Super Tent ?

So the camping trip ended a little bit abruptly, the rain was relentless on the third day and with the surf also out of action we decided to go off day tripping before heading home.
Back to camp life first and with us deciding ( wrongly ) to book a 'Super tent' for the week we were all pretty excited to get in it and see what it was all about - we left our own tent and 'stuff' at home thinking it would be too much hassle to erect, instead going for a pre - erected tent with all the trimmings ( supposedly ! ).

I wouldn't want to go over the top with my first impressions of the 'Super Tent', so lets just settle for 'pants' !. The contents ( battered and bruised ) and the furnishings ( made out of MC Hammers trousers )of the tent didn't really go with the 'fully equipped' tag but we ignored these small problems and, early on the first morning, shot to the beach.
The children surfed there little hearts out whilst the 'wife' and I built boats, trenches, holes, and castles in the sand for 'H'. We actually left the beach at 10 o'clock on two nights, having a BBQ late on, and then building the obligatory fire complete with toasted marshmallows ( and toasted mars bars! ).
It was real Spanish donkey stuff on each leg to and from the beach though, I actually cramped up on one journey due to the incline involved and the two surfboards, one bodyboard and three wet wetsuits strapped to me!
I can honestly say though that we all loved it, the times late on when our little family were the only ones on the whole beach felt brilliant. It was like we had our own two mile stretch of private beach!!
Back to the tent and we beat the noise, we beat the toilet and shower blocks, we even beat the sleep deprivation but we just could not beat the English weather - the 'Super Tent' dealt with the downpours but the campsite was rapidly becoming 'Glastonburyesque'.
All told a great break even though the tent was as much like a 'Super tent' as a 1989 Mini Metro is of being a 'Super Car' and I should know because I took my test in one!!.
On to the away day and, without rambling on too much, we visited St Michael's Mount ( impressive - still lived in, involved heavily in the battle with the Spanish Armada and serves a great ploughman's lunch ! ) and then Lands End ( not impressive - still the last point in England, involved heavily with a shopping village and closes at 5p.m ! )

Away from National trust life, surf and BBQs and the two big shocks today are Andy Murray losing at Wimbledon and Michael Owen signing for Man Utd.
I feel sorry for Andy Murray, he either didn't get firing on all cylinders today or, more likely, he faced an opponent in Andy Roddick who played out of his skin. Like any sportsman or woman, however bad the fans are feeling I am sure no one feels as bad as he does tonight.
Unlike Michael Owen who has hit the jackpot!!!!!!!!!.


CH