Strange and busy times. First off, a big congratulations to Louise and Stephen on the recent birth of their daughter Anna.
We took time out to try out our new tent for real this week. We're still struggling to come to terms with many, many aspects of family camping. When is a bathtub floor not a bathtub floor, when exactly is the mesh wall required, how in God's name does a double zipper work? By the time we've perfected it no doubt the girls will have discovered electronic communications with boys and will refuse to accompany us on trips where uneccessary inconveniences like mountains and bodies of water interfere with the efficient functioning of their 1G Personal Telepathy Transmitters (Late Late Toy Show 2015).
Next Generation A-Frame Hotel Astra
Molly Polly Wa'sholie Dolly Blankie Dodo Mumsy "Bobos" Murchúcú (not shot in the tent)
S, when she finds herself in a gale, in complete darkness with the ambient sounds of the women's 200m freestyle heats taking place in the nearby river (with wild animals calving on the riverbank) tends to panic a wee bit and comfort drinks like a Las Vegas Showgirl - but only when her body temperature goes below a certain critical point. I've heard of adventurers in cold climates requiring the services of sherpas but never wet nurses. I'm not sure if you can buy multi layered feeding thermals or Breast Milk flavoured Power Bars but we're going to investigate online (careful now). I think teeth (plural) may be a pre-requisite to achieving maximum refreshment from Power Bars though.
Boliviana Soybean
We got to about 1am at which point we were all wide awake in a state of advanced Puffy Smushins and retired en masse to the warmth of the cabin where it took us another 2 hours to regain a restful state. But we did it, baby steps and all. We'll be a long time training for Annapurna at this rate.
Family Camping : Fly On The Wall Perspective
My Name's Wa'sholie.... And I'm Your Friend :)
Random Early Rehearsals For The Late Late Toy Show, Cow As Bryan Tubridy
"Come away oh human child to the wilds'a Wickala"
We took time out to try out our new tent for real this week. We're still struggling to come to terms with many, many aspects of family camping. When is a bathtub floor not a bathtub floor, when exactly is the mesh wall required, how in God's name does a double zipper work? By the time we've perfected it no doubt the girls will have discovered electronic communications with boys and will refuse to accompany us on trips where uneccessary inconveniences like mountains and bodies of water interfere with the efficient functioning of their 1G Personal Telepathy Transmitters (Late Late Toy Show 2015).
Next Generation A-Frame Hotel Astra
We've discovered that D for example swims heats of the ladies 200m freestyle individual medley in her sleep, complete with explosive starts in random directions. And she does not stay in lane. Off the grid, off the path, off the thermarest. It reminded me of years ago in a friend's house when I witnessed an old retired greyhound relive the glory days of his racing career while asleep by the fire in a family sitting room, lying on its side with its tongue hanging out and its legs frenetically stepping out the final yards of a particularly closely fought Greyhound Sweepstakes (televised). That was highly entertaining stuff. D's aquatic somnabulance (call the ambulance!) was slightly less entertaining in a fully occupied, dark and cold tent.
Molly Polly Wa'sholie Dolly Blankie Dodo Mumsy "Bobos" Murchúcú (not shot in the tent)S, when she finds herself in a gale, in complete darkness with the ambient sounds of the women's 200m freestyle heats taking place in the nearby river (with wild animals calving on the riverbank) tends to panic a wee bit and comfort drinks like a Las Vegas Showgirl - but only when her body temperature goes below a certain critical point. I've heard of adventurers in cold climates requiring the services of sherpas but never wet nurses. I'm not sure if you can buy multi layered feeding thermals or Breast Milk flavoured Power Bars but we're going to investigate online (careful now). I think teeth (plural) may be a pre-requisite to achieving maximum refreshment from Power Bars though.
Boliviana SoybeanWe got to about 1am at which point we were all wide awake in a state of advanced Puffy Smushins and retired en masse to the warmth of the cabin where it took us another 2 hours to regain a restful state. But we did it, baby steps and all. We'll be a long time training for Annapurna at this rate.
Family Camping : Fly On The Wall Perspective
My Name's Wa'sholie.... And I'm Your Friend :)
Random Early Rehearsals For The Late Late Toy Show, Cow As Bryan Tubridy
"Come away oh human child to the wilds'a Wickala"
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