Posted by Prue Eckett on June 19, 2003 at 22:42:32 from 210.86.78.215 user Prue_Eckett.
In Reply to: Re: ". . . all our other camps." posted by Ross on June 18, 2003 at 17:03:09:
Is it possible that the first visit to the lake is the catalyst for going camping? Maybe their earlier holidays had been with both their parents when their father took command, and considering he was probably away at sea a fair amount of their lives, until Swallows & Amazons, they'd been considered too young.From the later books - when he was home they did sailing-type holidays anyway.
Reading between the lines, camping had been a desirable idea but not achievable or even possible until then.