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Quote: Originally posted by janespa on 11/5/2011

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Hi

We have our first camp booked this weekend, but the weather forecast is for occassional heavy showers and 14 mph winds. So do I stay or do I go? OH is not enthusiastic about the whole thing anyway, so I don't want the first trip to be a nightmare, but we won't get another chance for over month and I'm desperate to get out there! My 6 year old daughter will be happy to stay in the tent and play but my almost 2 year old son is another matter!

Jane

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Quote: Originally posted by tetchy100 on 14/5/2011

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Hey LewLincs im also from grimsby, ive not long joined this site, we started camping last year and have just bought a Hi Gear Zenobia 6 with porch, we are going to Orchard Park in Tuxford next weekend, we went a couple of times last year and we like it, ever been? I would like to go to france during the summer for a week, any advice on getting there and good sites to stay? its me, wife and 2 girls aged 4+5 would like a site with pool, bar, resturant, evening entertainment and beach close by, and an idea of what we would expect to pay, shame there is no pm function, so sorry to hijack the thread.

But go, we are going next weekend provided its not predicting heavy rain all weekend

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Well, we went - and it wasn't quite a disaster but not far off!  An accident on the motorway turned a 45 minute journey into 2 1/4 hours, by which time the skies had opened and we had to pitch in a downpour.  Rained all evening, then the sky completely cleared and the temperature dropped to about 3 degrees, which my daughter's sleeping bag was way to flimsy for, so no-one got any sleep (I had her bag - freezing - and she shared the double with daddy - wriggly!).  We had a lovely day out yesterday but came home early evening rather than risk another sleepless night. So off to Amazon for better sleeping bags, and a smaller weekend tent, and try again in a few weeks.  Everything else - site (Kingsbury Water Park CCC), kit etc, was perfect.

And despite everything I loved it and so did the kids (OH not so much - better make it a weekend tent I can erect single handed!)

Jane

Glad you enoyed yourselfs fingers cross your oh will give it ago next time x

He's agreed to 2 more trips this year, to give it a fair go, but I've said I'm happy to just take the kids next year and go with my parents to DA weekends if he still hates it. You can't force people to have fun!

Jane

The high winds on Saturday dried it for us!  Might have to wait a while before we "look back and laugh" - OH hasn't stopped frowning yet...

Jane