Happy Campers

well having seen how gorgeous the weather had turned out this week we decided to take our tent and pitch it up for the first time this year. ( yes we are the only people who decide to start camping at the end of the summer.. go figure!!) so along with the sister and her family we headed for Anglesey to a lovely site called St Davids Park.. it has its own private beach as well which was what sealed the deal for us..

so Friday came.. oldest boy has just started school so was on half days.. after picking him up we stuck everything in the car.. the kids were sat on all sorts. you couldn't see out of the back of the car haha..



( pic of a packed in child!)


first we got stuck in traffic.. then the kids were starving ( and i think the hubby was to) so it was a stop off at mr maccy d's, we finally got there and found our pitches.. on the overflow field.. sounds gross doesn't it. but we were actually up on a hill that overlooked every were the view was fantastic.. how beautiful is that.. what a fab spot we had



there were a few family's already pitched up but we had the pick of the land it was stunning..

now it came to put the tents up .. hmmm well lets just say an hour later the menfolk were still figuring out how to put them up.. in their defence it was the first time they'd put them up so we'll let them off.. me and the sis took the children down to the park to play.. we were hoping to have a large chilled gin and tonic at this point but id left my purse in the car.. doh!..

anyway the tents were finally set up.. it was now pitch black. we thought we would have a big bag of fish and chips so off we went to get some chips.. hmm all the chippy's were shut you could now sense my mood cant you.. all i wanted to do was get into bed !!

we found a spar shop that never seemed to shut which saved us.. we had ready cooked chickens.. freshly done..with crusty bread , wine for the girls cider for the boys and juice for the kids. and we were finally settled..

i was freezing!!!!!!!....

i did get to use the new vintage sleeping bag that id bought from the charity shop.. it just looks so pretty doesn't it ..

Saturday came and we woke to beautiful sunshine.. the hamper had all our plates and cups so bacon butties and hot coffee was made for us all

here's the hubby making our bacon butties.. you just cant beat that combo can you.. outdoors and a bacon butty!!

.then it was down to the beach with our chairs, wind breakers, children's tent, suntan lotion, buckets and spades and rubber boat.. we really were prepared for the beach this time..

the sun went in and it started to rain about 3o'clock...!!!!!!!!

off to the showers were the cleaning lady through a fit at us for daring to want to use the showers that she'd just cleaned.. ( am i mistaken in thinking that its her job to clean the showers and our right to use them!!??)...

we went and got fish and chips.. they were worth waiting for .. gorgeous..

big black clouds above us we decided to pack up.. as the tents were taken down the rain came so we knew we'd made the right decision ..

as we drove off the site.. the rain clouds disappeared and blue sky and sun came out to play...

pic of the rainbow that emerged .. mocking us !!!

we finally got home, packed the already sleeping children to bed.. and i had a nice hot bath and a glass of wine,

would we go again.. of course..i really enjoyed it !!