This weekend we went camping in Dorset with our friends Chris & Roland and their kids Max, Nicky and Phillip. We got up early on Saturday morning and were on the road by 6am to arrive at the campsite just before 10am. We were camping at a place called Brig's Farm, and it was a fantastic place to camp.
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| Breakfast time with the troops |
We set out for the beach in Lyme Regis first before heading over to the closer beach of Charmouth.
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| Picnic on the beach in Lyme Regis |
It wasn't all that warm (as you can see from the clothes we are wearing), but the sun was shining and we were all so happy to be in this part of the country that none of us had ever been to.
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| We found some lovely ammonite fossils |
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| The kids enjoyed hunting for sea glass - they are easier to find than fossils but just as fun! |
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| Great times on the beach |
It was a super weekend: the kids had a great time together jumping on the trampoline at the campsite, hunting for sea glass, playing with Bentley and the farm dog Aggie, and generally being kids out in the fresh air; we adults had a great time staying up late talking by the campfire while the kids slept.
Actually, the weekend started out terribly because within 5 minutes of arriving to the campsite on Saturday morning, Bentley had found a patch of badger poo to cover every inch of his fur coat with brown smelly nastiness. Bad Dog. So on Saturday afternoon before our friends arrived, we went to the beach in Charmouth and Bentley spent about half and hour in the waves chasing rocks that Rhodri threw for him. Bentley also got a sand and seaweed bath to try and scrub out some of the remaining poo. On the way back to camp later, we stopped to buy some dog shampoo and then Rhodri took a shower with Bentley to make him smell decent again. Anyway, after this episode the rest of the weekend was fantastic! We drove back to Chalfonts yesterday (Monday) morning because this was a public holiday.
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