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This is something that I have had to learn by trial and error. My mother has been my constant supporter throughout the week and has encouraged me to plan and remember this. I shared my excitement of going on my first ever camping trip with my kids and her grandkids. Here she was, huffing and puffing with tips and instructions for every situation. My mom's talk is fine with me, but listening to her lecture can be uncomfortable. I attempted to complete the job faster than I should. I made a terrible mistake and learned that the next day, or two, was my fault.We took our car along with us, and we drove it to the campground. I was trying to do the rustic experience I've had with my father back in the past, so I chose one of the remotest locations, which, it transpired later was located in a huge no-service zone. That means out smartphones were not working, and we were pretty much alone without a camping party in sight. I'm not judging you, I was expecting to have a great trip off work.. We spent 3 days outdoors in the nature surroundings, in the midst of the natural world.. In less than 24 hours, we drove to home.What did you do? We didn't have bars, or Internet access, and we had absolutely nothing. I had brought my laptop, along with a couple of games online. It was just impossible to remove it from the bags. I had a beautiful backdrop that I could show my children. They only wanted to check their messages, their emails and keep track of their things at school and other things. It was just too for me, so I packed my bags to leave. My kids sound almost like little pigs enjoying delicious food once we were out of the wifi-less zone. My kids are my favorite. It was an embarrassing incident. They gasped and mooaned when their phones started ringing and announcing the arrival of text messages.Since then, I've learned how to be more prepared and attempt not to go through an internet-less zone without even some roaming. On a long trip on the boat to get to our destination, we had to have our new best friends. Two tablets and a laptop were loaded with Hulu offline video downloads, Netflix movies and show on one device and every music video I had on the other. I also used the Windows app store which has both Hulu apps and Netflix apps. I have over 600 hours of viewing materials and the complete episodes of South Park, Friends, Will & Grace and Friends seasons.<img width="392" src=" |
