Ev's First Night Diary
11.30 pm Finally the last of noises from very excited kids all being bedded down in same small area. Midnight – awoke to a loud crashing sound and a distressed Rachel screaming in pain and fright. Caleb had rolled over and fallen out of his bed on to Rachel’s legs. Took a few minutes to restore the sound of crashing waves only again. (Neither Caleb or Rachel remembered this the next morning)
1 am Woke Gary gently to see if he thought the lonely looking man in the next caravan could be one of the missing
2 am Got up to visit the bathroom. Must get a smaller torch – receiving signals back from ships at sea!
3 am High tide with waves crashing in metres from the van. Couldn’t help but think of our van looking like that car in the Melbourne Aquarium filled with water and tropical fish. Thought about which child I would have to try and rescue first.
3.30 am Looked above my head to see a huge hand illuminated by the light through the canvas looming inches from my head. Breathed a sign of relief to see said hand was attached to
4 am Gave up trying to sleep and resorted to chemical assistance
6 am Sam woke me up to go to the toilet.
7 am Breakfast set of the smoke alarm three times – ripped it out of the socket in disgust
7.05 Got soaked turning on the tap as the water spluttered through pipes. Children ran away laughing to protect their lives.
7.15 am New burning smell - not toast related. Found melted bristles of new broom attached to the blow heater.
I have officially failed camping 101 – am heading into the Myer sale this morning for an electric blanket for my side of the bed! Children to remain unaware!
posted by revheard at 9:36 pm
1 Comments:
No, Ev, Adelaide is NOT the wilderness. I lived there happily for nearly nine years, so it must be civilised. Clearly, you are going to have to form better strategies for sleeping. I hope the electric blanket will be successful as part of your sleep armoury. No more kids falling out of bed, I hope!
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