The Chronicles of Imogen
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The Chronicles of Imogen
Hello to all you lovely people who made the long trek to Stourport-on-Severn
My Mummy & Daddy took our Bongo (Tiki) along, & me with them. As I am only 15 months old, I get very little say in our travels, but just wait until I get them to understand the orders I have been giving them for the last three months
As usual, they left it rather late setting off from home, but this time, we did arrive with enough time for them to erect our Easycamp in daylight Helped by a passing couple from Coventry (Trevor & ?) they managed it in record time.
After a pleasant night's sleep in the back of Tiki, I woke the parents early on Friday morning , and while they prepared breakfast, I surveyed our surroundings. There were sooo many Bongos, & so many friendly people, I was quite bowled over!
We all needed some exercise, so off to the lovely town of Stourport-on-Severn, which boasts some bridges
And quite a bit of canal, with a thing called a 'Basin', which was a little large to use for washing
Once we had had our lunch/dinner, Daddy went for a lesson on how to look under the bonnet of Tiki.
Later, he took me on a tour of the massed Bongos. We met loads & loads of people, including:-
Ian (His Excellency, the BongoMeister ),
Simon (who still claims to Wish he had a Bongo, when clearly he already has one!)
MobileCat (who has our old awning, & apparently keeps some people called Punch & Judy in it ),
RoosterUK,
Crazy Uncle G & his lovely lady, Kerry,
plus the fearless Kirsty, who seems to wrestle with dragons whenever they appear !).
In the evening, I was taken to a large white tent, & treated to some interesting entertainment - traditional sing-songs & dancing of the Bongo people, I believe. During a lull in this, I put on a short show for my immediate neighbours:
Sadly, the weather had taken a turn for the worst by Saturday, but we had cleverly arranged to be chauffeured by our good friends, Pete & Sue, to a splendid place called Cadbury World .
Here, I was introduced to some very wooden-faced characters . . . .
And we all had some of that stuff (that Mummy tries to protect me from , 'cos I might get addicted or overweight) - Chocolate!! Yummy
Sunday was lovely weather again. Some people complained about the breeze, but I am used to that, & Mummy & Daddy like it, because when possible they go off on tiny boats with a huge bag held in their hands, & reach amazing speeds across the water - I think they call it "Windsurfing"
Despite the fact that she was camped in front of us, we only met Lady Violet on the last morning , but she & Hayden (not the coolant alarm one) had a good natter with Mummy & Daddy, & promised to send me copies of the photos they took of me while I was taking a nap(!)
We packed up & Daddy drove us home on Sunday afternoon, having had a really good time in the company of fellow Bongo affliction sufferers .
I am looking forward to going down to Cornwall later this year to meet even more of them. In the meantime, we'll be popping around camping whenever Mummy & Daddy aren't too busy with work, & the weather is good
Bye-bye from Imogen x
My Mummy & Daddy took our Bongo (Tiki) along, & me with them. As I am only 15 months old, I get very little say in our travels, but just wait until I get them to understand the orders I have been giving them for the last three months
As usual, they left it rather late setting off from home, but this time, we did arrive with enough time for them to erect our Easycamp in daylight Helped by a passing couple from Coventry (Trevor & ?) they managed it in record time.
After a pleasant night's sleep in the back of Tiki, I woke the parents early on Friday morning , and while they prepared breakfast, I surveyed our surroundings. There were sooo many Bongos, & so many friendly people, I was quite bowled over!
We all needed some exercise, so off to the lovely town of Stourport-on-Severn, which boasts some bridges
And quite a bit of canal, with a thing called a 'Basin', which was a little large to use for washing
Once we had had our lunch/dinner, Daddy went for a lesson on how to look under the bonnet of Tiki.
Later, he took me on a tour of the massed Bongos. We met loads & loads of people, including:-
Ian (His Excellency, the BongoMeister ),
Simon (who still claims to Wish he had a Bongo, when clearly he already has one!)
MobileCat (who has our old awning, & apparently keeps some people called Punch & Judy in it ),
RoosterUK,
Crazy Uncle G & his lovely lady, Kerry,
plus the fearless Kirsty, who seems to wrestle with dragons whenever they appear !).
