It didn't rain so they were camping on a campsite.
But if it had rained, they would have had to stay in a hotel.
Some people relax by lying on the beach, sunbathing - just by doing nothing. They want to do something with as little as possible effort.
We were talking about her plans and then we moved on to mine or:
We talked about her plans and then we moved on to mine.
Like I said before or As I said before?