We had enjoyed our previous night watching the boyracers on the car park we stayed at as they came and went. It is a large car park with good views, so I don’t blame them for congregating. The funny thing is that they are so wrapped up in themselves that they are blind to our presence. Now, this may not necessarily be a stereotype of young people generally but they didn’t seem to have enough attention span to annoy us properly. They didn’t stay in one place or do anything for any length of time. Wheel spinning was only occasional, as was engine revving but even loud music through open windows didn’t last more than a couple of minutes. They seemed to disappear after 10pm (bedtime in Wales!) so they didn’t really disturb us although I guess most campervanners might have been reluctant to stay.
On Friday morning we were travelling only a short distance to our new CL just outside Rhossili on the beautiful west side of the Gower. We had a coffee stop enroute and arrived at our new site around 11am. The entrance was rather tight and when we got to the field we saw it was rather more sloping than we would prefer! The lady owner asked us to go in the top position as she had told us that previous motorhomes had needed towing back up the hill. However, I still managed to mess up the parking because I went down the slope to reverse back into position but immediately started to wheel spin. After much thought we changed position and tactics to park up in a place further down the slope ( I couldn’t manage to drive back up the hill so I had no choice). On this occasion I turned early so that I could reverse into position on the level rather than reversing uphill. It worked....well it did work but we are still gambling on the ground being dry when we leave on Monday., fingers crossed. You will be thinking that the site is rubbish. In actual fact it is a good location with walks straight out of the field onto the Welsh Coastal Path and down to a beautiful cove.
The view from the van. The bit between the bushes is the sea (it sounds a bit like Basil Fawlty telling his hotel guest why the room was classed as a ‘room with sea view’).
We were straight out walking in the afternoon, down to the cove and then along to Worms Head Island and realised that with the tide out we could walk over the exposed rocks to the island. Even on a fairly grey day the views were great.
Sorry more ‘man spreading’ than is acceptable now-a-days. Today’s caption is “Richard is looking for Worms Head”?
Saturday 5th September 2020.
Today was pleasantly sunny and very importantly (for our vans chances of leaving on Monday) dry. This is what we have come to Wales for, plenty of coastal walking. However, first of all I cycled to a nearby larger caravan and camp site as the owners of the CL had told me that it was the nearest shop and it sold newspapers. I wanted to check it out and order a newspaper for tomorrow. When I arrived I found they no longer sold newspapers! The nearest shop that sells newspapers is a further 3 miles away....never mind.....I returned to the van but first I couldn’t resist buying some local jams and chutneys from a tiny stall outside a house in the village. I also picked up some more homemade Welsh Cakes. We are trying to compare Welsh Cakes on our trip. I will judge them later when we eat them at lunchtime.
Off on our walk back along the coast to Rhossili, then up the Rhossili Downs and along the beach to Burry Holms Island. According to the Wales Guide Book it is the finest walk in South Wales. Not a bad description especially on a day like today.
This is Worms Head Island whilst it is cut off by the tide.
Rhossili beach with the Downs on the right and Burry Holms in the distance. Wow what a view. It’s certainly not Bournemouth beach on a coronavirus weekend. The views all along the walk were stunning and it was perfect walking temperature. On the way back we stuck to the beach, paddling and barefoot most of the way.
This was our picnic spot. The Welsh Cakes were superb, bigger and more fruity than previous ones...and...with nutmeg. I recently bought an industrial quantity of nutmeg from a health shop because it was a bargain! The last nutmeg I owned lasted about 10 years so on that basis the nutmeg I now have will be a lifetime supply for me and my children so it will be good to have recipes that include nutmeg. We could be making Welsh Cakes and Egg Custards when we get home. Any readers that need nutmeg, please contact me.
We returned to the van exhilarated. Looking forward to another similar walk in the opposite direction tomorrow. The big question is, will I get my Sunday newspaper?
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