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| We camped on a farm with loads of cool old equipment lying around... |
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| ... and acres of untouched forest |
The funny thing was, I hadn't wanted to seem like a complete alcoholic in front of all these wholesome organic moms with their healthy outdoor lifestyles, so I had packed one modest bottle of wine for the weekend. But by 2pm on the first afternoon, all the mums and kids were playing in the creek, and all the dads had set up a table playing poker, talking about guns, doing shots of whiskey with one hand and holding bottles of beer in the other. I dispatched Alex to the store to get some beers and we rolled up our sleeves and joined in.
The real highlight for Ruth (and all the other kids) was the creek. She played "big one tiny one" with the stones all afternoon.
She adapted to life outside really quickly, she slept really well and enjoyed playing with the other kids and the doggies. We really enjoyed the late nights round the campfire, making s'mores and watching the stars over a beer.
More photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/gawley/109CampingWeekend?authkey=Gv1sRgCPfEoYq0y7Odeg#