The great outdoors

Claire O’Sullivan on the delights of a family camping trip to west Cork

YOU know the way that tent assembly instructions tell you to put your new tent up in the garden before you actually bring it on a trip. Please follow that important instruction as it will save you a lot of unnecessary hassle.

I love camping. My husband, er, doesn’t like it. To me camping is an undeniable part of the summer. To him, Hell will have camping as obligatory.