Open-air Friends

David Mason reflects on a camping experience that offered a combination of two loves

by David Mason 20th October 2017

When I first became a Quaker some eight years ago I found out about the ‘Quaker Campers’ – and then promptly forgot about them. Some years later, when I rediscovered camping – but of the more comfortable type suitable for campers with a well-worn body and needing frequent trips to the bathroom – I managed to combine these two loves and joined the Quaker Campers in their annual camp. This year the annual camp was held at Watlington on the edge of the Chilterns in Oxfordshire and I found a great feeling of Quaker camaraderie.