Tip. Waking up several hours before the children in the morning works better than being the last awake. I am showered, drinking a proper nice cup of tea, and have made breakfast which is sitting on their colour coded plastic plates. Which by the way is a lot quicker if you have a bathroom, kitchen, running water and electricity. So what if that took me one and a half hours. Thanks to my neighbour the beaver and his dam for the plentiful supply of dry twigs to...

A lake to swim in, a playground to play in, and a tent to sleep in. The kids are happy. I am thankful that the tent is mosquito proof. Drinking herbal tea inside the tent, listening to the Golden Compass and tending to a burn on Oliver's face which he got blowing into the chimney of the kelly kettle to heat the water to make the tea. But the tea is good! And so is the fact that the tent is mosquito proof. Did I say that already?