• Pip Greenwood
  • John Anslow
  • Pip Greenwood
  • John Anslow

Harvey 11 North Wales

A short but fine adventure by Pip & John Read more
  • Trip start
    May 3, 2024
  • Arrived on site

    May 3, 2024 in Wales ⋅ 🌫 10 °C

    A wet and tiring, but lush drive up to our motorhome pitch here at Portmeirion, North Wales. It's a lovely site. I wish I'd known there's a pool we can use. It is outside though, so maybe I'd have chickened out even if I had brought my costume.
    John has a trunk full of his costume sculptures plus the coat I made for him and our hats. I have two costumes ready as well, just in case.
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  • Steampunk Saturday

    May 4, 2024 in Wales ⋅ 🌙 7 °C

    A fun day, really good costumes and met some lovely people. Amongst them Chris and Andy from Buxton, who'd made a tent decorated with a map and just loved making things and showing them at events.
    John's coat was much admired, plus teddy and walking stick and he entered the fashion parade. I was described as "his lovely wife is an extremely accomplished seamstress"
    We had admired a fish-themed hat, and I took a photo. Turns out she'd remembered a photo on FB of John's centipede worn at Tenby steampunk in March. She'd admired it and hoped to see us there the next day, but we didn't go. Anyway she was the one who won the fashion parade.
    It was a cold day but we had a lovely time and went to the music in the evening. A bit too loud for our liking so we ended up in the bar chatting to a lovely couple Terry and Aidrian.
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  • Steampunk Sunday

    May 5, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    An eventful day.
    John entered the fashion show and won! So he is now officially Portmeirion steampunk King!
    We were both really pleased to have his talents and skills recognised.
    After an enjoyable day chatting with interesting people, we headed off to Trearddur Bay on Anglesey.Read more

  • Anglesey Tyn Rhos campsite

    May 6, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    A warm gentle day in Trearddur Bay. Had a delightful walk from the campsite to the beach and then up along the coastal path. So many wild flowers. I think some small blue ones were called squill.

  • Back south

    May 7, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Drove back home via Machynlleth and lunch, charity shops, antique shops and a fabric shop. Where we bought odds and sods. Gorgeous sunny weather.
    A good time away. I'm including some other photos from Portmeirion here.Read more

    Trip end
    May 7, 2024