Sunday 28 February 2021

I'm back! The camping adventure!



 Hi everyone, I am finally back after a few years away... I had lost interest for a few reasons and recently after speaking with someone, my stories and interest has finally been relighted! Here is the part 1 of the camping story which has taken me forever to get done! Fingers crossed I can get part 2 up soon! 😄


The Camping Trip!

It was the Summer holidays in Little Eleville and it was a gorgeous sunny July day. The Buckley deer’s and Dappledawn Rabbits were getting ready for a special trip away, they were going camping! Everyone was excited, and the packing was commencing; Dads Rupert Buckley and Herbage Dappledawn were organising packing the campervan, while the mothers went to do some last-minute grocery shopping. Agatha Buckley asked the girls Maria Buckley and Tilly Dappledawn to look after the babies while they go to the shops, this meant that the boys had the chance to help the dads pack!




Rupert is in charge of organising the packing as he is a very organised person. Getting the green tent into the campervan with the help from Herbage and his own son Freddie. Picking up and folding the tent and putting it in the rack at the back of the campervan. Rupert asks “Raddish can you pass the tent poles along please”.  “okay” says Raddish and he starts to collect the tent poles from the pile and passes them to each other in a chain. With lots of happy chatter going on – “To me, to you” each of them says.

Rupert jumps up to the top of the campervan and asks, “Herbage can you pass the Triangle tent poles up please” “will do, here you go” Rupert jumps back down and takes the tall poles and puts them into the back rack of the campervan, while he finishes this. Raddish asks Herbage to help them fold the yellow tent up. “Hey dad, can you help us fold this tent up please!” “Sure, thing son” Herbage replies while helping the boys fold and then takes it over to Herbage to place on top of the poles in the rack. 


 

Tilly who had been busy helping Maria with the babies, decided it was her turn to help go and grab some things from the house. Tilly grabbed the 4 sleeping bags that her mum Theodora had made, bringing with her Dillon and Cotton on their little toy car. “Hey Rupert, here are our sleeping bags to be put inside the campervan!” “Good thinking, just put them inside here.” Rupert replied with a smile. While this was going on, Raddish was trying to carry a suitcase, “Dad can you help me with this, it’s very heavy!” “Sure thing” Herbage picks up the heavy suitcase and carries it over to the campervan. Tilly was inside so Rupert and Herbage helped lift it up into the campervan for her to place somewhere. 



Meanwhile down in the high street, Theodora and Agatha had just arrived at the Village store to buy the last-minute groceries for their adventure. “Any idea what we need to get? Agatha” Theodora knew that Agatha would have an Idea as she is the Deputy at the school, so she helps organise the school trips. “Hmm we need to get some fruit and vegetables and some other basic things…” Agatha said while walking inside….

                                                        
                                                        


The Harvey cats who own the village store were busy labelling up and encouraging purchases. Joyce Harvey said “Welcome to our store. If you need any help, just let me know and I will be over” The ladies were in awe of the amount of lovely looking and fresh smelling food. “Why thank you Joyce, we will let you know. We are buying last minute groceries for our camping trip!” Theodora said, while picking up a lush bunch of bananas! Agatha was busy picking things up and discussing them with Theodora, “there’s so much choice but we mustn’t overdo it, as that campervan might not hold it all!” 



 

 They arrived at the till where Bert and Jo were at. “Why hello Agatha and Theodora, that’s a lot of shopping you have there. Have you got everything you need?” Bert asked. “We hope we do; we are off camping with our kids!” It took them all a good 15 minutes to get to the bottom of the shopping cart and pay. 


As they were leaving Joyce came to the door and said, “Have a fantastic camping adventure, I will take that cart from you when you have filled the car up.” “Thank you” said Theodora while they busily filled the car up using a picnic rug to hold everything. Theodora held the rug and Agatha took the other end and eventually they got the picnic rug inside the car with all the goodies!  “Ahh there we go!” Theodora said with a big smile on her face.  Joyce came out to collect the shopping cart while Theodora started to drive back home….


       




Meanwhile back at home, Tilly was still inside the campervan filling it up with their ride on toys and other important bits and pieces. Theodora and Agatha arrived just as the last bike was being placed inside! Agatha and Theodora got out of the car and Theodora said to Herbage that they had a lot of food and bits that needed to go inside the campervan. “Herbage can you help us get this food out of the car please and into the campervan?” “Why of course my dear, Rupert we are going to need your help in organising this lot by the looks of it!” Herbage replied to his wife and his best friend.  Soon enough Herbage, Freddie and Theodora had managed to take hold of the picnic blanket and carried it towards the campervan. 

                   

                                                                                  

While the packing was happening, there was a lot of excited chatter from the babies as they knew their mummies had come home. “Yay Mummy” They were all saying. Agatha looked at Maria, “Have the babies behaved for you and Tilly?” “Of course, they have been darlings mum, can you take Lilly from me as she’s fast asleep and I want to help.” “Pass Lilly over, thanks for looking after them all so well.” Agatha replied while taking her sleepy baby. 


Before long everyone knew the campervan was all packed up and they wanted to get on the road. “Right let’s get going shall we, Dappledawn’s to the campervan and us Buckley’s to the car!” Rupert said aloud to everyone.  Maria jumped into the car with her baby brothers Mathew and Oscar, she made sure to put them into their car seats ready for the journey. Agatha had her baby Lilly on her lap in the front seat.  Tilly and Raddish hopped into the campervan and made sure their siblings’ cotton and dillion were buckled in too, Theodora hopped into the front seat.

    



“Shall I follow you?” Rupert asked. “why I think that would be a good idea, I shall get in and we can get going.” Herbage replied and hopping into the campervan and getting ready to set off… “Freddie can you get into the car now please, I’m just going to close the campervan door as Herbage forgot to do it!” Rupert said to his son.





 Soon enough they were off on their camping adventure; I wonder what will happen in part 2?  😊😉