We were fortunate to have our friends Natalia and Brandon and their son Kai join us the first night (very fortunate, since they arrived later than the time the gates should have been locked, but the guard was kind and let us through). And then Kay joined us on Saturday night. We had the campsite all to ourselves.
It’s a funny thing camping in a botanical garden. During the day there are park patrons enjoying a peaceful walk through the gardens, and then WHAMMO! There’s our tent on the other side of the naupaka plant and there we are lounging around eating crackers with children running around playing. We got a few weird looks – and a lot of “Hey, how can we camp here?!?”
We went Hawaiian sledding,
fishing,
Can you see the fish?
duck feeding,
swinging on banyan trees,
croquet,
playing in water,
ball games, and plenty of relaxation.
Natalia learned that if you leave your child unattended for long enough, you may find him naked and walking aimlessly about in the woods. 
One story about the fishing, fishing time ended at 4:00. Everyone caught a fish except for Kezia. She was doubly frustrated because she hadn't caught a fish last time we were here. We only had 3 minutes left so I helped her hold her line. I then decided it would be a great opportunity to share with her all of Abraham Lincoln's disappointments before he became president, hoping that would motivate her in some way. (Good move, mom!) Halfway through my jibber-jabber, she caught the biggest fish of the day! Look how proud she was!
Can you tell we LOVE this place?!!
We wondered why it’s not better known and the guard told us they like to keep it a secret. Well, I’m glad we found out about it! Nate and I agree that this porscha-camping campsite is worth $80/night, but the best part is that’s free!
We reserved the campsite for Thanksgiving weekend with plenty of space for more people. We're going to cook a turkey over the fire. Who wants to come join us?!
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