Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, Delaware

We saw these little guys throughout the weekend, but the most amazing sight was when I took a little side trail and the entire earth erupted in front of me. There were hundreds of them, all headed toward the water – I assume they’d been sunning themselves on the rarely-used trail before I disturbed them.

The photos of my husband’s hand are blurry and poorly focused because he doesn’t follow directions very well. All I wanted for him to do was get at least 6 ft away (I had my zoom lens on) and stay still, and he would do neither. ;)

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Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, Delaware

We made an attempt at a letterboxing hunt, but were unsuccessful. While we were at it, though, we had a nice walk from the campgrounds over to the Island Trail (and beyond), and then stopped to rent a pedal boat and take it across the pond for my very pregnant sister and her husband. :)

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Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, Delaware

We reserved the two island campsites for the weekend. I took the kayaks down, and other people used them but not me. Haven’t been back in one since the accident.

If you’re ever looking for a cheap Delaware getaway, I highly recommend the island sites at TPSP – there are two of them, and you’ll want to get both, because that leaves you pretty much isolated from the rest of the campsites. The bathroom and bathhouse are both within easy walking distance, as is a water pump, but there’s no reason for anyone else to be in or near your campsite since there’s nothing else out there, and the privacy is nice. You can also fish and boat straight from the site!

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