May 24 weekend

The May 24th weekend is a big deal here in Newfoundland. It has gone from a celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday to the weekend when a 2four( Pronounced too fer) is drank and people get plastered in a tent. A 2four for people who do not know is a create of 24 beers. People head out into the "country" have a fire and camp out and get plastered. I say country in "" because people often are camping in the city campsites and their backyards. Some people head out to campsites just outside of the city limits and others stay in gravel pits along the side of the road. "Gravel Pit" camping is famous here in Newfoundland. Gravel pits along the side of the roads are often full with RV and campees. When we first moved here we did a bit of gravel pit camping as we couldn't afford the prices of the campsites. We however were not in RV or camper vans. We had a tent. It was not all it is cracked up to be. Not only are you sleeping on gravel by the side of the road, which in itself can be quite ominous. There are no bathroom facilities. The campsites are marginally better as they have "facilities" which are outhouses. This can be particularly disgusting depending on the time of the year that you go. In the heat of the summer with the number of flies we get here it can be quite horrid.
Anyways back to my topic. Newfoundland is one of those places in the world that has unpredictable often strange weather. A common saying here is if you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes and look out a different window. It is because we are an Island in the Atlantic Ocean on the cold side of the golf stream and Labrador current. Often on the May 24th weekend we have snow & rain. This doesn't stop people from going out into the "country". The May 24th weekend is considered the beginning of the summer parties and celebrations. So the Question is what are we going to do with this long weekend......
Lewie has a friend coming over for a sleep over tonight. We may have a BBQ if the rain holds off. Mostly I am going to enjoy having an extra day off work after a particularly long and stressful week.