Family HolidaysBack in the 80s when my Dad got made redundant (hello Dad!), he spent all the redundancy money on one of those big motor caravans.
Us kids loved it, apart from when my sister threw up on my sleeping bag, but looking back I'm not so sure my mum did. There was a certain tension every time the big van was even mentioned, let alone driven around France for weeks on end with her still having to cook and do all the washing.
What went wrong, what went right, and how did you survive the shame of having your family with you as a teenager?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 14:33)
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Holidays with SupergranI've never really had a shit holiday. This is thanks mainly in part to creative parents and relatives who are willing to try new things. One of them being my Gran. My Gran is literally Supergran. She rides horses, she tapdances, cooks like a demon, and has even been known to knit on occasion. One time I remember- I would have been about 14/15 kind of age, and myself and Mum dragged her up to the Lake District. One day we went to an activity centre (I forget the name) but I got to do various extremely cool things like clay pigeon shooting, horse riding, and of course, quad biking. Loved every minute of it. But what was even better was going quadding again- this time with Supergran leading the way. And then watching (and listening) as she came to a steep hill, and barrelled on down it without a care. But hearing the shout of "Oh Shiiiiiiiiiit!! as she descended down the hill has amused the whole family for the last 10 years.
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jim_bob can herd cats., Wed 8 Aug 2007, 21:03,
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