Family Camping

New Years Eve we packed up the car with our camping gear and headed off to Queenstown. This is our first time camping and we were rather excited. I phoned the Queenstown Camping ground they said there were some sites available but they don't take bookings (crazy system) first in first serve. The lady advised me to get to Queenstown asap and she hoped there would be a site for us. So drive frantically we did no stopping on the way it was a blessing that Kate slept most of the trip. But alas we got to Queenstown and no sites were left grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. However, there was a camping ground in Arrowtown with sites still available and so we set off to our next destination. The place was beautiful and quiet although lots of people camping it still felt calm and just right for us first time campers.

We pulled up to the site and Dave gets out the tent and so begins the reading of instruction. For Dave reading instructions means having a go and putting the tent up randomly. For me I like to read the instruction and lay everything out and make sure all bits and pieces are accounted. My biggest mistake was going to the toilet because by the time I got back Dave had everything out and spread all over the ground. "Did you bring the hammer Dave to put the pegs in?" Hum no I'll just push them into the ground. We are in Arrowtown dry and hard ground ?????? Hey huni the tent floor has the pegs attached that's cool aye" Are you sure Dave they are the pegs that go in the ground what does the instructions say? They must be what else could they be for. Ahh don't know maybe we should read the instructions. The first peg goes in the ground via Dave's foot and oops he bends it. BE CAREFUL!!! I yelled and so it began......... Luckily our neighbour was watching and probably laughing inside interupted the disagreement "Hi do you want a hand" Can you tell we are first timers I said. He was really helpful and in approx 20 min the tent was errected YEAH!!!! The pegs attached to the tent floor were not suppose to go in the ground they were for the poles its amazing what you find out when you read instruction.........

Our holiday was awesome and now we know how our tent goes up we wont need those instructions again. We are off again camping today to the Catlins we will go. Don't forget the hammer Dave!!!!!