It was simply great hanging around in the camp. The kids had a ball going in and out of the tents, making bluebell bredie in the potjie, blowing and chasing bubbles, playing make believe with JP (who is a brilliant facilitator by the way), building a fort and playing musical instruments around the fire.
It was also great fun exploring the surrounding forest. Nicholas and Daniel enjoyed walking along logs, hiding behind trees, jumping off stumps, collecting sticks for the fire and branches for the fort, looking for interesting things and singing We're going on a bear hunt.
One of the highlights was flying the kites in a lovely lush field on the edge of the forest. Nicholas got the knack of it really quickly and absolute loved it. Until he accidentally let go and the wind took the kite way up into the tree tops. Luckily there were some boy scouts among us so after locating the handle and the kite, miles apart, JP and Dad set out to try and free it. Believe it or not they succeeded. Not only was Nicholas very impressed but so were the rest of us.
The field also provided the opportunity for some other fun and games. The blue skies and the green grass seemed to have an intoxicating effect on the kids and provided me with a good photo opportunity.
JP ordered an OS map especially for the trip. As you know Nicholas is fascinated by maps so enjoyed planning a hike with him. It was so much fun for Nicholas to find landmarks from the map along the way. He was just very disappointed when our destination, a weir, was out of bounds. At least we could see the dam in the distance and we could 'throw all the imagineray fish that they caught back into the water'.
We're already looking forward to our next camping trip!
Wow! That looks awesome! Great photos Faye!
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