This time I arrived at the camp site with my two step children in the glorious sunshine to find that my husband had already arrived, pitched up and unpacked everything from his car (including the dog.) Happy days for us, maybe not so for him, but we appreciated all the hard work and effort he went to - especially as I had received a phone call from him earlier to say that as I had the water carrier, all he had to drink was beer from the cool-box (not a bad thing) or water from the dog bowl (yuk!) I unpacked the clothes, kitchen equipment and food from my car and we were ready to start having fun.
Our first evening was spent enjoying the evening sunshine, playing card games, exploring the camp site and, of course, eating. We had pre-made a chilli con carne which we heated up and tucked into, with enough tortilla chips to feed a small village, before the mosquitos chased us inside and we decided to settle in, listen to the radio and play more card games.
After a great night's sleep I woke at dawn to the sound of the birds chirping and the lovely relaxing noise of the water fountain in the middle of the lake and I felt happy and content with life. Then I opened my eyes wide and remembered the one thing that I had forgotten. Towels. I had forgotten to bring the towels. I had a tea-towel but that's hardly going to dry a family of four after a shower. Oh no, this was not good.
My happy, contented and peaceful morning soon turned into a frantic Google search for the nearest supermarket in an effort to go on a mission to find towels. As it turned out, we had also forgotten tea bags and milk, so my step daugher (who was awake far too early) and I set off for the nearest large supermarket, in this case, Sainsburys.
With the towels, tea bags and milk purchased, we arrived back at the camp site to the smell of bacon sizzling away and the sound of the kettle whistling...it was breakfast time! We had a very enjoyable morning playing Monopoly Star Wars but soon the temptation of the playground was too much for the kids and it was time to make some new friends. There was a fishing competition going on at the lake which the boys wished they could have participated in but we didn't think that we would have enough room in the cars for all of their gear. Still, there's always next time.
We had a lovely BBQ in the late afternoon, danced to some music on the iPod, played Twister, watched the kids chase each other around with water pistols squealing with laughter and before we knew it the sun was setting and the mosquitos were back out.
Needless to say none of us wanted to start packing up the next morning and there were plenty of long faces all around. Two nights just doesn't seem long enough when you're having so much fun!
Our two best purchases, which we found the most useful for this weekend were:
The built in washing up bowl is so handy and there is plenty of storage underneath. My step son even commented that it was like a portable kitchen, which I suppose, in a way, it is.
2. Our RAVPower Portable Battery Charger http://www.amazon.co.uk/RAVPower-16000mAh-Portable-Technology-Generation-Black-x/dp/B00OJXVDAU - this device kept our iPhones and iPads fully charged for the whole weekend. It's quite heavy but surprisingly compact.
We have more adventures booked up over the coming weeks so please keep an eye on the blog for more updates. Happy Camping!
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