Friday 9th to Sunday 11th May
Set off slow time. Good trip. No hold ups but road works in Cirencester. Arrived around 3.20pm. Set up really easily and didn't need any ramps. Waited for Carol and John and Maria and Adrian. Carol and John arrived first in their caravan.
We helped them set up then we had to head over to the pub as our table was booked for 6.30. C&J had a poorly dog, Ginny, who had recently had an operation so she had to be pushed around in a doggy pushchair. John had his mobility scooter but we were still able to go cross country (across the common) to get to the pub. The kites had been flying but unfortunately they had gone by the time we passed by.
Adrian and Maria arrived later and came straight over to the pub. The food was excellent! And good company! It was a such a lovely evening and wonderful weather. Beautiful sunset. We were all knackered so went to our own vans and to bed.
Saturday 10th
Another beautiful day. Glorious sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. We decided to catch the 11.40 bus into Stroud so had a while before that time. So a few of us took the dogs for a walk around the common. It's a lovely place and we could walk for miles. We were out for about an hour.
Back to the site and get ready to walk to the bus stop which is just at the side of the road at a place called Tom Long's Post. Apparently it was where a person (Tom Long) was hanged in days gone by. Carol and John drove in and we met then in town. Had a mooch around and had something to eat from the market (actually not that brilliant). Worst pork pie that Mike's had - Peggy (M&A's dog) loved it! Carol and John made their way back in their car while we went to catch the bus. The same person who spoke to Maria about their dog when we got off the bus was also at the stop again and spoke again this time about their pets but to me!
The sun was still shining as we sat around having a drink and later BBQ'd our dinner. A lovely and filling affair. Once we'd cleared away we had a game of Petange (boules). Mike won! I hope we didnt make too much noise for the other caravan at the site. Sitting around it did get a little cold. John asked Carol about a blanket. It was in the caravan. ‘Its a dog blanket’ says John, ‘and its got holes in!’ ‘Well it's clean. It'll be right’ from Carol. A little while later there was banter about John's dog blanket. We had a really good laugh, and not just at Johns expense! A wonderful evening but it really got cold so by 9pm we all went to our respective vans.
Sunday 11th
Heard voices so got up and found the others sitting around having coffee and chatting. We joined them then when we realised they'd already eaten. It was so lovely just sitting in the sun and chatting and having a really lazy morning.
Around 10.30, we started packing up slow time. I didn't bother cleaning the sinks etc as I want to give it a good once over before our big trip in 9 days!
All set we set off in convoy and more or less stayed like that all the way home. It was a wonderful weekend away with friends and such a beautiful clean and quiet site. Fantastic!
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