On the spur of the moment I stopped off en route to visit my blogging friend Eileen and during a good natter over a mug of coffee she told me about some roadworks causing delays and disruption a bit further along the A55 - I was glad she had mentioned it as knowing the area reasonably well from previous camping trips I was able to make a detour through Abergele town centre and Old Colwyn and rejoin the A55 at the far side of the roadworks having missed any delays or traffic tailbacks.
Unfortunately, as I'd been leaving Eileen's it had started to rain and that set the tone for the rest of the day and the following day too. By the time I reached the camp site it was raining quite hard and was quite windy - I had no chance of putting up the tent in those conditions so once I'd parked in near enough the same place as last time I connected up the ehu cable and spent the rest of the day living in the van. After a couple of bouts of really heavy rain overnight the following day was very much the same and again it was a day spent in the van, though at 3.30pm the rain finally stopped, the clouds started clearing and the sun came out, so taking advantage of it while I could I took Sophie and Poppie for a walk through the caravan site next door and down to the beach.
By the time I got down to the promenade any remaining clouds had turned from grey to white, the sky was blue and it was turning into a lovely late afternoon with clear views right across to Great Orme at Llandudno on the mainland. A flight of steps went up from the back of the promenade car park so after a short walk along the beach I went to see what was at the top; a footpath ran left and right so I went left first and eventually came out at a large gravel-surfaced car park halfway up the hill at the far end of the promenade. Retracing my steps in the opposite direction the path led me between hedges and bushes and finally back down to the promenade close to where I'd emerged from the caravan site earlier on.
Back at the van I made a brew and a snack meal then settled in to read my book and watch a bit of tv. The rain had held off since earlier but it was still very windy so the bedtime dog walk later on was kept short, though after it turning into a really lovely evening I kept my fingers crossed that it had been a sign of nice weather to come the following day.
