By: Blonde Two
Something very strange is happening to me today and I am very excited about it… I am going wild camping on Dartmoor. Obviously Dartmoor isn’t strange (unless you count the Hairy Hands, the mysterious Drummer Boy and the Grey Lady (I made her up but surely everywhere has a Grey Lady). No, the strange part of all of this is that I am not going with Blonde One (possibly because she is in Scotland and I am in Devon).
Today I am going wild camping with some other lady friends. They are both proper outdoors women so I don’t need to worry about them bringing the right equipment, tent snacks or entertainment (so far giraffes and crampons have been mentioned). Neither do I need to worry about them being able to navigate using a map and compass, climb a stile, plod through a blog or pitch a tent (or even bivvy – there was talk of it).
There are concerns though, they are important but almost certainly Blonde concerns. Here we go…
- Will my outdoor friends all want to sleep in the middle (we Two Blondes don’t usually have a middle)?
- Will they get fed up about the noise my water bottle makes in the middle of the night?
- Will we fit all of our kit in?
- Will I snore?
- Will they snore?
- Does anyone care if anyone snores?
- Will they eat all of their porridge in the morning (B1 and I never can)?
- Will they like my tent snacks, will I like theirs?
- What time will it be okay to go for the first morning wee?
- Will they know how to stand a cup in a walking boot (they definitely will)?
The great things about today’s camping buddies is that they are both always up for an unexpected adventure and are really great laughs. We are going to have a fab time and almost certainly leave Dartmoor echoing with laughter. Watch this blog space!
Now where’s that three woman tent…
Update on Dartmoor wild camping
January 23rd 2023
- You can currently wild camp on a reduced area of Dartmoor
- You can view the new Dartmoor wild camping map here
- If you camp within this area, you don’t need to seek the landowner’s permission
- If you camp within this area, you don’t need to make an individual payment
- This is a permissive agreement, which means it can be removed
- Which means it’s more important than ever to make sure you adopt a leave-no-trace approach
- Large groups, barbecues and campfires on Dartmoor are still prohibited
1. Only if there are cows
2. My balloon giraffe-wrestling will compete…
3. Yes!
4. Maybe?
5. No-one has ever said I do!
6. I have well-practiced anti-snoring techniques (husband).
7. Possibly. It’s only small.
8. If no nuts? Any crisps???
9. Anytime from 3.30am more than ok.
10. Yup. I have one boot for each cup!
It’s lovely to know there are still so many completely batty women in the world.
Most of us come from a long line of batty women!! And are proud of it!
I’m married to a batty woman (and glad to be so). She says it’s good that we found each other; then ruined it by explaining that it would have been a pity for anybody normal to get stuck with either of us.
Top blogging, by the way…
Congratulations Dave… you are a very lucky (and probably patient) man!