I must sort out some new categories now that we’ve rebooted the site. We definitely need an out door one and possibly also one for in door activities too because although there’s plenty for kids to do in Summer down here in Brighton the rainy day options are a bit limited. There are some...
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Another chance to play around with the auto exposure setting on my Pansonic Lumix compact camera. This time it was the fireworks and fundraising bash at the local Balfour Infants School. Definitely very Brighton with all the kids dancing with their luminous necklaces and braclets to the likes of the Clash’s London Burning and...
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Turns out that Piddinghoe Pond is private and only accessible via the Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club. Sadly, no one there would sign us in so that we could have a look around and hopefully let the kids row the Peanut dinghy there. Shame as I was hoping to find out whether it was...
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Looks like I’m going to be rebooting this blog into a slightly different format, so that it doesn’t just focus on camping – particularly over the winter months – and reflects the broader meaning of ‘out there’. But in the meantime, just a quick note to say that we visited Bewl Water yesterday afternoon....
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Just been told about the Electric Forest in Bedgebury and it looks like something worth visiting although I better get my skates on as it finishes on November 7th.
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Having searched high and low for either a second-hand Peanut or Starfish dinghy for my daughter’s 6th Birthday, I ended sending a note to the Royal Southern Yacht Club asking if they could help me find someone with one to sell or rent. Last week I was called by one of their members who...
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Yesterday, was the annual Hollingbury Park Avenue Street Party. This year the theme was Super Heroes, so we all dressed up to enter into the spirit of things and meet our new neighbours. There was a rather poor show from the adults on the street, then again think my Rorschach impersonation went over most...
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When I was a kid we lived part of the time in Bursledon on the Hamble River. Seeing the Peanut Dinghy at the Regatta there last weekend reminded me of the one I used to have. I even won the under 12s rowing race at the Hamble Regatta in one, which is about the...
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Seeing that we are now in September and I seem to be coming down with some lurg I thought I’d better quickly announce the 3 winners of our Top Camping Tips Competition who will be receiving a copy each of Dixe Wills‘ new tiny campsites book that the folks at Cool Camping very kindly...
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Back in mid-July I took our Bell Tent and Canvas Malu Awning to Stoneywish Nature Reserve in Ditchling for Max’s birthday picnic, the same time I bumped into my first pop-up campsite. We went back yesterday to meet some friends who were camping there. They had originally planned to stay at Forgewood Campsite in...
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