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A cheerful welcome representative of “Sunny Side Caravan Park” escorted the Phillips family to their favorite trailer, so darn cheerful Hazel wanted to choke her. Then she cheerfully bounced off to greet another group while Hazel wished obesity in her future.
Jimmy Phillips was already in his swim shorts, snagging some biscuits from his mom’s food
supply on his way to the brisk northwestern English beach.
Hazel stood in this worn moldy caravan where her family trudged every single summer holiday
for the past 15 years, and wished to be under sunny skies, somewhere, anywhere but here.
Already gossip
from Greta and Dorothy had begun whose caravans were on either side of hers. Same old, same old. From the beach, boys
were arguing, with her own son caught in the crossfire of insults.
Husband Roddy was already at the “Bully Bar”, into his
second pint. Same old, same old. Hazel
pulled a bottle of Jamison from her bag.
As sunset folded into dusk, Hazel strolled down to the beach while
tea/supper was being served. A first sip
eased through her, Hazel smiled. Same
old, same old.
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My friend Hazel and family went to a park like this every summer. While the drinking was not park of her life, this comes close.
Wednesday Words was established by Delores who has handed over to other bloggers to create words and photo prompts for bloggers to break their molds, and enjoy playing. This week's words are provided by Elephant's Child and use them to write from those prompts!!
Visits her site, and you may post your take in her comment section or at your own blog.
Visits her site, and you may post your take in her comment section or at your own blog.
We did many same old, same old vacations until I said no more. I can relate.
ReplyDeleteI think Hazel said much the same.
DeleteIt can be boring, but sometimes there's comfort in 'same old same old'.
ReplyDeleteThat picture is a UK caravan park? Where are the actual caravans? All those trailer cabins lined up and packed in close doesn't look like much fun to me. It's like suburbia without the gardens.
This is a modern camp, not the ones of the past. English mysteries often feature the old caravans. The old ones had much charm, but maybe not so much comfort. Modern holiday people want the comfort and modern stuff.
DeleteGreat take on the prompts. Family holidays can be wonderful - or can be a classic oxymoron. And I agree with River about that caravan park.
ReplyDeleteThe old campgrounds remind me of summer camp, with exploration and fun, and bad mattresses. But it was all fun.
DeleteThere is something comforting about 'the same old, same old'.
ReplyDeleteVery true. Going back home to see my family always felt comforting: same old, same old, but familiar.
DeleteThat doesn't sound or look like any spot I'd want to go for the same old same old.
ReplyDeleteOh, Patt. I can see you in a caravan with cats and all.
DeleteWhen your vacation becomes routine and moldy, time to try something different.
ReplyDeleteHazel wrote me once of sitting in a damp caravan, while the rain poured outside. "Every year..." I don't know if that changed.
DeleteThere is something comforting in getting away to a familiar situation. Then, maybe, there's less of a needing a vacation after your vacation.
ReplyDeleteAlways. Getting home after vacation often requires recovery after the adventure.
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