Camping

Camping checklist 1

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Morning folks, as I recently wrote I’m going camping very soon. Sunday in fact, its come around fast. I don’t know about my blog readers but I always feel we have forgotten something, so I’m going to write a list hopefully others might find helpful. I know we aren’t typical campers as we move in for a fortnight on site, so for shorter trips you can do away with much of this. Things to do before you go….Empty fridge of anything open/perishable. Try to take with you or freeze instead.Wash up and empty dishwasher so doesn’t smell stagnant when you get home.Have UHT milk in cupboard and bread in freezer so you don’t need to shop on way home.Do as much washing as you can so its not left dirty.Arrange someone to feed pets.Clean pet’s hutches before going.Unplug everything except fridge, freezer and TV digi box / sky so can […]

Im now counting down in my head

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Not long now until we go camping, woo hoo. I really really need time off from work. Its 3 weeks until we go and we are gone for 2 weeks. Please let the weather hold, camping in the rain isn’t much fun! Plus i want to “hit the beach” and try to swim in the sea. Although the idea of being with the kids in a tent…. All with just canvas between us, this worries me a little, what will my D do without doors to slam 😛

Unhappy Campers

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Well, a lovely week camping last week is being ruined this week by chav teenagers bullying us, although mainly bullying/heckling my Hubby.The night before last our car was keyed in the night on the rear behind passenger door, the night before this was keyed same place but on petrol tank side. Several times in last few days we’ve found certain tent pegs pulled right out. As seasoned campers we both can not see how this was happening to the same few pegs, despite being reattached and none of the nearby pegs moved at all, even in rain and windy weather we had a few nights ago. This evening the little punks (best non swearing word I can think of right now) started shouting names at Hubby. He doesn’t react, so I respect his choice, although they were doing thus over an hour. Now I wonder what will our car look like […]

Hello from the Great Outdoors

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Hello bloggers. Well here I am writing from my tent again.Today we went to Porthcothan beach (Padstow ish if you care to check a map). We adore this beach. It’s got RNLI lifeguards on the beach all day, they are very reassuring to see when you are on the beach with small folk. So today we were going to have a packed lunch on beach, totally disrupted by wasps. Lucky my son was paying more attention than me, a wasps landed on edge of my sarnie as I was busy talking between bites. So glad little Jenny yelled “Mummy no, its got a waspy on it” or I would likely be in local hospital. I’m not properly allergic, but I do swell significantly and a sting in mouth/throat area would affect breathing. That’ll teach me to talk so much eh? After lunch we zipped everything into my lovely camouflage Gelert pop-up tent […]

First day camping

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Well, we arrived, albeit rather later than planned. (my fault as I’m lazy.) It’s nearly 10pm as I start to write this blog from my phone. First kettle of the day is *finally* boiling, Hurrah! Hot chocolate, cow pjs and bed time. It’s been a stressful afternoon, the drive here wasn’t so bad, except a near miss on the motorway. We were in the middle lane, sensible speed overtaking a small car. A car in the slow lane indicates to pull into middle lane, in front of us, and a car in fast lane does the same. Neither bothers to check properly that its clear and neither seemed to see each other, or our car. Hard to miss us really, estate car, roof box and a trailer!! Anyways, it was ok – I closed my eyes and braced for a crash, told kids to sit up straight (so seat belts […]