Tuesday April 7th 2015 - Time to go home

There was another mild ground frost when I took the dogs for their first early morning walk but it soon disappeared when the sun arrived and by the time I'd had breakfast the tent was warming up nicely without the need for the heater. It looked like it was going to be another lovely day and I really wanted to go off exploring again but unfortunately I had to go home. With no rush to leave my pitch I took my time in packing up and just before I dismantled the tent I took the dogs for another walk round and took a few photos of the site.

With the tent down and finally stashed in the van and the dogs settled in the back I drove slowly along the track and out of the site for the last time - and for some strange reason I felt as if I was leaving a little piece of myself behind.

 Heading along the A5 towards Llangollen I realised that my breakfast had worn off and I was feeling rather peckish so I stopped in the lay-by across the road from the Toll Gate Cafe and went to get a coffee and a cheeseburger, which I took back to the van and ate while enjoying the surrounding scenery. The views were just too good to miss so before I set off again I had a quick walk along the lay-by and snapped a couple of shots.

The rest of the journey went without any problems or traffic delays and I was back home within a couple of hours, still in glorious sunshine. As I downloaded my photos to the pc that evening I thought back over the last few days. This had been Poppie's first camp, and apart from the whingeing in the van she had behaved beautifully with not a sound from her while in and around the tent; the weather had been glorious, I'd been to some nice places, got some good photos, and stayed at a lovely little site which I'd never been to before - and the peace and tranquility of Felin Uchaf guarantees I'll make a return in the not-too-distant future.

4 comments:

  1. Unknown20 May 2015 at 23:36

    Its a very cosy looking camp site I did note the caravans are very state of the art im soo Tempted to try camping even to wake up early in the morning and cook a full breakfast on a stove In the open air paradise

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  2. Tigermouse21 May 2015 at 09:11

    It's a lovely little site John; it's an adults-only place too so no screaming kids around to disturb the peace and tranquility. I'll definitely go back sometime soon.

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  3. Unknown23 May 2015 at 20:14

    Ooh yes definatly a plus for me if there are no kids running wild especially playing football and soo on just imagine the damage that could be caused. .I remember when I was around 13 years old mum and step father aquired a trailer tent I can remember us going to melbreak camp site near heysham its only small and has a shop ..size of a kitchen its off a narrow road that leads up to the now defunct Pontins..are trailer tents still around? Haven't seen them or maybe I miss them

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  4. Tigermouse23 May 2015 at 21:09

    Yes, trailer tents are still around, in fact I have one myself but don't use it (a) because I don't have the confidence to tow it on my own and (b) I wouldn't be able to erect it myself as I'm not tall enough.

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