Fall camping

Yes yes yes I know it should be Autumn, not Fall. But frankly, if I was in England having Autumn weather I wouldn't be camping.

We had an invite from the Redfields to join them for a weekend camping at Chewonki in Wiscassett, and we leapt at the chance to spend some time with them and also get to actually go camping when it's cool enough to use the sleeping bags.

There were many things we loved about our trip.

Meeting the Gawtrys and their kids, meeting Monica (again) and her kids, and watching the children having such a great time together. An enormous amount of tree climbing was done, and Hannah was very bossy.

The blazing hot Saturday which we spent at the Botanical Gardens in Boothbay - most in the Children's Garden, with its tree house, bear cave, wigwam, labyrinth, and all sorts of other stuff. The kids made delicious cider.

Spending the evening sitting round the fire chatting with the ladies, getting to bed well after midnight and actually sleeping really well. Maybe I should always drink lots of beer when camping?

Our visit to Monkey C Monkey Do on Sunday - involving a lot of terrifying climbing around high up wire courses, held on by harnesses. I was so impressed by the children. Even though some of the sections were scary enough that they sobbed their way across, they finished everything they tried. Ellie even had a second go. And then of course there was the zip wire which I think everyone did about 50 times!

So... it was a great weekend. Can't wait to do it again.