In the evening, I was taken to a large white tent, & treated to some interesting entertainment - traditional sing-songs & dancing of the Bongo people, I believe. During a lull in this, I put on a short show for my immediate neighbours:
Sadly, the weather had taken a turn for the worst by Saturday, but we had cleverly arranged to be chauffeured by our good friends, Pete & Sue, to a splendid place called Cadbury World .
Here, I was introduced to some very wooden-faced characters . . . .
And we all had some of that stuff (that Mummy tries to protect me from , 'cos I might get addicted or overweight) - Chocolate!! Yummy
Sunday was lovely weather again. Some people complained about the breeze, but I am used to that, & Mummy & Daddy like it, because when possible they go off on tiny boats with a huge bag held in their hands, & reach amazing speeds across the water - I think they call it "Windsurfing"
Despite the fact that she was camped in front of us, we only met Lady Violet on the last morning , but she & Hayden (not the coolant alarm one) had a good natter with Mummy & Daddy, & promised to send me copies of the photos they took of me while I was taking a nap(!)
We packed up & Daddy drove us home on Sunday afternoon, having had a really good time in the company of fellow Bongo affliction sufferers .
I am looking forward to going down to Cornwall later this year to meet even more of them. In the meantime, we'll be popping around camping whenever Mummy & Daddy aren't too busy with work, & the weather is good
Bye-bye from Imogen x
Blue/Silver AFT, named TIKI, the Hawaiian God of fair winds & good fortune.
Plus a Quechua Base.
Plus a Quechua Base.
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Re: The Chronicles of Imogen
Great reporting Imogen, I`m so glad you enjoyed your trip
See you with your Mummy and Daddy again in Cornwall, all been well
Happy Bongoing, CrAzY
See you with your Mummy and Daddy again in Cornwall, all been well
Happy Bongoing, CrAzY
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lovely
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what a lovely write up and good photos for one so young well done
shall look forward to the next one after your trip to Cornwall.
shall look forward to the next one after your trip to Cornwall.
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Hmmm - Competition in the travel writing department I see!!
Very well done small person.
Keep 'em coming!!!
Very well done small person.
Keep 'em coming!!!
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Re: The Chronicles of Imogen
Hi Imogen, nice to meet you on Friday night. Sorry about my mummy's singing, she had had a few drinks of dirty beer!!
Glad my daddy showed you how to juggle, he thinks he's great but we can show him a thing or too...
Hope to meet you on our travels with Babs the bongo!!
lots of Love
Baby Kaitlin
xx
Glad my daddy showed you how to juggle, he thinks he's great but we can show him a thing or too...
Hope to meet you on our travels with Babs the bongo!!
lots of Love
Baby Kaitlin
xx
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Kaitlin!
How you doin'? It was a very good evening, but my juggling needs a lot more work
As my Mummy's mummy & daddy live in Bolton, & we all zoom up there now & then, let's hope we can persuade the parents/Bongo drivers to meet up somewhere in the Manchester area - with a kids' play zone, of course - & discuss the merits of nappies, Bongos & such
Of course, we'd have to keep an eye out for that infamous 'Northern Mafia' I keep reading about
Take care, sweetie,
Imogen x
PS Thank you CrAzY, Brian & MM; one does try, doesn't one?
How you doin'? It was a very good evening, but my juggling needs a lot more work
As my Mummy's mummy & daddy live in Bolton, & we all zoom up there now & then, let's hope we can persuade the parents/Bongo drivers to meet up somewhere in the Manchester area - with a kids' play zone, of course - & discuss the merits of nappies, Bongos & such
Of course, we'd have to keep an eye out for that infamous 'Northern Mafia' I keep reading about
Take care, sweetie,
Imogen x
PS Thank you CrAzY, Brian & MM; one does try, doesn't one?
Blue/Silver AFT, named TIKI, the Hawaiian God of fair winds & good fortune.
Plus a Quechua Base.
Plus a Quechua Base.
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Re: The Chronicles of Imogen
I can't imagine anyone in the manchester area would want to meet up, from what I've seen of them they're a really unsociable bunch in the NW
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