Gerry goes camping

The highlight of the recent Easter holiday was, without a doubt, the overnight camping trip to Ma Wan that we took Gerry on.

I say camping trip but the reality is that the trip was targeted at families so the whole thing was very civilized. For example, instead of pitching our tent on the ground, we actually pitched it on a viewing platform near the top of the mountain.

Gerry helps to pitch the tent

Still, the actual act of pitching the tent and sleeping in sleeping bags was genuine so in that sense, we did manage to capture the camping feel.

Success! We are now formally "roughing" it.

The weather was also beautiful for the two days that we were in Ma Wan. In a sense, we were extremely lucky as the weather the following day turned a bit rainy.

On the second day in Ma Wan, we got to hang around the recreation centre. For some reason which I can't quite fathom, Gerry and I ended up building paper airplanes while everyone else was building butterflies. Still, I have pretty good paper airplane skills so it wasn't long before the other kids were clamoring for their own paper airplanes.

Can you spot the airplane?

The Ma Wan park also had an outdoor play area where Gerry and I managed to get a bit of exercise. Lots of fun but tiring on the muscles (hey, I ain't no spring chicken!)

Taking a quick break

Actually, one thing which did impress me was how much confidence Gerry now has in his physical ability. He was the youngest kid willing to climb the ropes and managed to do it all on his own.

Spider-Gerry goes to work on the ropes