Guy Fawkes night was such a success that we decided to spend a night over in the new camp,
“Oh, wouldn’t it be awfully nice to do an over-nighter in the spaceship.”
(Just in case you didn’t read our last blog post, Gnome fixed up a shelter that was essentially made of a tarp draped over a bending bamboo at the bamboo stand. It partially hovers a few inches above the ground so that’s why we have called it “Munchkin & Gnome’s Spaceship.”)
On Thursday, we made preparations to spend a night out at our camp by the pond. We put the animals to bed (geese, ducks and guinea pigs) and wheel-barrowed our supplies to the camp. I had a beef heart stew ready to put on the fire, hot-chocolate and marshmallows and some home-made sorghum beer.
Gnome set up the fire just outside the spaceship so that the bugs would be kept at bay and to keep the shelter warm and comfortable. We sat together and talked, mesmerized by the fire.
It was refreshing to do something different from our usual messing around on the Internet or watching a film for the hundredth time. Good food, good company!
When we finally settled for the night, we laid blankets down on the ground of the shelter with cushions. It did look quite cosy and romantic by the light of the camp-fire.
We did manage to spend the night out at the spaceship; however, we did have a few minor complaints. The first one was that some stray mosquitoes did get into the shelter so they did start to buzz around our ears which was really quite annoying. However, Gnome was feeling positive about the whole experience and said,
“…we can get a mosquito net…that’s okay…we can sort that one out.”
The second problem was that we woke in the morning with hip pain since we were lying on the hard ground. Ouch…soooo so many aches and pains!! We just laughed at each other and Gnome said,
“…ohhh the aches…that’s NOT okay if it’s due to old age…and there’s nothing we can do about that.”
Overall, the overnighter was a success and we have a pleasant time together. Next time we will be equipped with a mosquito net…and a mattress!!
