Birthday weekend

So last weekend was my Birthday weekend, and months ago I decided I wanted to do something different. A friend of mine made the mistake of saying that she'd never been camping, well not proper camping anyway, so during an evening when altogether too much alcohol was flowing, she agreed to come away on an 'activities weekend' with me.

There was supposed to be four of us going, however a cancellation meant we were down to three. But no matter, still plenty to do. And so it was we embarked upon our weekend. The place we stayed at had non of the mod-cons (TV etc.) but to be fair, you didn't care. The days were almost entirely taken up with activities - Rock Climbing and Abseiling on the Saturday, and Kayaking and Hiking on the Sunday - and in the evenings after a quick shower to get rid of the muck and grime (the grime was me falling over), everyone sat round the large huge fire in the lodge and chatted until the early hours - a proper sense of camaraderie.

Breakfast was a healthy affair with more fruit than my local supermarket, this was so you had plenty of energy for the morning of activities ahead. Lunch was provided, and the evening meal should have been a choice of three options off their menu, but since there was no chef as yet, it was just the one option. But all the food was fantastic, and sourced from with 10 miles (or in the case of fish, caught that morning in the river that was about 20 meters away!).

It was good to get away from it all, even if it was just for a couple of days. I can honestly say, that whilst I was there, I did not give a thought to my everyday life. I was 100% there in the moment, and it was great: -

No Internet;
No TV;
No room service;
No air conditioning;
Just local food;
Sleeping under the stars;
And listing to the sound of the rain on our tents;
Absolutely the best hotel I've have ever stayed in!!