This is based on a trip that me and my friend went on when we were about 11 so that is how old Buffy and Lori are. I went with my friend Emily's parents so I was sort of in the position that Lori was in.
The Camping Trip
Buffy, her mum, her dad and her best friend Lori were going camping, There was chaos in the car as Buffy and Lori were arguing and fighting amongst the sleeping bags, the tent poles and the blow – up mattresses.
Buffy's mum got into the passenger seat of the car with the map, as Buffy's dad got into the driver's seat and strapped on his seatbelt. They pulled out of the driveway and set off down the road.
Buffy's dad had to keep asking Joyce, Buffy's mum, the directions to the sea cliff forest reserve as he kept getting lost and going down the wrong roads. It made what should have been a forty – five minute car drive into an hour and a half long drive, not including the stop they made to get something to eat and go to the toilet.
At last the journey was over and in no time at all, everything was laid out on the grass. There was a gentle breeze blowing through the clearing and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. Buffy's dad, Hank, could not get the tent up, no matter how hard he tried. Buffy, Lori and her mum got bored and slouched off to do the washing – up, leaving Hank trying to force a tent peg into the ground.
The gentle breeze was rising into a fairly strong wind and the clouds were covering a lot more of the sky. Buffy, Joyce and Lori staggered into the trees carrying soapy dishes, knives, forks and spoons. The tent was up by now, but whether it would stay was a different matter entirely. Hank was standing inside holding it up. The pegs would hold it up, as there were so many, but the frame was much less likely, as the wind was rising even higher.
The others sat down to eat their sausages, anxiously watching Hank struggle to hold it up.
SNAP!
The frame broke and sent Hank flying. Then it began to rain and thunder, and the sea went wild. Tea towels blew over the cliff, and the tent, beds, clothes, bags, portable oven and children were shoved into the car to shelter from the rain. They drove at top speed to the nearest hotel.
They were fine, but the tent wasn't!
"God help the other campers!" Hank exclaimed, looking out of the window.
What a disaster!