on the sand, but luckily here you can. Not only did we catch the sunset, but the heat lightning was awesome. Finished the night with a midnight swim and a shower never felt so good! This is the time you will be glad you brought your sleeping pad because the ground can be a bit rough. Hanging out around the fire we had a couple of late night visitiors including deer and raccoon. Not to mention one of the kids had a lizard in their tent!

The next morning, "mountain biking" across the island toward the lighthouse for an adventure. Then, we had the unfortunate experience of having to switch campsites, although we moved to a much more level spot and the kids did most of the work. So we let the kids choose what they wanted for lunch and of course they came up with Ramen. Always a good back up plan for camping food. An afternoon at the beach playing frisbee and catching rays to wrap up another day. Beware of the mosquito's - they are super thick everywhere on the island.

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