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我说：
我们来到了圣荷西露营基地（San Jose Family Camp），这已经是第三次来这里休闲了。孩子们喜欢去野外露营，可是准备工作却难为了城市化的父母。怎么办呢？到哪里去找一个不用支帐篷，坐下来就有饭吃，又能享受到野外气息的地方呢？那就是圣荷西露营基地了。
露营基地有各式各样安排好的活动，或者参加他们组织的活动，或者搬张帆布椅子坐在小河边上，观赏着孩子们没完没了的玩耍，这是怎样的一种优哉游哉的生活啊！那条小河不大，可以在那里打水仗，漂流筏子，捡鹅卵石。更牛的是捡金子，真的，加州是个淘金的地方，不过大部分时间捡到的是假金子（Fool’s Gold）。
白天有活动，晚上也有节目。第一天晚上先是玩Bingo，然后则是孩子们喜欢的凌波竞赛（Limbo Contest）。凌波竞赛起源于Trinidad，在欢快的音乐声中，一行人通过一根杆子，每个人必须挺立或者后仰着通过，不然的话就算出局了。每一轮杆子下降一点，一直到最后的胜利者为止。个子矮的小孩有着天然的优势，不过有些个子高的大人却取胜于高超的柔软度。无论是挺而过杆，还是被叫出局，到处是人们的欢声笑语。老爸带着儿女一起参赛，他们过杆过得开心，我这个旁观者也不容易，始终替他们捏着一把汗，从老爸第一个出局，到儿子中途碰杆，一直到女儿成为最后几个胜利者，噢，甭提有多紧张了，当然也很开心！
儿子说：
Today is Saturday, the 7th day of our trip. Today, we headed towards the last leg of our trip, San Jose Family Camp, a camp run by the city of San Jose. At first we expected a short drive from our hotel in Oakhurst to San Jose Family Camp, which is only 10-ish miles west of the grounds of Yosemite National Park. However, we soon found out that the drive wasn’t going to be a short drive. The so-called highway was a very narrow road frequented by signs warning of falling rocks and loose gravel ahead. We found ourselves behind a big truck, whose driver was really just trying to not fall over the edge. When we finally got to San Jose Family Camp, we had missed lunch, though fortunately early enough to still grab some leftovers.
Even though this is the 3rd time we have gone to San Jose Family Camp, this year is proving to be quite different. First, the river was flooded this year, destroying our San Jose Family Camp ritual of going down the small river on a float. Now, the flow was too strong. This year’s activities will also be different, as it will be the first time we will have done the Mission Impossible and the movie night activities.
San Jose Family Camp does get dark fast, with lights attracting mosquitoes and moths; it’s probably wise to go to sleep earlier.
女儿说：
I had a bad day today.
Today we spent half of the day driving. When we got to San Jose family camp, we missed lunch, all because Daddy miscalculated how much time it would take to drive. Pity me, the poor girl who missed lunch.
Then, I found out that the river was swollen so much that I couldn’t stand in it without being swept away. That meant no boat race, no water games, no nothing. TOTAL DISASTER!
Well, I hope tomorrow will be a better day for me. Oh, yeah, I found a calm place. I played with my friends at the calm spot. See, my luck is getting better and better! 
在大自然之中，总是让人很开心。
谢谢，我们全家都喜欢圣荷西露营基地 ：）