By Annabel Candy

Have you ever put off doing something only to find, when you finally took the plunge, it wasn’t nearly as bad as you thought it would be?

I hate camping. The idea of it makes my skin crawl. I’d rather stay somewhere proper, not that I need solid walls (an open air hut in Mike’s Camp is my idea of heaven) but a comfy bed and good food are essential for a good travel experience.

Now I’ve learned that, just because you’re camping, it doesn’t mean you have to forgo those things.

In June the Mucho Man and the Candy kids went camping and I stayed home alone. I couldn’t stand the thought of camping.

It was mid winter here in Australia and rainy too. But they all bought wellington boots (or gum boots as they call them... More...