Huttopia is a camping brand with sites in France and all over the world including Mount Sutton. They have various degrees of camping, including fully equipped all-season cabins, family sized equipped tents, equipped tents for two, and even 'plain old' camp sites with just a fire hearth and a picnic table. We stayed at an equipped tent for two, it came with an electrical connection, very small ice box fridge, a queen sized mattress, an in-tent cloths hanging area. It was sitting atop a stable wooden platform. The site also came with a propane barbeque, fire hearth, and all kinds of utensils and essentials. In the painting, you can see our hot water kettle atop the electrical pole, and the coffee brewing using our Brazilian filter system. Huttopia is a company based in France, so it seemed fitting to have decent coffee on-site here in Canada.
Campsite Barista, Huttopia, Mount Sutton, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, August 2022 (No. 3223)
This is a view of a neighboring tent through the trees, there were about a dozen tents in the area but only three or four were occupied. We could hear kids screaming off in the distance due to the proximity to the heated pool up at the 'center of life'. The center of life is a large chalet with a restaurant, WiFi, TV, books, games, information, and a lounge area. We did not make much use of it, since we were camping after all. Or maybe it was better referred to as glamping! Since it rained a lot starting a fire was hard, so I invented a method of barbecuing the logs until toasty and then lighting them. It was a glorious fire indeed, and it kept the mosquitos away.
Glamping Tent, Huttopia, Mount Sutton, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, August 2022 (No. 3224a)
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