Camping: ordeal or fun?

We've done it. And more importantly....we survived!! Remember a few blogs ago, I told you that we had planned a camping trip? Well, this was the weekend. We found this deal on the net and we went for it.

We arrived and were treated like VIP's. It turned out that we were the VERY first to have booked this arrangement. We were showed around the place, and had our picture taken for the newsletter and internal/external documentary. There were even flowers on the table as a welcome gift. And to top it off, we could even pick up a barbecue set from the restaurant the next day, free of charge!



The tent itself had all the luxury you can find in a normal bungalow....well, apart from the heater and the toilet. And those are just the essentials I missed the most this weekend. The toilet was just a stone's throw away, even though I can't throw that far myself.
The thing I don't like is just the fact, that taking a shower isn't really private, nor is taking a dump. You might be sitting in the green fumes left by your predecessor. However........this does work BOTH ways :) (note to myself: next time, bring gas mask)



and a heater?......We had each other. Since it was COLD!!! Especially the first night, it was still freezing. Luckily we had reserved a blanket and quilt package which we slept under. And underneath it was nice and comfortably warm......but as soon as you stuck one limb out of the bed, it was COLD!! The next morning, we found there was ice on the roof of the car. Well...not ice-age thickness, but still, it was ice. So, they say camping is an outdoor sport. We did turn it into a contact sport,....a CLOSE contact sport. And I don't mean that in the dirty way. Come on...Alec was there too :)



Apart from that everything was there. It was just a bungalow, except for the stone-brick walls. I must say, normally, things aren't very private in tents, since there isn't much more than some piece of fabric between you and the outside world. But these tents were placed in such manner, that a normal conversation stayed private. However, doing other things might be less private then one might hope for. So, for newly-weds this isn't a good idea.



The park is also quite child-friendly. There are lots of playgrounds for all ages, both indoor as well as outdoor. And all really child friendly, so basically you didn't even needed to keep an eye on your kid.





Like I said in that earlier post, camping will never be my thing. But this way, I like it, and we would probably do it again, but then when the weather is more warm.