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I hate the look I get at work when I say I'm going camping! I've even been told that it's wrong that I'm not taking my daughter on a 'proper' holiday!! No-one will even take the time to listen to what I've got o say about it, how rude lol! They seem to have the impression that we spend all day in or around a tiny tent, with no toilets or showers, surrounded by mud in the middle of an empty field. Couldn't be more wrong!

For us our tent is our base and we spend most of our time exploring the area or visiting museums, beaches or other attractions.  We have a family sized tent so that if we do get stuck inside on a rainy day, we have space to play or relax without getting in eachothers way. We pick a site with toilets, showers a laundry, everything we need and most importantly, no one tells us what to do or when! Thats the beauty of camping in my book, that and that early morning smell. I'm not usually a morning person, but I love getting up and making my way to the shower, saying hello to total strangers all in the same boat as me, feeling the dewy grass underfoot and finally coming back to a hot cup of tea which I sit and enjoy while thinking about the people on their way to work on stuffy, smelly trains or stuck in airports etc.

I love buying a new piece of kit and setting it up for the first time, I'm like a kid at christmas! I also love the smell of the equipment! It all takes me back to being a kid. Brilliant!

OK, I'm a little odd!!

As crunchynut says...

Hot cup of morning tea in a field, with birds singing and the sun coming up...

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

FoO