We abanoned ship last night and night early from a very windy and wet Abergele.
You all know how little space you have when camping, you would have laughed at the packing we had to do in the pouring rain. For any witnesses to use having to roll on the tent to remove its huge air pocket in the pouring rain, it was not as funny as it looked.
Glad we packed away as we did not want our new tent ripping
Just come back from five nights near Richmond in Swaledale. My 26yo tardis held up to the wind in quite an exposed site, but not to 3 days of almost relentless driving rain. I was very impressed that it only leaked where the wind was making the poles rub against the canvas tbh, there was not a single leak at any other point and although there was some serious groaning in the wind, nothing bent or broke. Since it is so old, I carry a variety of things for fixing emergency break downs, daughters bed was kept dry thanks to two small tarps, some cable ties and some of those marvellous 'cling on' things. I had to swap beds with the dogs, but that worked fine (in fact, they may not get theirs back!). I realised that I had forgotten the awning tie down kit and panicked, I need not have, it held completely fast and I couldn't even do what I normally do which is park the car close up to provide some shelter as it was too muddy to get the car on and off the field!
Site was just amazing, will be writing a review when I am not so exhausted tomorrow!
------------- August - Carsington Water CC Site. Don't know where else yet - only picking up the caravan on Friday!
Been there since last weekend. Our Conway Cardale coped with everything trown at it -DRIVING plentiful rain, not a drip through the canvas and the good old gale force winds.....
For an old girl - I'm very proud of her.
I did learn one thing though - I am never pitching on a hardstanding again. Really hard work getting the pegs in and we had a pooling of water in the middle of the pitch under the groundshhet , which was horrible when we took it up today.
Mr Dozy wanted to pack up and come home yesterday, because of all the constant rain. I managed to convince him to stay 'til today as sun was forecast. So we packed up in full sun and the whole of the canvas was bone dry , so no having to get out and dry it out again. Happy days.
ps. I love my heater.
------------- DOZY
Life should not be measured by the amount of breaths we take but the moments that take your breath away.
We were at Yaxham Waters in Norfolk. Supposed to stay until today but had to abandon the site Friday afternoon as the wind was getting worse, esp as everyone around us had left so we were getting battered. Our poor Sunncamp is sopping wet in the garage so we are praying for some warm weather soon to get her out and dry her properly.
Fair play to anyone who stayed until the end. Lots of us lost gazebos, wind breakers, awnings and porches!
Was in manobier west Wales till yesterday well pegged down butva bit exposed unfortunately had to leave tent up for an emergency on Friday at 4am and lost the sun canopy about 9am
It eneded up on the roof with a banana shaped front pole !!!!!
Chipping Hard standings are not your friend on days like these
------------- 2022
North and West wales grand tour (in T5)
Matlock (in T5)
New forest and IOW (in T5)
New Forest
La tranche sur mer
jevea (Valencia)
2023
Cotswolds
Tenby
(added a Compass Rallye to crew)
Royan
La tranche Sur Mer
2024
royan
La tranche
We came back yesterday from a camp site just outside Bath. Got a right battering on Thursday night but very pleased to say our folding camper got though it unscathed.
Might have been helped by the tree line providing shelter from the Westerly winds, but it was the prospect of having work tomorrow rather than the weather that had us return.
We were due to come back yesterday from the Isle of Wight but came on a late afternoon ferry on Saturday instead. TBH we would have come back sooner but they had taken the ferries off on Thursday so they were jam packed when they put them back on. On the bright side though, Saturday was dry and sunny so we managed to pack up dry.
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: Batten down the hatches !!!
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Happy days.
