Another day, another trip 🚐

Nice little road trip in the van again. Debated whether to go abroad and loaf in the sun but we bloody love camping, even if the weather isn’t so great so decided to stay in the UK and head to Wales with the hope of seeing some sea animals, sightseeing and a bit of memory lane.

We set off, heading to Swindon first to pick up a new Cadac grill as ours is on its way out but they didn’t really have the set up we wanted so bought myself a new chair instead and some tongs. We can cope without the grill until another time.

Headed on towards Gloucester to Cotswolds Common nature reserve, a huge woodland.
Walked a very hilly 5 mile round trip and the rain held off. We passed a Roman villa that someone has attached their farmhouse too (why not?) then the cheese rolling hill (Cooper’s Hill) where contestants chase a double Gloucester cheese wheel down the hill. A very steep hill indeed, not surprising people get hurt! Apparently, that’s part of the thrill! We walked up to the top and it is very steep. There’s no way I’d be flinging myself down it!

Towards the end of the route we walked through a lovely little chocolate box-esque village and stopped at the local, village-run pub for a swift ginger ale and to take advantage of the facilities. We returned to the van which is our stopover for the night - a v small, v quiet carpark in the woodland.
We enjoyed our chilli dinner then settled down to watch a film.
Rained a bit overnight and was obviously pitch black but felt v safe. Couple of other vans also arrived over night.

Heading in to Wales today and a meander around the coast line/scenic areas. No massive plan but just to head to the west coast (boat trip) then maybe Snowdon, weather permitting?Read more