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Hi! I'm Eunice and I live in Bolton, Lancashire, with my two dogs Sophie and Sugar and an assortment of cats - well it used to be Sophie and Sugar, now it's Sophie and Poppie. I first began camping back in 1997 when my then partner took me to Anglesey for my birthday weekend. We slept in the back of the car - a hatchback - using the cushions off the settee at home as a mattress, and cooked and brewed up on a single burner camping stove. The site was good, the views were great, the weather fantastic and I was completely hooked. Following that weekend we got a two-man tent and some proper accessories and returned to Anglesey two weeks later, then over time we progressed to a three-man tent followed by an old trailer tent, then a new trailer tent, a campervan and finally a caravan. When my partner decided that the grass was greener on the other side of the street - literally - in April 2009 and I suddenly found myself alone after fifteen years, I decided there was no way I was going to give up camping and caravanning if I could cope on my own. This blog is the story of my travels, trials and tribulations since becoming a solo camper - I hope you like it

Tuesday April 23rd 2019 - The final day...going home

I woke that morning to see a complete change in the weather - gone was the glorious sunshine of the last few days and in its place were clouds and a grey sky. For once though I wasn't too bothered as I was going home anyway - it had been nice while it mattered, and as long as it didn't rain before I took the tent down I could live with the dull day.

Most of the other campers and caravanners had left the site the previous day and with just two caravans across the other side of the field I was the only camper left, so before I took the tent down I took a photo of it looking rather lonely on its own. I was finally ready for leaving the site just after mid day though as I drove through the farm yard I stopped to photograph a few of the farm's many chickens. In a previous conversation with the owner I'd asked how many they had and was told 24,000 - that's a heck of a lot of eggs!


Driving down the west side of Bassenthwaite Lake I was able to stop in a large lay-by where a path led a short distance down to the lake where I was able to wander along the waterside. By this time the sun was putting in a half-hearted appearance and patches of pale blue were beginning to show through the clouds so I managed to get a few reasonable photos before continuing my journey east and south.



The further east I got the brighter the weather became and by the time I hit the M6 the glorious sunshine of the past few days had returned, and it stayed with me all the way home. I was glad really, as I'd had such a lovely few days in such wonderful weather that I didn't really want the holiday to end with a grey day. And I have to say that for my first time in that part of North Cumbria/Lake District I was very impressed with the places I visited, so a return holiday will most definitely be on the cards sooner rather than later.


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12 comments:

  1. nashvillecats211 May 2019 at 05:25

    What a great time you must have had Tigermouse. Here's to the next travels.

    Yvonne.

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    1. Tigermouse11 May 2019 at 08:29

      I had a lovely time Yvonne, it was a break which really recharged the batteries :)

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  2. Jules11 May 2019 at 07:02

    Your trip was a definite success, Eunice and I'm glad you were fortunate with the weather after last year's washout.
    You've introduced me to some new places I'd love to visit. X

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  3. Tigermouse11 May 2019 at 08:34

    I really did get lucky with the weather this time, and the whole trip was the best Easter break I've had for a few years. I loved the area and all the places I went to so I'll definitely go back another time :)

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  4. Bag End Gardener11 May 2019 at 10:45

    Bloody hell - from the trees (3rd picture) I know exactly where you stopped at Bassenthwaite. Did not realise how low the water level is. Does not bode well for the rest of the year - especially as we're currently forecast no rain for the next two weeks.

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    1. Tigermouse11 May 2019 at 15:32

      I was surprised at the water level being so low but never having been there before I wasn't sure how high/low it was supposed to be. I'm thinking of coming back up there for ten days either in mid June or early September, what's the weather generally like in those two months? I could email you using my tablet but without pc don't know your email addy :(

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  5. Anabel Marsh11 May 2019 at 11:08

    I don’t know this part of the Lake District nearly as well as the more central parts so you’ve reminded me how lovely it is.

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  6. Tigermouse11 May 2019 at 15:34

    It certainly is lovely, the countryside is beautiful and I was very impressed :)

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  7. Allan Gill & Jack.11 May 2019 at 16:47

    Another excellent and well composed read, I will look forward to reading more of your travels and exploring during 2019.
    Is Elveston castle steam rally on this years agenda?

    Best wishes, Allan Gill & Jack the westie 🐶

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    1. Tigermouse11 May 2019 at 18:01

      It quite possibly will be as I missed it last year. Sad person that I am (lol) I'd booked to go on the Coronation Street tour and didn't realise that the dates clashed until it was too late. Do you go or have you only read about it in previous posts on here?

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  8. Evi Erlinda8 June 2019 at 08:38

    Nice places!!

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  9. Tigermouse8 June 2019 at 09:19

    Thanks for your comment, and welcome to my camping blog. I discovered some lovely places in that area of the country and I'll be making a return visit soon :)

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