Forget Tuscany, we’ll have a good laugh in Weymouth
Our summer holiday plans have been made and we are taking no chances, so we will stay here in the UK. And I for one cannot wait. We were supposed to be going to Italy with all the family to stay in a beautiful villa in Tuscany. Yes, by August we may be able to go there, but we weren’t prepared to take the chance so we cancelled.
We have decided we will put off the Italian family adventure for a year and go camping with friends instead.
What could possibly go wrong?
We and two other families will be descending on a field near Weymouth for a week in the summer holidays.
My first ever camping experience was last summer and I have now discovered that I shall be putting up our tent by myself !
Apparently the girls are going to travel down to Dorset separately with the children leaving the men to take all the stuff and put up the tents.
As you might remember from last year, I’ve only put up the tent once.
But that’s one more time than our other friends who have never been camping. In fact, they’ve just bought their first tent.
What worked for me last year was the electric blanket and heater we used, as the temperature plummeted in the evening and, we were toasty inside.
Turns out we have no electricity at this year’s campsite. What am I going to do without my creature comforts?
iPads will need to be charged, kettles will need to be boiled and how on earth am I going to blow up our air bed? We’ve not thought this through!
Luckily one family are seasoned campers, the kind who could light a fire with a flint and set up a filtration system capable of purifying sea water.
I think they are going to be very busy not only looking after their own children, but also us as well, as we struggle to adapt to life without electricity.
I know it’s going to be a right old laugh though.
Camp fires, barbecues and tired kids longing to get to sleep thanks to the country air.
Who needs the hassle and stress of flying abroad when a great holiday is available right on your doorstep?