Bruce Arms, Easton Royal

   This is the second time we’ve been to this site but this time we have Josh with us for his first over-night caravan stay.

   After setting up the caravan, and when it stopped raining, I took Josh outside for a play around to help tire him out! We donned wellies and coats and took a wander up the track along the side of the site. It's an old drove road so part of it is fairly easy going. I see that a horse has been along the track and point out to Josh that I know that from the hoof prints and the horse poo! ‘Oooo’ he said. I also pointed out stinging nettles and thistles. When the track became a bog, we decide to turn back and I asked Josh to point out the horse tracks and poo, which he did.

   Back in the field, we take a wander around it then Mike kicks a football to us so we have a game of kicking the ball and running after it. I’m exhausted but I doubt if Josh is!

   After dinner we play with cars then it’s time for bed. Josh helps get his bed ready and yawns and says he is tired. This is not an indication of things to come! Of course it is all exciting and everything is for the first time. Needless to say he didn’t settle until we went to bed and turned out the light.

   The following day we had bacon and eggs and toast for breakfast which Josh loved!  Whilst I washed up Mike played with Josh. He had found the silicone egg poachers in the drawer and wondered what they were.

A hat?

Earmuffs?

Chin warmer?

  A good time was had by Josh and Mike! Then it was the turn of oversized table pegs.   Are they earrings?  Josh only stayed the one night as a trial. We took him home but we will definitely take him away with us again before too long.

   Dinner that night was in the pub – and very nice it was too