We took the decision
late last night to stay an extra night here and have a non-driving
day. This would also allow us time to catch up and have a bit of a
cleanup as well – we haven't stopped for around 9 days so we need a
break.
So it was a nice
surprise to wake to brilliant sunshine and a rapidly rising
temperature. The site, which had been quite full when we went to bed,
was now almost empty again (but late afternoon it filled up again,
obviously a popular stopover). Looking at it with fresh eyes it seems
to be almost new, or at least in the throes of a total revamp with
the facilities building barely finished and many of the plots being
upgraded with paved runways for wheels and water and electric at
every pitch. The lad on his motor mower was going all day too.
After breakfast Bren
got some washing on the go and had a cleanup inside whilst Terry got
the chairs and screens, which had got soaked on the rear rack, out
and dried off. An attempt to wash the outside was thwarted when the
site owner/manager came across and told Terry off. Never mind, we'll
find a car wash somewhere.
With the temperature
recorded at 27 C we spent the rest of the day relaxing in the sun, a
nice change from the past few days. However the increased
temperatures and humidity brought on the inevitable late afternoon
thunderstorm, although everything had dried out and was being packed
away when it started so no problems and we enjoyed a late tea
watching the rain. But by 9.00 pm it had all dried up and the sky
cleared to end the day very pleasantly – although it still doesn't
get dark; we're only just south of the Arctic Circle!
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