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Subject Topic: 1st camp* - Meet up - Excited :D Post Reply Post New Topic
Personmelpa
06/8/2015 at 4:55pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: Cabanon & Vango View melpa's Profile View Profile   Reply to melpa Reply   Quote melpa Quote  
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I can barely contain my excitement.

I have almost packed the trailer ready to go off tomorrow morning on our first family camp since having our two youngest children.

The trailer is full to the top, although it does only have a soft cover so I can pile it a bit higher. I still need to fit on the SIMS, and a large holdall full of clothes. Ideally the food bags were going to go in the trailer too, but I might have to put them in the car.

It looks like a larger trailer or a roofbox is on the to buy' agenda.

We are off to Ashby-de la -Zouch in a rally, of sorts, there will be 7 families meeting up for the first time from an online forum where we met 7 years ago and have chatted online ever since. There have been smaller, local, day-time meets so we are not all complete strangers etc but I am doubly excited to be meeting all of my mummy friends, as well as getting out camping.

I feel like I could burst

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Finally camping under CANVAS.



PersonKeanonwuk
06/8/2015 at 6:01pm
 Location: Blackpool
 Outfit: Swift Elegance 635 Kia Sorento View Keanonwuk's Profile View Profile   Reply to Keanonwuk Reply   Quote Keanonwuk Quote  
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Good for you have a lovely time.

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May, Bridge House Marina Garstang
May Willowbank Southport
June Ashes Kendal
July Laverick Hall Halton
July Bridge House Marina
Aug Solway View, Borgue
Sept Willowbank Southport
Oct Wagtail Farm York
Oct Fisherpool Delamere.


PersonJewelsm
06/8/2015 at 8:00pm
 Location: Northumberland
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Have a fabulous time

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Jewelsm - a fair weather camper

August 2013, 14, 15, 16 & 17-Trevornick for two and a half weeks of sea and surf (and ever optimistic -lots of sun). Some other weekends if I can persuade DH


Personjeffersskate
06/8/2015 at 8:19pm
 Location: cornwall
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have a lovely time :)

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June 2015: seaview international 2 nights
July 2015: little winnick 2 nights
August 2015: lower polladras 5 nights
august 2015: tollgate farm 5 nights
august 2015: oakdown 3 nights
September 2015: tregarton park
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Personmelpa
06/8/2015 at 8:48pm
 Location: Cheshire
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Thank you

I shattered now though: after finishing off the packing... I need to get a lid made for the trailer, that I can padlock on. Then I can leave it packed and just have it chained up to the ground anchor we have under our car port.

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Personmelpa
09/8/2015 at 6:37pm
 Location: Cheshire
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We are back

We had a fantastic weekend (I have left a review of the site) and it has definitely re-sparked our love of camping.

We had a bit of a cooker malfunction: the damn thing went up in flames! I need to buy a new one before we can camp again. Likewise the legs fell off our ancient table so I could do with trying to replace that too.

Unfortunately our first night was quite disturbed. There was a combination of music and a dj, from a local festival that happened to be on until 2.30am and one of our group members young child kept waking and wailing. The 2nd night was fine. The music was only on in the day and the child was more settled. I think it also helped that I polished off a bottle of wine before going to bed.

The site was absolutely perfect for our meet-up and we are definitely going to book to go again.



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Finally camping under CANVAS.



PersonRTS5
10/8/2015 at 4:53pm
 Location: North Wiltshire
 Outfit: Elddis & 3 tents View RTS5's Profile View Profile   Reply to RTS5 Reply   Quote RTS5 Quote  
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Thanks for taking the time to come back and let us know how you got on. Good to hear all went so well. Well apart from the cooker incident. And who needs legs on a table anyway?



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