Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 6, 2011 10:23:59 GMT -5
I was originally planning for this to be a one-shot, but I had so many ideas it turned into at least a couple updates. Let me know what you think!
Celtic Thunder Goes Camping
The lads were all excited, they had a few days off in Colorado, and they had decided that they wanted to spend them camping.
They had finally convinced Sharon that they were all going to come back in one piece, or at the very least, with minimum amount of injuries.
Neil, Emmet, Damian, Ryan, and Paul packed their borrowed camping gear into the back of a rented van.
While George and Keith, went shopping for food.
When they returned Paul gaped at all the food they had bought with amazement. “We’re not going to the North Pole or anything George, why did you get so much?”
“Well, I was listening to Keith’s stomach complain the whole time we were shopping,” George said.
“Then, I thought of Damian, and knowing that just between the two of them they eat enough to feed an army, I decided to get enough for two armies,” he finished with a grin.
After loading all of the food into the back, they all piled in, and started driving to the mountains.
George drove with Keith acting as co-pilot and navigator.
Ryan and Emmet sat in the first row, while Neil was stuck in the second row between Paul and Damian.
The back of the van was stuffed with everything else.
They had decided to go to Rocky Mountain National Park. While driving up the winding canyon, they all started to feel the effect of the change in altitude.
Their ears started getting plugged up, so Ryan handed out some gum that he had brought.
Paul and Damian were driving Neil crazy by both blasting different music on their ipods.
After about an hour they arrived in Estes Park, the town just outside the National Park.
They stopped at the visitor’s center to get information, and then continued driving.
But as they were driving, Keith spotted an ark. It was an actual store built in the shape of an ark.
“Stop the van George,” begged Paul, “I have to take a picture to show my niece and nephew.” “They’ll think it’s the real Noah’s ark.”
“Please George” said Damian making puppy dog eyes. George mumbled something about acting like kids, but he decided to stop.
After taking a couple of pictures, George thought they would come right back, but instead he saw them all running into the ark.
They came out with a couple bags of stuff. They all piled in with big grins on their faces.
“You guys are acting like kids in a candy store,” said George.
“Make that a toy store,” replied Ryan with a wink.
Keith put a figurine on the dash of the van. It was of a deer like animal with massive horns.
“What is that” asked Emmet.
“It’s called an elk,” replied Keith, “the cashier said that they are all over around here.”
After entering the National Park, they saw a bunch of cars pulled off to the side of the road.
“Pull over so we can see what’s the craic, George,” said Damian.
So George pulled over resigning himself to the fact that there was going to be every possible type of delay before they arrived at the campground.
Everyone piled out, including George, and they saw a large herd of elk.
They grabbed their cameras and started to take pictures.
“C’mon Damo,” said Keith, “lets get closer.” So Keith and Damian went closer, the elk were much larger up closer than they thought they would be.
When they were about five feet from one Keith wanted his picture taken with it, so he stood there, while Damian snapped a picture.
All of the sudden the elk started to chase them, Damian and Keith ran to a nearby tree and scrambled out of the reach of the elk.
After it walked away, they climbed down and walked sheepishly over to the other lads, who were laughing so hard they had tears in their eyes.
“You should have seen your faces, lads,” said Paul grinning, “and you two in that tree was priceless.”
“The best part is that I have it all on video,” said Ryan.
Keith and Damian groaned for they knew that they would never hear the end of this one.
“Well, I thought they were tame or something,” mumbled Keith as an excuse.
The others just laughed, and they all got back in and finished driving to the campground.
Note:The places in this story are actual places that I have visited.
Please comment and let me know if you think I should post more.
Celtic Thunder Goes Camping
The lads were all excited, they had a few days off in Colorado, and they had decided that they wanted to spend them camping.
They had finally convinced Sharon that they were all going to come back in one piece, or at the very least, with minimum amount of injuries.
Neil, Emmet, Damian, Ryan, and Paul packed their borrowed camping gear into the back of a rented van.
While George and Keith, went shopping for food.
When they returned Paul gaped at all the food they had bought with amazement. “We’re not going to the North Pole or anything George, why did you get so much?”
“Well, I was listening to Keith’s stomach complain the whole time we were shopping,” George said.
“Then, I thought of Damian, and knowing that just between the two of them they eat enough to feed an army, I decided to get enough for two armies,” he finished with a grin.
After loading all of the food into the back, they all piled in, and started driving to the mountains.
George drove with Keith acting as co-pilot and navigator.
Ryan and Emmet sat in the first row, while Neil was stuck in the second row between Paul and Damian.
The back of the van was stuffed with everything else.
They had decided to go to Rocky Mountain National Park. While driving up the winding canyon, they all started to feel the effect of the change in altitude.
Their ears started getting plugged up, so Ryan handed out some gum that he had brought.
Paul and Damian were driving Neil crazy by both blasting different music on their ipods.
After about an hour they arrived in Estes Park, the town just outside the National Park.
They stopped at the visitor’s center to get information, and then continued driving.
But as they were driving, Keith spotted an ark. It was an actual store built in the shape of an ark.
“Stop the van George,” begged Paul, “I have to take a picture to show my niece and nephew.” “They’ll think it’s the real Noah’s ark.”
“Please George” said Damian making puppy dog eyes. George mumbled something about acting like kids, but he decided to stop.
After taking a couple of pictures, George thought they would come right back, but instead he saw them all running into the ark.
They came out with a couple bags of stuff. They all piled in with big grins on their faces.
“You guys are acting like kids in a candy store,” said George.
“Make that a toy store,” replied Ryan with a wink.
Keith put a figurine on the dash of the van. It was of a deer like animal with massive horns.
“What is that” asked Emmet.
“It’s called an elk,” replied Keith, “the cashier said that they are all over around here.”
After entering the National Park, they saw a bunch of cars pulled off to the side of the road.
“Pull over so we can see what’s the craic, George,” said Damian.
So George pulled over resigning himself to the fact that there was going to be every possible type of delay before they arrived at the campground.
Everyone piled out, including George, and they saw a large herd of elk.
They grabbed their cameras and started to take pictures.
“C’mon Damo,” said Keith, “lets get closer.” So Keith and Damian went closer, the elk were much larger up closer than they thought they would be.
When they were about five feet from one Keith wanted his picture taken with it, so he stood there, while Damian snapped a picture.
All of the sudden the elk started to chase them, Damian and Keith ran to a nearby tree and scrambled out of the reach of the elk.
After it walked away, they climbed down and walked sheepishly over to the other lads, who were laughing so hard they had tears in their eyes.
“You should have seen your faces, lads,” said Paul grinning, “and you two in that tree was priceless.”
“The best part is that I have it all on video,” said Ryan.
Keith and Damian groaned for they knew that they would never hear the end of this one.
“Well, I thought they were tame or something,” mumbled Keith as an excuse.
The others just laughed, and they all got back in and finished driving to the campground.
Note:The places in this story are actual places that I have visited.
Please comment and let me know if you think I should post more.