European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse E u r o p dec a m i n g merry old England v " a the camping at Hartford Marina near Wyton England makes for a tranquil getaway. Camp with the ghost of Robin Hood s men or in the Shadow of Hadrian s Wall Byda Edidio . Bureau i can clearly remember my initiation into the world of camping. All of 9 years old at the time my Cousin and i dragged our blankets and pillows to the farthest Edge of our known universe beyond the Crisp blinding rays of the barnyard Light and into the adjoining pasture of my Uncle s farm. I can still recall my aunt s voice dwindling with the distance As she cautioned us not to go too far astray. She need t have worried. Our Only intention was to escape the Bustle of humanity and commune with nature in the most Remote spot we could think of. Hastily we trundled across the Yard and tossed our Only possessions Over the Fence mindful that civilization As we knew it was rapidly disappearing into the darkness behind us. There beneath a canopy of flickering Starlight we stretched Back into the night arms folded behind our Heads to Marvel at the celestial display of shooting stars streaking across the sky. In later years As i graduated from pasture to Campground i found it increasingly difficult to duplicate i fir up i the Houghton Mill camping Park features a 17th-Century water Mill next to its 9-acre campsite. Sas Dav Didio 10 stripes Magazine Juty 2, 1993
