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Camping in the Peak District pt3

27 April 2013 / Camping, Travel / camping, England, tea

It is a showery start to the day but managed to eat my breakfast outside the tent. The Hubba tent is really small so I have to be very organised to eat in it – it is much better to be able to get outside and eat.

It was freezing here at about midnight, the grass was crispy as I walked on it and the water on the fly sheet was frozen. This morning there was a dusting of snow in the high ridges I can see from Hayfields Camping and Caravan Club Site. I am planning to go walking today but at the moment the rain has me drinking tea in my tent and blogging!

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Camping in the Peak District pt2

26 April 2013 / Camping, Travel / backpacking food, camping, camping food, England, tea

I had just finished eating my dinner, whilst sitting outside, when there were a few raindrops. By the time I had got my gear inside the tent and had the door closed it was hailing hard.

I had per-packed food this evening, Salmon Moroccan style, with crackers and custard for dessert.

with a mug of tea as well – of course

The food was very good and I will be using these John West lunches on future backpacking trips. They weigh more than noodles but on wild camping trips I will not need to carry any water to rehydrate the meal so saving weight there.

the view from my tent after the hail

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Camping in the Peak District pt1

26 April 2013 / Camping, Photography, Travel / camping, England, iPhone photography, Photos 2013

I left the office a couple of hours early, to drive over to the Peak District for the weekend. I managed to get the tent up before the hail started!

This is where I am staying.

Diana watches this – so I recognise nothing

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Veryan Campsite pt9

4 November 2012 / Camping, Photography, Travel / camping, Cornwall, Photos 2012

It was an early start today to pack up and head home.

It rained most of the night and then stopped at about 5am and started to freeze. The tents went away clean but wet, we got cold packing and almost completed the packing before the first shower came.

and then we were gone

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Veryan Campsite pt8

3 November 2012 / Camping, Travel / camping, Cornwall, tea

This is our last evening at Veryan Camping and Caravan Club Site, for this trip and the weather was good enough to sit outside and have tea and biscuits.

There was also time for one more shot of a sunset over our tents.

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St Austell

3 November 2012 / Camping, Photography / camping, Cornwall, Photos 2012

We had a short walk around St Austell, this morning, to stock up on some supplies and to go to the bank, before heading out to the coast.

St Austell – Market House

Charlestown

This is a small port town near to St Austell where they used to ship china clay from and it is still a working harbour today. By the time Jeremy and I had finished our lunch it had started to rain – so I had to use the waterproof pouch to protect my iPhone whilst taking the pictures. The rain also shortened our planned walk.