We slept well, although it was quite cold in the night. A combination of the cold plus a slightly wonky pitch - even though we were on levellers - meant the fridge didn't want to play. It refused to chill on any form of power, so my concern was that it was dead, which would be a very costly replacement (on a later trip it seemed to be working OK). Although we woke to lovely sunshine, the weather forecast was a bit iffy but we'd planned a walk. Cathy had already prepared our lunch and with rucksacks packed, we left the CL and followed the Offa's Dyke Path south, through a pine forest and heading downhill towards a small hamlet and stream. The walk took us through rolling fields, although the views were restricted by the occasional rain and hailstorm!
On the way we came across a lamb that had been born just a few minutes ago - it was shivering more than us! Shortly after we stopped for lunch on some rocks on a hill. Some people were out hare coursing with terriers to chase them out of the gorse to the waiting guns. As we sat eating, a hare popped out of the woods to our left, looked across to the guns (who had their backs to us) and legged it across the hill and away - how we cheered it on! The 8 mile walk finished off with yet another heavy hailstorm and we returned to the van looking a bit bedraggled, but felt much better after a hot shower, change of clothes and a brew. That evening was clear and with no artificial light, the views of the stars were amazing.
Minutes old |
Sunday morning was cold and bright. After breakfast and securing all away we attempted to reverse off the pitch and sank in the mud! The owner and his mate, plus a caravan owner with a 4 wheel drive came to our rescue, towing us off. We headed off to spend a bit of time at Chirk Castle, using our National Trust membership. We found a sheltered spot in the sun by the castle and sat on a bench soaking up a few rays, before returning to Nido for a brew and a slow drive home.
A quick weekend away to break the monotony of what feels like a never-ending winter.
Janus Horse Sculpture at the start of the walk |
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