And just like that, we are thrust back into reality. Now I’m sure your inquisitive minds wondered how the rest of our “glamping” trip petered out? Well, let’s quickly divulge.

Following doomsday 1, Day 2 could only inevitably possess something slightly more enchanting, enthralling, enlightening and well it simply had to provide more sustenance than the preceding day…right? It certainly did! As hubby enjoyed his cozy snooze on a blanket and pillows strewn on the floor, I brewed us coffee and whipped up some toast to kickstart the morning. I was ready to seize the day, considering there was literally adventure at our footsteps, why not? As hubby woke from his peaceful slumber, I dressed the boys for an early morning dip in the pool. It was so nice and peaceful watching the boys swim from my perch on the lounge chair!

After a brief stint in the pool, hubby left for work and I invited Cam down with Millie to embrace our ‘glamping’ experience. Now Cam may have found humour in our apparently luxurious tent kitted out with a kitchen, fluorescent lights, numerous power sources and TV, but nevertheless she provided some relief and Adult stimulation for me during the morning to early afternoon as Day 2 was already flying miles ahead of Day 1’s adventures. As Cam bid us adieu I allowed the boys free reign of the holiday park to meet new friends and ride their scooters. Sounds like a perfect day, until Kael ventured out of sight and I had to send Kayden to retrieve him which led me into a lovely holiday lecture about advising me of their whereabouts and than issuing a hard warning. Now back to our peace and tranquility, minus the impending interlude, all seemed to go quite smoothly. In the evening, we watched movies, and I downloaded the Rain Rain app instructed by Cam to have an undisturbed sleep. I pushed the queen size bed up against the bunk and asked the boys to share and sleep horizontal on the bottom bunk as Knox would sleep on the inside of the queen size bed and I on the outside. This would eliminate any fears of one of my minis deciding planking the floor in the middle of the night was a better option than their bed. All was fine in the #3 Surfari Tent….until…

Hubby had promised the boys dinner, time ticked slowly as 6, 7 even 8pm rolled by. Now hubby had previously asked what we should have and I advised just to grab maccas on the way down (yes good ole healthy McDonalds)! I prompted him to get 3 chicken nugget Happy Meals (each containing 3 nuggets), each with an apple juice and myself well I’d go for a Big Mac this time! Well, when hubby arrived at 8:20pm he presents one Happy Meal box and a brown paper bag! Knox dives in and snatches the box but my other two stand bewildered, their little eyes gleaming at Knox wondering how, where, why? I could see every thought process that riddled their mind as I was just as perplexed. Hubby than says “o I thought it was all in the same box. Boys how about you share a Big Mac”. Now I don’t really know many 4 and 6 year old boys or girls that would voluntarily select a burger they can’t even hold, over the ‘tantalising’ delight of maccas highly processed nuggets and sentimental toy but if you do know of these kids…good on em! My kids on the other hand were disappointed. I couldn’t face or wear their disappointment much longer as I painfully watched my hubby floundering around flabbergasted at what to do next and than proceed to just sit down as if defeated. So what does a Mum do? Well, what any other Mum would do. I told the boys let’s go for a drive, and we drove the 20mins to a McDonald’s at a service centre and the 20mins back! Needless-to-say, I wasn’t happy as Larry, but I was happy knowing my boys would get the same offering as their littlest brother and didn’t have to miss out!

Once dinner was over I allowed the boys to finish watching an episode of one of their favourite shows in bed, switched on the Rain Rain app on the iPad, turned the volume up, ensured hubby was kitted out with his blankets and pillows for his floor perch and off to la-la land I ventured.

Ok, so if you’ve made it this far, you are a champ and I am grateful for your investment. I am also going to save you further reading of who knows how long and continue this, well, possibly tomorrow! Let’s face it, reality has kicked back in, I’m home, I’m rundown, the kids are being themselves and I’m running for my bed for reprieve!!