Wild Camp A Month 2018 Challenge

[trixie88]

just to say a big thank u to everyone on this thread.....been reading thru the posts and seeing the pics of various places.......very interesting.......im not able to get out and about for quite a while now so this thread has given me a lovely insight to places and folks travels.

fortunately i have a good imagination and when i see your pics. i put myself in that place......(no i havent gone loopy yet lol)

anyway thanks again and will continue to get enjoyment from this thread.##

p.s.does camping in the drive./or on the road/or on the next street count....lol. just thought i would ask may e able to manage that........lol

 

[suneye]

just to say a big thank u to everyone on this thread.....been reading thru the posts and seeing the pics of various places.......very interesting.......im not able to get out and about for quite a while now so this thread has given me a lovely insight to places and folks travels.

fortunately i have a good imagination and when i see your pics. i put myself in that place......(no i havent gone loopy yet lol)

anyway thanks again and will continue to get enjoyment from this thread.##

p.s.does camping in the drive./or on the road/or on the next street count....lol. just thought i would ask may e able to manage that........lol

Nice to have you along :wave::wave:

 

[JohnClimber]

just to say a big thank u to everyone on this thread.....been reading thru the posts and seeing the pics of various places.......very interesting.......im not able to get out and about for quite a while now so this thread has given me a lovely insight to places and folks travels.

fortunately i have a good imagination and when i see your pics. i put myself in that place......(no i havent gone loopy yet lol)

anyway thanks again and will continue to get enjoyment from this thread.##

p.s.does camping in the drive./or on the road/or on the next street count....lol. just thought i would ask may e able to manage that........lol

Many thanks Trixie and these next 3 photos are just for you from our trip to North Wales this weekend just gone.

Stary, stary night

Chilling out

Amazing new favourite spot that I don't want to advertise for obvious reasons (we want it all to ourselves)

 

[Wully]

Think I know you’re wee secret place if it is I lost a good fly rod there and a 12b salmon to the water Bailey for not having my permit Is it Near Hexxxbxxxxx�� love that first photo�� (edit) Think I’m wrong just had a second look it’s very like glen fruin near Helensburgh nae good at this guessing game I’ll take a photo next time I’m there and post it’s nearly identical.

 

[Nabsim]

Didn’t have time or energy to post this at the time but we stopped at one of the poi’s just in North Riding Forest Park on Sunday night. Both of us woke up at ten to five before sunrise so got a brew then we were outside with the dogs waiting for sunrise.

Was a cracking spot and we had it to ourselves until Dog walkers started to arrive but were few and far between up to us leaving here around 10:00 for Bridlington

 

[JohnClimber]

Think I know you’re wee secret place if it is I lost a good fly rod there and a 12b salmon to the water Bailey for not having my permit Is it Near Hexxxbxxxxx�� love that first photo�� (edit) Think I’m wrong just had a second look it’s very like glen fruin near Helensburgh nae good at this guessing game I’ll take a photo next time I’m there and post it’s nearly identical.

Wrong country, it was in Wales

 

[JohnClimber]

25th April update

Alnwickist - 4/4
Herman - 3/3
Dane - 3/3
Campervanannie - 4/4
Allen - Wints - 4/4
Eileen - Wints - 4/4
Suneye - 4/4
JohnClimber - 4/4
Brucews - 4/4
Reiverlad - 3/3
Jillyjumbo - 3/3

4 of the gang still to report in before the end of the month :cheers:

 

[Herman]

Just had a lovely weekend at Shell Island, Now I can here you all shouting "that's a camp site not a wild camp" and your right, It is the only campsite that we do use, but at £30 a night for 2 adults and 2 dogs and me being a tight arse i will not pay for friday night when your only getting on site for 10.30. So I wildcamp on the friday nights an roll in early morning to make the most of the day.

So Fridays wildcamp was the little round carpark at Llanbedr. Only about a mile from the campsite but had to wait for the tide to go out, and it was surprisingly noisy next to the river.

20180428_081122.jpg - Google Drive

20180428_082751.jpg - Google Drive

 

[dane]

Got the van back on the road (I'm never fitting my own exhaust again!), but camped at the adventure overland show at stratford this weekend, so no wilding this month

Hopeless. I'm also failing really badly at my hillwalking challenge.

 

[reiverlad]

April is another month where living my life has got in the way of enjoying myself !!

