On Monday afternoon we had a pleasant BBQ with Sam’s immediate family. The sun shone, and we chatted well into the evening. Luckily for us the weather held, but as soon as the rellies went home and we had put all the chairs and tables away it started to rain…
And it came to pass that on Monday night it rained and rained, and then it rained some more, the like of which I’d never seen since old Leatherarse died. The rain was torrential, beating down on the roof of our caravan throughout the night. However, we stayed warm and dry, but the campers down on the field were not so lucky. We got chatting to one of them on our way to the beach the next morning, stepping over the river of gravel that had been washed down from a higher level onto the field and the tarmac road.
One poor sod had a rude awakening at 3am. For a split second he thought the sound he could hear was a car driving over the stony part of the field. Wrong! Gravel from the car park had washed down to his tent, through his tent, and out the other side. When he unzipped the tent he could see the front tyres of his car had sunk deep down into mud, with the rising of the water table. When we spoke to him he was still cheerful, but waiting for his car to be towed out.
Today all the rellies will arrive around 3pm. Some flooding can still be seen around the site. So far the sun is shining, and there will be 12 of us sitting outside. I just hope against hope that it doesn’t piss down and they all end up inside our van…
See you all again soon unless there is another deluge. x
Phil Huston said:
Over here it’s hot, muggy, sunny and “suddenly all hell breaks loose” 😁 for about 15 minutes. Drops the size of cow poop, zero visibility, thunder, lightning. Done. Several times a day. In between it’s a sauna. Good luck with the clan!
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Stevie Turner said:
Sounds delightful . We go home tomorrow for some peace, but back again in a fortnight.
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
At least you had a nice barbecue, Stevie! Best wishes for more sun and less rain. xx Michael
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Michael. It’s 23 degrees today and hot.
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Hey, great weather conditions. Here we only had around 16 degrees. xx
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Stevie Turner said:
Nice warm evening too. Just been walking on the beach.
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Reblogged this on NEW OPENED BLOG > https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Michael for the re-blog.
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
:-)) xx Always with a great pleasure, Stevie!
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Clive said:
Hope it has stopped raining and you haven’t had to cope with having them all in the van! Stay warm and dry!
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Stevie Turner said:
It’s too hot today, lol.
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Clive said:
At least that should dry things out before the next deluge!
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henhouselady said:
It’s raining here this morning. It seems it has rained every day for over a month. Stay dry and out of the floodwater.
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Stevie Turner said:
It’s drying up nicely at the moment – ready for more rain next week I think.
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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. said:
We eventually moved downstairs and now sleep in the guest room away from the roof .with 250 days and nights of rain a year combined with crows doing Irish dancing at 5 in the morning we were heading for sleep deprivation.. Glad the rain has cleared at least for your get together and your holiday home looks lovely.. and above the torrent.. hope you have a wonderful day…hugs
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Hey, you should send them to TV, Sally! Irish dancing crows are very popular. Lol xx Michael
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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. said:
Lol… I wasn’t thinking of anything quite so entertaining.. for the crows anyway…hugsx
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OIKOS™- Art, Books & more said:
Yeah! Indeed, Sally! Thank you for sharing! Enjoy a beautiful evening! xx Michael
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Stevie Turner said:
Yes, Bigfoot usually makes an appearance around 05:30. We find that if we sleep with the fan switched on, then we can concentrate on that noise which drowns out the birds and the rain.
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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. said:
Yes we used to do that too.. white noise.. you probably have gulls.. much heavier and not so talented…hugsx
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Stevie Turner said:
Gulls, crows and pigeons. What a noisy lot, lol. x
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Teagan Riordain Geneviene said:
Wow, Stevie. That was surely much more of an adventure than you bargained for. I loved your descriptions though. I’m glad you are safe. Hugs on the wing!
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Teagan. It’s been lovely and hot here today. A bit too hot for hiking over the Tennyson Trail, but we did it because it has to be done!
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tidalscribe.com said:
I guess true campers of the tent variety are resilient. – all part of the adventure!
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Stevie Turner said:
A bit too ‘basic’ for me!
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beth said:
we’ve had rain most every day for a couple of weeks, working with it and around it. at least we are not caught up in that awful drought. i feel for those that are
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Stevie Turner said:
Indeed. It’s been 23 degrees on the IOW today – we’ve been hiking over the cliffs.
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beetleypete said:
Shame about that flooding, but at least you had the better weather for your barbecue. Only 12C here today, and very ‘gloomy’. July tomorrow, and not much of a summer so far. 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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Stevie Turner said:
The majority of June was a washout. Cloudy here too, but quite warm. I’ll have more time to read blogs tomorrow. Got to go and prepare for the onslaught, lol.
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