Took the opportunity this weekend to get away from it all for 24hours. My nephew and I went for a camp out at a family members woodland. Both of us have had a tough week so it was nice to digitally detox, immerse ourselves in nature, and just chat and exist in peaceful harmony.
Setting up camp, 2 tarps and 2 hopped bivis. Temps expected to be about 0 to 1c overnight.
We have a nice square of 5 trees which makes the perfect area for the 2 of us with a central cooking/fire area
While I baton’d up a a bit of wood for a hot drink, my nephew built a pine branch windbreak on 2 sides of the camp
We did a bit of firefighting practise, some deer and hare watching and explored the woodland a bit, then it was time to get the dinner on. First up a bit more hot water for a hot chocolate.
Honey and mustard chicken tonight with rice, followed by a big bag of Maltesers!
Went for a darkness walk, and lay for ages looking at the stars and discussing how there _must_ be other life out there somewhere. Then we saw the moon and Venus line up before hitting the sack at 9pm
And woke up at 7am to a gorgeous hoar frost and a stunning sunrise. My nephew marvelled at the frost and how it had grown on everything, he remarked ‘ isn’t nature amazing’
Then it was breakfast time. Polish Sausage and egg, with some toast. My nephew was tasked with lighting the ghillie and boiling the water for hot drinks and washing up. He did well.
My view as a lounged back with my morning coffee.
Perfect weekend. Both of us agreed that it’s an amazing detox and to clear your mind, get away from your worries and reset for the week ahead.
We are going to aim to go regularly, it’s good for our mental health. We have plans for the next visit and what we will achieve (build a hearth).
I am also going to re-visit hammocking as I am struggling a bit now with sleeping on the floor, as I have some lower limb problems now, which cause me a fair bit of pain and discomfort.
Ed
Setting up camp, 2 tarps and 2 hopped bivis. Temps expected to be about 0 to 1c overnight.
We have a nice square of 5 trees which makes the perfect area for the 2 of us with a central cooking/fire area
While I baton’d up a a bit of wood for a hot drink, my nephew built a pine branch windbreak on 2 sides of the camp
We did a bit of firefighting practise, some deer and hare watching and explored the woodland a bit, then it was time to get the dinner on. First up a bit more hot water for a hot chocolate.
Honey and mustard chicken tonight with rice, followed by a big bag of Maltesers!
Went for a darkness walk, and lay for ages looking at the stars and discussing how there _must_ be other life out there somewhere. Then we saw the moon and Venus line up before hitting the sack at 9pm
And woke up at 7am to a gorgeous hoar frost and a stunning sunrise. My nephew marvelled at the frost and how it had grown on everything, he remarked ‘ isn’t nature amazing’
Then it was breakfast time. Polish Sausage and egg, with some toast. My nephew was tasked with lighting the ghillie and boiling the water for hot drinks and washing up. He did well.
My view as a lounged back with my morning coffee.
Perfect weekend. Both of us agreed that it’s an amazing detox and to clear your mind, get away from your worries and reset for the week ahead.
We are going to aim to go regularly, it’s good for our mental health. We have plans for the next visit and what we will achieve (build a hearth).
I am also going to re-visit hammocking as I am struggling a bit now with sleeping on the floor, as I have some lower limb problems now, which cause me a fair bit of pain and discomfort.
Ed
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