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　WOW!!

Thank you all for taking the time and trouble to respond to my request for help, your comments have been read and taken onboard.

It is clear that I did not go into sufficient detail in my original post, so here goes:-

1/ I am well aware that my plan is not strictly `wild` camping … that’s why I put the word like I did. Wild camping for me would be, for one instance, by digging a latrine which I do know how to achieve.

2/ Every day there will be an excursion off-site, such as the beach (there are many many different ones in the area), waterfalls, caving with wet-suits headlights etc, boat trips (via this company … http://www.gowercoastadventures.co.uk/booking.php ), mountain biking, Dan yr Ogof Caves, coal mines, fishing … I could go on and on, but I hope you get the idea. I have spent nigh on 3yrs thinking and planning about this holiday.

3/ Yes, I have invested in books on British trees/wild flowers etc., because there are wonderful woods including a river on this site. Last year I spent many weeks of frustrating attempts trying to master the art of creating fire without matches using this method http://www.bushcraft.ridgeonnet.com/bowdrill%20tutorial.htm . I succeeded at last after dozens of efforts. I shall begin teaching the kids (and anyone else in the locale) from day one. This will involve identifying different woods, trying out blah blah blah. You get the drift I hope. Kids will be off foraging in the woods for hours (under supervision from the mums of course) and I hope at the end of it all they too will be successful.

4/ Every evening the kids will be encouraged to diarise, in their own words, the day’s events. Also, I have lots of indoor and outdoor games/pursuits up my sleeve. I actually made using old canvas pup tents something similar to this …http://new.canvastentshop.co.uk/product_detail.aspx?pdid=1589 with sides as it rains here more horizontal than vertical, hand sewing with an old `palm and needle` which belonged to my late father.

5/ Also every evening, I will be telling a story, it maybe a factual account of daring episodes of life or a ghost story (not to scary.. hehehe).

6/ I have done 2 reconnoitres to this site and taken video footage so I do know how the land lays here, so to speak.

I do hope in view of the foregoing info, you will all understand that this telly/dvd business in merely an option.

Thank you all for your kind comments,

Eric.

Ps … My VW Caravelle is 25 yrs old and the noise (?) will be contained within it. The spirit of the site will be maintained. IE …radio/music blaring from dawn to dusk.