BACK TO NATURE

 

BACK TO NATURE

We were used to holidays in the Maldives, sleeping in a cabin with the murmur of water beneath us. Then the pandemic struck and we spent our savings keeping the business afloat.

Holiday adverts in the Sunday papers taunted us, and in a mad moment we borrowed a tent. Struggling with poles and ropes, tempers flared, and Tom stormed off, leaving me in the peace of the woodland.

Birds chirped, light rippled through leaves, insects buzzed, but there was one rasping sound that I couldn’t identify, city girl that I am.

Then the zip on the tent began to move.

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I have never holidayed in the Maldives but I have been camping in a borrowed tent. In fact, in retrospect at least, my husband and I didn't fight, the tent went up with surprising ease, and we and the children enjoyed our break. Even though the toilet block entailed a five minute walk carrying your own toilet roll!

Thanks to A J Wilson for the photo - I wonder why he chose to camp on dirt rather than on turf? - and to Rochelle, our indefatigable host. 

I was pleased this week to learn that I have sold another few books through Amazon, though it's a faff discovering which ones. Also two friends made a point of telling me they were enjoying reading them, and a cousin I haven't heard from in months emailed from Australia to say the same! If you haven't read any of them yet, a click on the cover image at the top of this page will take you to the latest one. NB: I am not the only Liz Young on Amazon, but a list of my books is on my Author Page.