in a field, without a computer, television, radio, newspaper…
I feel very unwound. And now we’re back and I didn’t turn on the laptop last night, and so far have done little on it. Rather enjoying the break.
The children seem very happy to get their television back, so it’s been a fairly quiet day. The washing machine is earning its keep, but I was very pleased I handwashed the tye die 😉
So what did we do? Let’s see, arrived while most ppl were at the beach. Andrew and Kath appeared almost instantly, and stepped in to assist, Andrew with putting up tent, and Kath took the children off to the beach for a while. Having arrived late, I got a position to the edge of the main group, which turned out to be quite a good thing as I could retreat with Big to relative peace and quiet when things became too much. I do remember 4 years ago when we first went having to spend an entire day in the caravan as the excitement of a week with her friends was just too much for her!
Can’t remember what we did which day I’m afraid, but think the rough sequence involved swimming and tie dye on one day, polyfilla and kite making another day (we went out for lunch that day as well), Africa alive in the middle of the week, needle felting and basket weaving, and a cabaret. I remember that there was a barbecue (is that spelling acceptable? 😉 ) and that that was good, and that I ended up with only a couple of evenings of socialising as most nights by the time I’d got the children settled all I wanted to do was crawl into my own sleeping bag too.
Regretted the absence of a camera when I spotted B and his sons looking at a mole, and when I discovered a hedgehog attempting to raid our bin. Fairly sure that my children will have been recorded by one or two other ppl though, and pleased to see that Mazportico managed to snap my children a couple of times despite us only overlapping for an hour or so!
As is usual at these events, I seem to spend next to no time with anyone, not quite sure how that happens. And while various parts of the week go on for ever (putting the tent down springs to mind) it’s already receding into memory as the real world crowds in again. It was good to have time out though, even if I have come back with a sore throat and a rash (unrelated I suspect, but less than pleasant anyway).
So that’s all you’re getting from my scrambled brain – think I may have left part of it in a field somewhere. Well, what do you expect, camping in a fiesta? 😀
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9 responses to “A week away”
Having seen some photos and read some reports I’m even more gutted not to have been there this year, glad you had a good time though, hope the sore throat/rash clear up very soon.
You were missed – it didn’t seem right somehow 🙁
WE liked being slightly away from the main press for the same reasons, it gave DD a bit of space when she needed it (and meant you didn’t all have the “pleasure” of being close enough to here DH snore!)
Glad you had a good week, hope the de-stressing isn’t un-done too fast!
Hi Jax – I’m sucking the week’s photos out of my crummy phone camera at the mo. No flickr or blog yet, so could you send me your email address and I’ll send you the mole photos?
Hmm… I’ve just got them onto my computer – don’t expect to be overwhelmed. Lots of grass and a small dark grey blob.
hello Bob, you need a blog and flickr obviously!
Enjoying reading about the camp – sounds a busy time. Been quiet without you all 🙂
I also need a decent digital camera like Barbara’s.
well, she needs to actually flickr!