2023

[pensnest]

Hello, Campers!

Would you like to Camp in 2023?

We have the chance to go to the house in Yorkshire that we originally booked for 2020. The owner is willing to apply the deposit that we paid back in 2019 (which means some of you will get money off, as you gave me contributions at the time). The house is here, and I think it would accommodate about 16 of us. (There are a lot of double beds, but we don't have quite that many people who'll want to share a bed.)

First order of business is to decide when we want to go. I'm not clear on pricing, as it doesn't look as though the website has been updated in a while, but it was affordable before so presumably it'll be affordable now. I'm going to veto the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May, but we could go for the beginning of May, or June, or July, even August. Or get a head start and look at April instead.

If you'd like to be part of Camp Sparkle 2023, please let me know whether there are dates you'd prefer, and times you cannot do. I'll have a preliminary look, and then put up a poll.

Please spread the word to people who don't watch this space regularly.

Comments

[nopseud]

YAY CAMP!

It looks like they're possibly letting through TripAdvisor now, or at least they have fairly up-to-date reviews there. A week is ~£4200, although oddly the price didn't vary by month. Maybe that's how things are now post-COVID.

All dates are good for me, although we probably want to avoid the school holidays as it will be REALLY busy in that part of Yorkshire then. So May, June or early July. (According to Tripadvisor April is, weirdly, already fully booked.)

[turps]

I'd probably only be able to manage a weekend, but it could be a weekend at any time.

I've posted over at Insta, hopefully catch some people there.

[letterboys]

And you've succeeded, because I was summoned! <3

[turps]

YAY! Summoning you is an excellent result.

[msktrnanny]

And me!

[turps]

Awesome! It was well worth the post :D

[letterboys]

Yes hi, would love to! Work calendar says I'll be busy up till June or July, any time between late July and early Nov would work best for me I think. But if it doesn't I will try my hardest to make it there.

[msktrnanny]

Would love to come! Dates are open, all will hang on costs for me.

[turlough]

YES! I would DEFINITELY like to Camp next year!!!

That house is so pretty! And the environment looks stunning.

All dates are fine for me. I have absolutely no preferences.

[fleurrochard]

All these dates should be generally doable for me, as long as I know them before next year, since we schedule all the vacation times at the start of the year at work.

[adelate]

I can get time off at any time pretty much, a lot hinges on cost since everything is more expensive these days. But if at all feasible I’d love to stay at that house!

[saba1789]

Caaamp! I would absolutely love to go, I'm just sadly not really sure about my availability next year. We plan another work conference in early summer, but there's no date set yet (as we're looking for a location in a complicated, way too long process), so right now July or August would be best for me, I guess, with a preference for July (because possibly slightly less ppl also on vacation).

[sperrywink]

Oooohhh, camp!!

I would love to go, not sure if it will be possible next year yet, but if I was to go July and the first half of August are the only times I could make it.

[fadedsouls]

Oh I'd definitely be interested in coming. August would work best for me. June might work, but it would depend on which week. I'd have to know early in 2023 though, as I have to put in my request for vacation time for the summer around February (maybe March).

I can't say 100% I'd be able to come, it would come down to finances. I moved last year, and was hoping to be able to get the bathroom done next year (right now it's original 1980s in all it's fake-marble pink-ish glory :p I honestly have no words to describe it), and that'll take basically all my savings (and then some). But I really want to come. Been far too long!!

[ninjetti75]

Oman, I would LOVE to go to Camp again, but it would be very dependent on cost, and somewhat on timing. I've got obligations in early August and can only take so much time off work at once, so May/June or EARLY July or LATE August/September work better for me. (I'll admit that I prefer the tradition of Camp in May, but that's mostly because it's an excuse to miss two weeks of our busiest time of year, heh.)

Not entirely certain I'll be able to afford it, but I would absolutely *LO*V*E* to see everyone again if I can!!!

-Josh

[chalcopyrite]

It would be great to see you again!

[ninjetti75]

::virtual hugs::

[chalcopyrite]

CAAAAAAMP!!! EEEEE!!!!!

YES, I would love to come! I can do whenever as far as I know, my ability to come depends on dog boarding being available -- which is exponentially more likely the sooner I know what dates I'm asking about! And if we pick dates, I can also tell Himself that he can't swan off to Portugal or what have you at the exact same time.

[bettina]

Not sure it works out for me. June/July is very busy for me at work with a big festival and I already have something planned for May. August could work, though.

[rikes]

I can probably do anything between the June 6th and July 30th. Early May might work, too.