So, with the end of the month looming, myself & fergie1061 took the short trip to Powfoot, near Annan, to enjoy another peaceful night on the Solway.
With a full moon. clear skies & and glorious views we really couldnt ask for anything better.

I didnt have my camera but Fergie took some pics & I will get them added later.

Onward now to hopefully much better chances to have some more wild camping trips soon.

 

[JohnClimber]

Alnwickist - 4/4
Herman - 4/4
Campervanannie - 4/4
Allen - Wints - 4/4
Eileen - Wints - 4/4
Suneye - 4/4
JohnClimber - 4/4
Brucews - 4/4
Reiverlad - 4/4
Jillyjumbo - 3/3 still to report in.

The only chance I have this month with "normal" holidays is this coming Friday night before a big weekend of bike packing in Wales

 

[Alnwickist]

05/05 Wooler, Northumberland

Busy month this month at work - two bank holidays and half term. So thought best to get May's wildcamp in as soon as I could.

Soooo, 'wildcamp' might be stretching it. My folks are away for a few days, and they've got a large, flat driveway, and a lovely garden. Didn't want that opportunity to go to waste. ;-)

Stuck to the spirit though - didn't even sneak into the house to use the facilities at 4am*. Not sure I'm going to admit to my Dad that I pee'd in his flower bed. Not unless he makes a comment on how lovely his roses are looking this summer.

However, I *did* use their patio tables & chairs for breakfast this morning. It really is a lovely garden.

xA

*BTW, dawn chorus is early and bloody loud now, eh?!

 

[brucews]

John, I hope your Dad's drive is open to us all, it looks quite good; and he even supplies tea!!

 

[JohnClimber]

Alnwickist.
It still counts.
My 5/5 is tomorrow as May is busy for me as well.

Anyone noticed any post from Jillyjumbo?
Could I have missed it?

 

[Nabsim]

Anglesey

We spent a great night in the lay by at Anglesey Sea Zoo last night. Didn’t get here until around 22:30 in drizzle, was glad no traffic coming the other way as didn’t see many passing spots if we had met more than a car.

Really quiet spot, didn’t hear anything go past until just after 8 this morning and not been a dozen vehicles since then. Can see Caernarfon castle across the water, or at least some turrets stuck up

Will grab some pics to add later, just letting brekkie settle before washing pots, dogs are napping and Caz has wandered off somewhere with baccy pouch and camera

 

[suneye]

Where ?

Off tonight any suggestions for the South of England. Costwolds? Somerset? Gloustershire?

 

[Jillygumbo]

Sorry, due to circumstances outside my control I didn't manage it in April. Doesn't help that I work full time as well!

 

[suneye]

Ended up in Hampshire!

 

[suneye]

Perfect weekend! 5/5

Had a lovely weekend in Hampshire and Surrey. Went to the national trust Arboretum yesterday and it was beautiful. The POI in hampshire, just outside Winchester comes highly recommended although some of the neighbours were a bit scary! Forgot to take pictures of night three but it was just a quiet carpark in the woods.

 

[brucews]

Summer Isles Trip May 2018

We've always wanted to see the Summer Isles but have been put off by the midgies (and summer tourists due to the single track road to get there); so we took a chance on the weather to trip up there this long weekend. Although quite strong winds, we seemed to avoid too much delay and got to Ullapool by Friday evening and Wildcamped at a Pub Stop at the Royal Hotel that hasn't yet been added to our database (my next task). Although the Manager has made 4 motorhome slots in the overspill car and Coach park at the rear, and provided 4 EHU points, we were the only ones there, and since we didn't need electric, we didn't pay anything, although we did have a couple of drinks at the Hotel...
The car park also overlooked Loch Broom.

Off early in the morning to transit the 15 mile long single track road, we reached Loch Lurgainn Car Park and decided to stop there in an ideal spot to view the Stac Pollaidh, and climb a fair way up in beautiful weather;we enjoyed the area so much we stopped overnight in the car park.


Sunday morning the hills were covered in mist and the forecast was poor, spoiling the fantastic views we had partially seen, so we decided to head south and east in pursuit of better weather, ending up with a sunny afternoon and late evening at Tain, so we wilded again overlooking the Moray Firth from a different angle than normal. Next morning we were back to rain and wind so we bimbled home for work the next day, and found ourselves in glorious sun at home!! But it was an enjoyable weekend, and we bagged 5/5 three times.