Hayfield May 9th 2008

Soaking up the sun..........Yes he can read!!

After looking at the weather report we thought it would be wrong not to try and get away on Friday night. So Gordon picked me up from work in the van and we headed off to the Camping and Caravanning Club site at Hayfield.

It is a really nice little site which only allows tents and campers about 3/4 mile out of Hayfield village in the Peak District. We arrived at 4.30pm and picked a spot in the sunshine. It was lovely. After sitting out for a couple of hours and having some homemade veggie chilli and rice, and a glass of cider we walked up the path for 5 minutes, over a footbridge and up to The Sportsman pub for the rest of the evening.

When we drove through the village it was all decked out for the May Queen festivities that were happening the next day. We were sorry we had to leave on Saturday morning as it looked great and the whole village had made an effort. Decorating their houses and businesses. We've never seen so much bunting.

On Saturday morning we walked along the path trought the woods to the village and had a closer look. One row of terraces had a countries of the world theme and there was a competition to guess what they all were. See if you can guess these two.

All the tea in...? ...........The best country in Britain?

SHOCKS OF THE WEEKEND...
No.1 - Old men wearing crocs. It is just plain WRONG.
No.2 - Women washing their fangitas in the sink. Ladies if you want to freshen up, have a shower. NOT a strip wash in a public place, at sinks where people clean their teeth. YUCK.

Anglesey May 1st 2008

We spent 4 days in Anglesey at the start of May. The weather was great and the view from John Hewitts campsite at Benllech was lovely. We had the whole field to ourselves on the first night, with just the rabbits and a robin for company.

Looking out over Benllech beach - what a view!

Snowdonia in the distance - the view from our pitch

Heading down through the campsite towards the beach

We decided to forego electric to have that wonderful view, I wasn't sure we would cope but we were fine. We used all the facilities in the van and got much more use out of it than we usually do. The fridge ran on gas and we were happy with the radio each night. We have discovered this fantastic DJ on Radio Wales. I wish we could get him at home. He is FAB - If you are ever in Wales listen to his show and you will be guaranteed to split your sides - Chris Needs.


On the Friday we spent the day in Beaumaris. It is a nice little place and we had some lovely fish & chips on the pier.

Over the Menai Straights to Snowdonia - from Beaumaris Pier

We also bought a new picture for our sitting room from a little gallery owned by Janet Bell. We really liked all her work. They are happy little pictures that make you think of Summer. The one we cought is called Beaumaris Boats and features the pier that I was on when I took the above picture of the Menai Straights.

The following day we went to the little village up the coast called Moelfre. It has a small pebble beach, a post office and a pub. Even though it is small it was pretty and the coastal path was a pleasant walk before we had a glass of wine at the pub!

Gordon on the coastal path at Moelfre