A while later I drove up to the local general store/post office/garden centre for a look round then on the way back called in at another caravan site to enquire about camping pitches; their current nightly fee just falls within my budget and also includes admission to the pool and the club on the site next door, so although it's a good few minutes walk to the beach it could be an alternative to my current site.
It was early evening before the wind finally dropped and I managed to put the tent up, knocking in the last peg just as the daylight faded, then with the bedrooms for storage and the loo, kitchen and larder units in place I retired to the van, only coming out again later on to take the dogs for their bed time walk. The sky was perfectly clear by then and I could see every star up there so I kept my fingers crossed that the late afternoon sunshine had been a sign of good days to come.
