Bugs, transvestites and popcorn...

It was a wet saturday here in the UK.

Most of us are getting pretty sick and tired of it, I can tell you. However, my friend B and I were up for a little adventure this weekend and in our madness considered that we would partake in a bit of camping.

Hobbits love camping, and so do hobbit mummies. It means that they can drink and relax while hobbits run the circle of the field, play ninjas and do battle with Batman - all in the name of sleeping well that night.

Unfortunately, best laid plans and all that - the camping was rained off. Nevertheless B and I decided it was still worth wandering around a muddy field, attempting to contain the excitement of five hobbits who at one point found the inside of portaloos more than enough to bear.

We were at the Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum, where they were holding the annual VW Bus Stop 2012

Both B and I are great fans of the old VW. She prefers the hippyness and tranquility of the Camper Van, searching for the inevitable long open road, with the wind in her hair, new curtains at the window and a soft mattress in the back; whereas I prefer the sweet sophistication of the VW Beetle, compact, nippy and great for pretending you have a car that talks called Herbie.

It was great to see some wonderfully nurtured old VW's, however, very tempting to get the credit card out when you see a For Sale sign. We wandered around both dreaming of 'one day', while the hobbits wanted to pose next to every car for a photo - shy they are not.

The rain even managed to hold off for a downpour until just after the hobbits had finished their icecreams and we were making a mad dash to the car. Just as we started to drive off, the heavens opened and torrential rain came down - all adds to the excitement of any adventure I think.

After stopping off for some frozen pizzas, garlic bread and microwave popcorn we decided we were gonna enjoy the evening with an impromptu cinema setting. We set the TV and the room so that it was dark, (just needed B to wander up and down the aisle with a small torch) and hobbits managed to sit still for about ten minutes watching a film before the popcorn fighting began.  I think it may have taken us longer to set the scene than they actually sat still for.

The plan was to sit them still long enough for us to enjoy the delight that is The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a film that B hadn't seen.  After a lot of faffing about with downloads, USB cables, disc burning etc we finally put the film on a memory stick and started to sit down with our glasses of wine to enjoy.

Interestingly the hobbits became quite interested in this film - we had even discussed how there really wasnt a film out there that could keep them entertained for more than 10 minutes; well, Frank'nFurter did just that. Perhaps it was his shiny lip gloss?

Unfortunately, as many of you know this really isn't the type of film that we want hobbits to watch for long, so we had to curtail their enjoyment and bid each other goodnight. There was much sorrow and sulking.

But just for you B, here is the Time Warp - thank you so much for a great day, Hobbits and I are completely exhausted.

Just as we planned.