AIBU to let them camp on an island overnight?

[chomalungma]

(Inspired by another thread)

We are on holiday in the Lake District. Lovely cottage. DH is working away. DC's have seen a lovely island and want to go camping there for a few nights. Light a campfire, cook for themselves. They'll get there by sailing boat. Youngest is 6 and oldest is 14.

Would you let them go?

Do you have a copy of the final unfinished book, where all the children meet up, I have never managed to get a copy of that?

Yes! You just get into the story and of course it ends before it really starts.

How are people so lazy as to not engage past the OP before diving in. I honestly don’t see the humour in this at all?!

I assume it was a fantasy book, like Peter Duck was. As a child I just accepted that there could be 'reality' books (well, broadly reality) and fantasy books in the same series. It seems really odd now though.

@bridgetreilly

Swallows and Amazons?

Thought he same

@PoodleMoth

My first thought was Enid Blyton Famous Five! I have never actually read Swallows and Amazons. Can you even imagine thinking about letting children do that these days! Apparently my grandad used to play down the river with his siblings all day every day aged 2 and no adults to supervise!

I used to go out first thing with a pack of sandwiches and not come home for hours, it was great fun. I'm hoping I'm younger than your grandad!

@IceCreamSummer20

How are people so lazy as to not engage past the OP before diving in. I honestly don’t see the humour in this at all?!

You need to read the book.

Of course they should go.

@Iwantacampervan

Is this island owned by the people you are renting the cottage from? If not it's trespass

Too easy

If not duffers

@CaptainNancy it's called Coots in the North, but for some reason it is no longer in print

Coots in the North. I remember reading and thinking that the Coots were going to give Captain Nancy a run for her money!

Archive of our Own has S&A fanfiction - I have not read any of it, so can't attest to it being good, bad or otherwise. archiveofourown.org/tags/Swallows%20and%20Amazons%20-%20Arthur%20Ransome/works

Lol at all the posters taking this seriously 😂

Oh yes Lol

@Dragonsanddinosaurs

Sounds like the start of a Famous Five book!

The thread title made me immediately think this was going to be a Famous Five thread.

My response was going to be "do you have a dog to help keep them safe?!"

Thank you ineedaholidaynow and sixesandeights

Sounds great.

No. It’s likely to be a private island anyway, added to which letting them cook etc is wrong, what happens if something goes wrong

Youngest is 6 and oldest is 14

No way! Why would you even ask?

Are PP still only reading the opening post?

If not duffers, won't drown 😉

Ooh i need to reread the series now.

I've always wondered what a tame galoot was...

I'm very embarrassed for anyone answering seriously after the first page when it becomes apparent that this is a reference to Swallows and Amazons.

@Albern

Don't forget the potted meat and fruit cake!!

Surely you mean bun loaf?