8 Go Mad in Dorset. We Went Camping!

On a gloriously sunny weekend in Dorset, we went camping. It was hot. There were eight of us, four adults, four children. That’s two families. We had a lovely time.

Two Adventurous Nights in a Field

There was only one heavy tumble down into a badger’s set (resulting in lots of bruises) and only one incident with a hand saw (involving  a quickish trip to a Minor Injuries Unit) but they somehow have added to the weekend, making it more memorable… and good for story telling.

Our shoes had to dry by the fire after a short but heavy downpour.

We briefly took refuge in the woods but it got slightly soggy so, in a break in the rain we went back to the tents.

Camping By a Fire

We had delicious meals on the camp fire. The first night was a chicken and chorizo stew with new potatoes. The second night we had carbonara with homegrown courgettes.

We camped in this very green and clovery field.

Lots of West Country Sunsets

I took a ridiculous number of sunset pictures.

It was a beautiful and peaceful place to be. On the first night, we had to listen to music from a nearby party. It went on until 2am, ugh. In the first photo, peaking out from behind some trees is a white marquee. That is where the party was happening.

Camping On A Dorset Farm

We stayed on a farm I know. I’ve been camping there a few times, but this is the first time since having kids. I was worried it would be a nightmare, but the children had a fantastic time. I didn’t like them waking us up at 4.45 but at least it was only for two nights.

More Silly Adventures

Unfortunately, we forgot our sleeping bags, so Husband kindly drove back home to get them. It’s only about fifty minutes from home, and I don’t think he minded tooooo much. I just can’t believe we forgot such fundamental camping equipment. Duh.

Intense Stuff

This is our new tent, bought so that the boys could have one section and we could have the other. It has a porch in between. Nice and roomy.

Camping isn’t camping without a proper fire to cook on and keep warm.

This looks messy in the photograph but in reality, it was very well organised. Instead of crafting, we set to work making an awesome drying rack for dishes and a washing line for clothes. There is a rudimentary rubbish bin in there, as well as extra sticks stuck in the ground to hang lanterns from. It was very cosy.

Here is a proper camping breakfast!

Nice views.

All Camping Things Come to An End

Promptly upon our return we all came down with a bug. I’m still feeling rubbish as I’ve been kept awake by pukey kids for two nights. Decent sleep hasn’t come to me yet. It’s such a shame because it put a downer on coming home. I think we caught the germs before we went camping and harboured them whilst we were away.

I might get back to some crochet today but I still don’t have much energy. I’ve been doing too much camping laundry instead. Boo.