Camping it up, yey or ney?
Discussion
Myself, the missus and three children will be spending the weekend in a tent on an otherwise deserted island with only a few palm trees and possibly random Colombian drug smugglers for company.
I like that kind of stuff but the others aren't terribly enthusiastic, especially when I said we would have to catch our own fish for dinner and brush our teeth with coconut water.
Is this going to be a disaster?
Any camping with kids tips?
I like that kind of stuff but the others aren't terribly enthusiastic, especially when I said we would have to catch our own fish for dinner and brush our teeth with coconut water.
Is this going to be a disaster?
Any camping with kids tips?
So you're doing something you want to do, and dragging the rest of the family along despite them really not wanting to go. And they'll be stuck there. With nowhere to go, nobody else to talk to/play with/whinge at. And they're going to have to catch their own dinner every day and presumably crap in a hole on the beach.
No, I can't see any way this could possibly go wrong...
ETA: Tips for camping with kids - yes, ours love it. Because we take them to campsites with play areas, swimming pools, games rooms, and other kids
No, I can't see any way this could possibly go wrong...
ETA: Tips for camping with kids - yes, ours love it. Because we take them to campsites with play areas, swimming pools, games rooms, and other kids
Edited by deckster on Friday 18th September 22:34
I am sure you will have a fantastic time.
Your kids will remember it forever but their grudge will fade over the years, when they are about 45yo, so not all bad.
Your wife will bring it up at dinner parties, BBQ's, shopping trips, in bed, via text messages, Xmas cards "Happy Christmas darling, it will be a great Christmas with you. X Unlike that god awful camping trip you dragged me too. Bastid"
So yes, you will enjoy it but you will pay for it FOREVER!
P.S Go to Butlins instead.
Your kids will remember it forever but their grudge will fade over the years, when they are about 45yo, so not all bad.
Your wife will bring it up at dinner parties, BBQ's, shopping trips, in bed, via text messages, Xmas cards "Happy Christmas darling, it will be a great Christmas with you. X Unlike that god awful camping trip you dragged me too. Bastid"
So yes, you will enjoy it but you will pay for it FOREVER!
P.S Go to Butlins instead.
Ayahuasca said:
It's only one night as an experiment!
FFS.
I have some misgivings.
FFS.
I have some misgivings.
Don't get me wrong, it sounds fantastic and the thought of a few nights on a desert island with some mates and several crates of beer is nothing short of heaven.Really not sure I'd take the wife and kids though
The road to the place where you get a boat to the islands is pretty hairy too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lz27GPtjVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lz27GPtjVk
It was terrific!!
The drive there was fantastic. 4x4 through mud, across a river, along a so-called 'road' that was until recently just a bulldozer track though the rainforest. They are sadly 'improving' it so in a few years the area will be spoilt as regular cars will have access.
The island was like a bounty advert, white sand, turquoise water, surrounded by a coral reef, the size of a large football pitch, lots of coconut trees. A few local indians live there so we bought lobster and beer from them.
Kids made campfires, collected coconuts, hunted crabs, swam, played, hide and seek, shat happily in the sea...
Wife made tea over a campfire.
Slept in a hammock under stars.
Total cost of the weekend, less than a Little Chef meal.
Family want to go again next week!
The drive there was fantastic. 4x4 through mud, across a river, along a so-called 'road' that was until recently just a bulldozer track though the rainforest. They are sadly 'improving' it so in a few years the area will be spoilt as regular cars will have access.
The island was like a bounty advert, white sand, turquoise water, surrounded by a coral reef, the size of a large football pitch, lots of coconut trees. A few local indians live there so we bought lobster and beer from them.
Kids made campfires, collected coconuts, hunted crabs, swam, played, hide and seek, shat happily in the sea...
Wife made tea over a campfire.
Slept in a hammock under stars.
Total cost of the weekend, less than a Little Chef meal.
Family want to go again next week!
Good for you, I'm jealous. (How old are your kids btw? If you don't mind me asking.)Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff