Well perhaps not quite as drastic as the headline suggests, but we do go home after this extended caravan caper around Wales.Today has been the only full day for us at the Bala site. So we used the opportunity to pop into the town of Bala for a few bits and bobs and to have a look around, before driving around the lake of Bala, parking-up and taking a walk along the shore line for about an hour.On returning back to our unit we "chilled" for the remainder of the afternoon before I took Lucy ou... Read Full Story

Forget Bennie and the Jets - we prefer 'Bala and the Jets' or so first impressions would indicate as we arrived mid afternoon to the more sheltered Bala CCC site just outside the town of Bala on the final leg of of our Welsh tour before heading off home on Saturday afternoon. Why Jets I hear you ask?Well in the couple of hours we've been here, we've counted a dozen or so low flying RAF jets (Tornados, Hawks and the new Eurojet Typhoon) which are obviously practicing their low-flying skills in... Read Full Story

As our last day at the Cardigan Bay Camping and Caravanning Club site draws to a damp neigh drenched, close; what's the consensus of opinion about this particular site from the Caravanning Couple's corner? Things going for it...It's a 'pretty site' and what you would expect from the CCC standards when it comes to the bog-block (on-site toilet and shower facilities) and the general upkeep of the site. The site is on a slope, so if you get pitched at the top of the site as we did, you get some ... Read Full Story

Leg three of our Welsh tour is drawing to a close as tonight is our final and fifth, night at the Cardigan Bay CCC site before we enter the fourth and final stage by traveling up to stay two nights at the Bala CCC site in Snowdonia tomorrow. Weather for today looked promising when we woke, so after brekie and having taken Lucy out for a thirty minute charge about in the fields that line the back of the site; we decided to venture into civilization (or the closet thing we've seen to it for the... Read Full Story

In typical style for a British August Bank Holiday, the weather is poor and miserable.Why should I be even surprised? It is summer after all!Our day here on site in West Wales has been unsettled at most weather-wise so we decamped to the local for for some lunch (surf 'n' turf and a few bevies). As I write this post sat in our awning on the evening, the rain is lashing against roof and walls and making a hell of a racket.Don't believe me - download and listen to this sound clip to get a feel ... Read Full Story

We're now into our second day on the Cardigan Bay CCC site, having packed up yesterday morning in bright sunshine and more importantly, low winds at the St. David's site some 60 miles further down the coast.A reminder of where we've been and where we plan to go can be seen on the map below.View Caravan Holiday Destinations Aug 09 in a larger mapDuring our pitch-down, we got chatting to a fellow camper who was there with his family whom, as it turns out; lives only a few miles away from us in ... Read Full Story

One of the cool things about staying away in the sticks, is that the amount of light pollution on a night is reduced to nil.This makes great sky watching conditions and assuming there's no cloud as there was last night; it's quite breath taking to see the zillions of stars and the ribbon of celestial light that is the "Milky Way" stretching across the night sky. It really is something to behold and a sight that very few of us in urbanised Britain actually get to see these days.[The image abo... Read Full Story

In yesterday's post - I was sceptical about the need to have a storm strap pegged down over the front of our awning despite the predications of the site manager, that the tail end of Hurricane Bill was about to hit.After all when the need to have one was explained the sun was out and blue skies a yonder.However, by 2am this morning, I was glad we did as Bill's Tail was whipping it's way along the coast.Needless to say and for all the wrong reasons; we didn't get a wink of sleep last night due... Read Full Story

Now that we're settled into our pitch at the St. David's CCC site, we took the opportunity to explore the area so we could make plans on what to do over the next few days.This basically entailed travelling to the various beaches and small towns up and down the coast.Here's some pics to date in a slide show, taken during that time:Points to NoteThe beach at Whitesands, whilst pretty, bans dogs for the Summer season and has a £3 car parking fee (we must be getting 'tight' in our old age)The Slo... Read Full Story

Having packed up in clear weather on the Monday morn, we set off from the Winchcombe site for the second leg of our journey into the wilds of Wales. The trip which took us a steady 4 hours down the M5 and over the 'new' Severn Bridge into South Wales past Newport and Cardiff towards the Pembrokeshire coast.St.David's The St.David's' CCC site is actually about 5 miles north along the coast from the City of St. David's, 1 mile from the coast and the hamlet of Abereiddey which has a small but ni... Read Full Story