Tuesday August 29th 2011 - Murphy's Law at work

I woke that morning to a very warm van, and when I looked out of the window it was to see sunshine and an almost cloudless blue sky - Murphy's Law had decreed that after two very grey days the Anglesey sunshine would return on the day I had to go home. Typical! To make the most of it I decided to delay breakfast and take the dogs down to the beach while it was still relatively quiet, and as soon as I picked up the leads they were ready to go. It was a very pleasant walk through the site and along the cliff path to the bay; the tide was out so once I got past the 'no dogs allowed' part of the beach there was a huge expanse of sand for Sophie and Sugar to run about on. By the time I'd reached the next caravan site, which is on a low lying private headland jutting out onto the beach, I was more than ready for breakfast so I turned and retraced my route back to the awning. It was a beautiful morning, one of those you wish would last for ever, but unfortunately I couldn't prolong my break - it was just a shame that the previous two days hadn't been the same.

With breakfast over I sat for a while in the sun outside the awning watching the comings and goings of other campers but eventually I had to face facts - I needed to start packing up. I took my time about it though and it was almost 1pm by the time I'd finally got the awning down and back in its bag. Having taken the dogs on the beach earlier on there was no need to go down there before I left for home as I would normally do so a walk round the site was all that was needed before I settled them in the back of the van, then after a quick check round for any stray tent pegs I was ready for going. I didn't know if I would be back again before the site closed at the end of September - it would be nice if I could manage one more weekend but if I couldn't then I had next year to look forward to, and with the guidance of my new book I would be able to find many more places to photograph.