camping

Sleeping bag cover up!

by Cellobella on Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Dippity is going camping. Her first camp with her new school. She’s pretty excited but a little worried that she won’t be able to get her sleeping bag into its bag. And I don’t blame her. What is it with sleeping bag makers! Why can’t they design a bag that makes it easy for a [...]

Journey to the Mid-West

by Cellobella on Friday, April 25, 2008

Last weekend I drove up to Geraldton with my dad and two small people, Hugamuga and Dippity. Dad wanted to visit his step-mother, the kids were on holidays, and it was a good chance for me to visit our Geraldton office as well as seeing my step-Grandmother. Now 86. I thought I’d tell this story [...]

How to go camping without a tent

by Cellobella on Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Last night we slept on the beach at Cliff Head. Of course when I say beach I’m actually meaning the two foot thick seaweed shelves that slope down to the sea. It seemed a good idea at the time. The seaweed was soft and we hadn’t room to pack blow up mattresses. We had a [...]

A wet day in Perth

by Cellobella on Friday, April 18, 2008

The reticulation has been turned off and the sound of raindrops on the skylight keeps me company as I blog and wonder how I’m going to get my washing dry in time for our camping trip tomorrow.