Blogging from a muddy puddle.

June 25, 2007 · Filed under General

It seems to be inevitable that a muddlepuddle camp is extremely wet; this year it looks like we might actually be getting away lightly compared to some places but we are still managing to be quite wet. Several tents have had to be moved and we even lost a couple of campers. Ah well. Kids all seem happy though, especially as the adults are mostly indulging them in Sparky Krew Club!

WhenMax said the rain would bring out the Dunkirk spirit in us, I’m not sure he meant we would need rescuing in boats!

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15 Responses so far

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    Stella said,

    June 26, 2007 @ 12:36 pm

    Thinking of you all.
    Sorry we didn’t make it. It is the mud rather than the rain that I couldn’t face! And the thought of driving out of Sheffield was putting me off a bit too.
    Have a good rest of the week.

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    Mand said,

    June 26, 2007 @ 1:33 pm

    Poor you! My daughter is at Kentwell camping and all I can say- my heart goes out to anyone camping in this weather. Hope it all goes okay- kids tend to be fine if the adults are happy :-)

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    Gill said,

    June 26, 2007 @ 7:31 pm

    You ‘lost a couple of campers’?? :shock:
    Checked all the drains? ;)

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    Tim said,

    June 27, 2007 @ 6:30 pm

    Gill, it just sounds like carelessness to me.

    Merry, can you remember where you last had them?

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    Julie said,

    June 28, 2007 @ 11:41 am

    Hi,
    Sorry, totally off topic, but can you recommend a good HE forum, I’ve got lots of questions and need an ear (or several ears) of experience.
    Thanks,
    Julie

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    dawniy said,

    June 28, 2007 @ 12:49 pm

    oh gosh! Stef says he’s pleased we aren’t there with you , he’s never had a soggy camping experience yet. Hope you have fun inspite of the puddles.

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    Mand said,

    June 28, 2007 @ 7:32 pm

    Or maybe you will have fun BECAUSE of the puddles ;)

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    Mand said,

    June 28, 2007 @ 7:34 pm

    sorry to answer via your site Merry- but Julie have you tried www.mothering.com/discussions ?

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    greer said,

    June 28, 2007 @ 11:22 pm

    You lost campers?!?! Have you had a good look????? :)

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    Nic said,

    June 29, 2007 @ 11:15 pm

    We checked all our pockets and behind the back of the camping chairs (no sofas in the field!).

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    DaddyBean said,

    June 30, 2007 @ 9:26 am

    . I did find it hard to get everything back in the roofbox. Better have a good check when I empty it.

    Julie. There are a number of HE email lists/Yahoogroups. For starters:

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EarlyYearsHE/

    (for younger children)

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eo/

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    T-bird Anni said,

    June 30, 2007 @ 12:49 pm

    checked in our suitcases, no stray campers in here ;-) Plenty of muddy clothes though! Hvae to say blogging from camp is probably above and beyond the call of duty.

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    grit said,

    June 30, 2007 @ 6:39 pm

    i knew i should have abandoned all and dragged the 3 kids to live in a tent in a muddy field with the sparky crew … if we had managed not to get ourselves thrown off site by day 3 i would have had enough material to last me a year.

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    site admin said,

    June 30, 2007 @ 6:56 pm

    Grit,
    I’m sure Michelle will have plenty ofhorror stories to reaffirm your stay at hoime decision!

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    Julie said,

    July 1, 2007 @ 6:42 pm

    Thanks all - I will go to one of these sites and start asking the typically newbie questions - sorry for hijacking your comments Merry. Julie

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