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 Well the weekend is over for us all (unless you live in a strange place where the weekend starts on a Monday) and its back to the reality of working life once again but the memories of the past weekend will live on a lot longer than the ones I gather at work.
On Saturday after taking little Kara swimming (shes getting to be a real water baby) we travelled south to the Watercress Line. A steam railway line that still runs between 4 stations. The reason for the trip was to meet Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. Needless to say Kara loved it, she smiled the whole day and no parent can ask for more can they.

After spending the day with Thomas we spent the night camping at the Sustainability Centre. A rather hippy type campsite with (very unglamourous) compost toilets, though there are some in a near by building and Teepee's that you can rent if you feel inclined to do so. I have to say though that looking in one of the Teepee's I wouldn't recommend it as they are basically just a canvas top and nothing below you so you are sleeping on what you bring with you and nothing else but dirt. And the edges aren't sealed neither so the wind blows through all night.
We stayed in our tent (a Berghause Cuillin) it has 2 rooms separated by a large living area. Large enough for us anyway and high enough to stand in. The last time we camped out Kara slept in the foot muff from her stroller but for this trip I bought her a sleeping bag. A cute little 2 season bag (a Vango Escape) that she absolutely loves and slept in soundly all night. Well for as long as a child can sleep under canvas, lets face it we all wake as soon as the sun comes up and go to bed later than usual.
The campsite was set in some beautiful woodland which me and Kara made full use off early Sunday morning as we went for a nature walk while Otilia slept a bit longer. Kara loved spotting the occasional rabbit or bird.
As we were packing up the clouds began to gather and, rather typically, a couple of minutes before I had finished packing the tent the heavens opened and I got slightly wet. the journey home was tiring but we made it back by mid afternoon. A good weekend was had by us all with many memories to carry in our hearts and a handful of pictures to make us smile for many years. Cant wait to view the videos.

Till next time..

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