After wandering back to the site we spent the afternoon chilling out (getting rid of my hangover!) while our friends visited the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
We met up again that evening in the pub but I made sure I had less to drink!!
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
A Wet Summer - Gloucester-Sharpness Canal, Slimbridge
After an evening in the pub, sampling the local cider and perry, we had a lay-in on Saturday morning and then decided to have a walk up the towpath while it was dry with our friends to the Cambridge Arms swing bridge. While we were there we saw a narrow boat approaching the bridge, the warden came out and opened the bridge (all done manually!) and with us all gawping at them, they broke down!!! They managed to drift towards the edge where the warden threw them ropes and moored them up safely. It seems that their propeller had been clogged up with some kind of weed. It made for an interesting 'nose' for us all!
After wandering back to the site we spent the afternoon chilling out (getting rid of my hangover!) while our friends visited the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
We met up again that evening in the pub but I made sure I had less to drink!!
After wandering back to the site we spent the afternoon chilling out (getting rid of my hangover!) while our friends visited the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
We met up again that evening in the pub but I made sure I had less to drink!!
A Wet Summer - Slimbridge
Another month, another trip.
After a very wet June, we were hoping (and sometimes praying!) for a nice July. Sadly we didn't get our wish, but I guess that's the joys of holidaying in the UK, you never know what you're going to get and when!!
Our first 2 nights were spent at Tudor Caravan Park at Slimbridge on the Gloucester-Sharpness Canal. When we left home it was dry (not sunny, but dry!), on heading north and approaching the Bristol area it started tipping down and that's what it did for most of that day (Friday).
We did manage a wander, when there was a very short break in the rain, up along the towpath, before spending the rest of the evening with friends who were staying in the pub next door to the campsite.
After a very wet June, we were hoping (and sometimes praying!) for a nice July. Sadly we didn't get our wish, but I guess that's the joys of holidaying in the UK, you never know what you're going to get and when!!
Our first 2 nights were spent at Tudor Caravan Park at Slimbridge on the Gloucester-Sharpness Canal. When we left home it was dry (not sunny, but dry!), on heading north and approaching the Bristol area it started tipping down and that's what it did for most of that day (Friday).
We did manage a wander, when there was a very short break in the rain, up along the towpath, before spending the rest of the evening with friends who were staying in the pub next door to the campsite.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Wild Wales Tour 2012 - Last Stop Pandy, Abergavenny
After two lovely days in the pretty Georgian town of Aberaeron (where we will definitely re-visit one day), we packed up and headed back across Wales to our last campsite in Pandy, near Abergavenny.
We stayed on the Caravan Club site, which was lovely. Our pitch had views of Skirrid, although the mist and rain was definitely rolling in! There's was a fantastic little dog walk on site right alongside the river that Paddy enjoyed. There's a local pub about 5 minutes walk from the site too, really handy for our last night away! We spent the evening there.
The rain started in Pandy at about 6pm, and it was torrential at times. We got back from the pub and finally tucked ourselves up in bed at about 11pm......and it was still raining. By midnight we were still awake and getting pretty concerned about the river on the edge of the site as the rain was still hammering down on our roof! We both 'cat-napped' for a few hours until it had stopped raining. We were up at 6am, hoping that everyone was still pitched where they started and thankfully we had all survived! The river was very, very high but had not breached. The rain had finally given up by then too so we crept around the site quietly and packed up. We left the site just before 8:30am and had a safe trip home.
We all had a thoroughly relaxing and wonderful time in Wales. The campsites we had chosen were all excellent and the people we met and talked too were warm and friendly. West Wales is a relatively undiscovered area for us but I have no doubts that we'll be back.
Our next trip is just a few weeks away, so holiday blues won't quite feel so bad this time (we hope!). We're doing Slimbridge, Devizes, Poole and Budleigh Salterton in early July and hoping that the weather will be kind enough for us to get out and about on our bikes.
We stayed on the Caravan Club site, which was lovely. Our pitch had views of Skirrid, although the mist and rain was definitely rolling in! There's was a fantastic little dog walk on site right alongside the river that Paddy enjoyed. There's a local pub about 5 minutes walk from the site too, really handy for our last night away! We spent the evening there.
The rain started in Pandy at about 6pm, and it was torrential at times. We got back from the pub and finally tucked ourselves up in bed at about 11pm......and it was still raining. By midnight we were still awake and getting pretty concerned about the river on the edge of the site as the rain was still hammering down on our roof! We both 'cat-napped' for a few hours until it had stopped raining. We were up at 6am, hoping that everyone was still pitched where they started and thankfully we had all survived! The river was very, very high but had not breached. The rain had finally given up by then too so we crept around the site quietly and packed up. We left the site just before 8:30am and had a safe trip home.
We all had a thoroughly relaxing and wonderful time in Wales. The campsites we had chosen were all excellent and the people we met and talked too were warm and friendly. West Wales is a relatively undiscovered area for us but I have no doubts that we'll be back.
Our next trip is just a few weeks away, so holiday blues won't quite feel so bad this time (we hope!). We're doing Slimbridge, Devizes, Poole and Budleigh Salterton in early July and hoping that the weather will be kind enough for us to get out and about on our bikes.
Wild Wales Tour 2012 - River Aeron, Aberaeron
From the coastal path we headed back around the harbour and inland to walk up the River Aeron and back.
After having a mooch around the town, it looked like the weather was on the change so we headed back along the shingle beach and coastal path to the site where we spent the rest of the day. We enjoyed the view of the sunset over the sea from the camper that evening.
Wild Wales Tour 2012 - Aberaeron Coastal Path
From the other side of the harbour we accessed the coastal path, which one day we plan to walk all the way to New Quay. The west Wales coastline is stunning, especially in the sunshine. We were hoping to spot a dolphin or two but sadly we were not that lucky.
Wild Wales Tour 2012 - Aberaeron Harbour
Wednesday was another beautiful day in west Wales so we decided to spend the morning discovering the delights of Aberaeron's coast, harbour, river and town before picking up more supplies (!) and spending the rest of the day on site.
The harbour is very pretty and has a very colourful array of Georgian houses dotted around it.
The harbour is very pretty and has a very colourful array of Georgian houses dotted around it.
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