Eden & camping photos

[Two_Sheds]

Well, we camped in Cornwall & Dorset on possibly the worst week of the year. Fog, torrential rain & gales were the order of the day.

We had one good day of sunshine, and we hiked out to Tintagel and Padstow. Eden Project was lovely, but we spent most of the time sheltering indoors from the heavy showers.

We gave up and went home early, after hacking it for 6 days ... we had to be towed out of the flooded campsite by tractor

Photos are in my album, if anyone wants a peek

[terrier]

You win some, you lose some,T_S. I think after the first night on that campsite, I would have decamped to the nearest B+B

[zazen999]

I would have come home.

My OH when we were first dating mentioned in passing the idea of camping. I didn't know whether to lie and say yes, or give the 'absolutely not' response - I gave the latter and he smiled and said he was just testing. Phew!

[MrsC]

There has been talk of camping in this household which I have been resisting, you just put me right off with that tractor picture lol! The Eden pictures are fab though!

[Headfry]

awww bless Two Sheds sorry the weather was so bad for you...La Nina strikes again....she will be gone next year they say??????

[Two_Sheds]

We drove 1000 miles (eek, bang goes my carbon footprint; but we were multi-tasking - seeing long-lost family, Eden & a festival) so turning back wasn't a possibility. We just hoped the weather would improve

The same happened last year (in Hunstanton), so perhaps somebody is telling us to take a cheap flight to Spain next year.

Here at home, they hardly got a drop

[beefy]

At least it didn't snow while you were away Two Sheds .

[Two_Sheds]

At least it didn't snow while you were away Two Sheds .

It hailed in Brighton ... looked like winter

[rustylady]

Actually, from most of your photos it looks OK - however I know exactly what you mean. When you're camping and you get wet you stay wet and it's miserable. It's been a couple of years since I went to the Eden Project - is it still good?

[Headfry]

TS, La Nina (girl child, El Nino boy child) sat and waited for the 'stay at home' British holiday maker last year too.
When she lays in wait, kicking her heals in the eastern tropical pacific she gets bored you see and messes with our summer. Normally she gets tired of these games after a year to 18 months, but this time she has pushed her luck....this being our 2nd awful summer!!!
Please will boy child come to play in the oceans for next summer!

[HeyWayne]

Would it be camping in the UK if it wasn't raining?

All this to look forward to for me - looks like you had fun though TS?

Went to the Eden Project a year or so ago (maybe two - it was just after they'd installed the "seed"). Enjoyed it, but will visit the other garden down that way (stalls whilst he remembers what it's called.....) The Lost Gardens of Helligan (?) when we next head Cornwall way - maybe with Bean in tow.

[Two_Sheds]

Wayne, Heligan was only 4 miles from our campsite, but I wasn't "allowed" to go ... we had to pack too much into our visit, and besides, someone else was driving (and choosing where to go )

[jackie j]

Glad we chose not to go camping last week and stayed home instead. the same thing happened to us last year and we came home early.

[slooky]

you have my sympathy we were in the Gower last week it rained every day and all days some. had to go to the movies for something to do (Wall E not my cup of tea at all) the only thing to do was eat so am now the size of a bungalow. we did have have the caravan so were not as badly off as the campers. A medal to the couple behind us who were camping with a 1 yr old. The groundsheet in our awning got so wet though it was coming into my crocs and i did think i would get footrot. happy hols eh sunnier climes next yr for me

[kirsty b]

We have been plagued by crap weather when we have been camping for the last few years. 2005, Mersea Island, high winds, driving rain and the tent nearly took off. 06 was Hemsby, memories of cooking dinner outside, under a fishing umbrella while wearing a poncho.
Last year we didn't go away as Boo had her puppies in July and there was no way we were going to leave her to be looked after by anybody else.
This year we have a caravan (Hemsby again), so even if it rains, we'll be warmer with less risk of taking off...I hope.