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Last night saw me out for a stress busting overnight solo , no wild camp due to the weather forecast so a night on a basic site at Hayburn Wyke .
The trip started with calm weather and superb views , I pitched in a spot safe from any likely tree fall using the car as a wind break .
I decided to keep food simple so didn’t have my curry ( that’s for tea tonight ) so it was a double portion of super noodles , cheese and biscuits and plenty of whisky whilst sat by a roaring firebox .
As the weather deteriorated I settled down in my tent ,the wind picked up and the rain was relentless. I have a poor nights sleep and was awake mostly. As I lay there this morning the wind and rain appeared to relent and I decided to pack away and run for home , as soon as I started the rain and wind returned with a vengeance and I was soon wet through .
As I got ready to leave it soon became clear that the Aygo ( anywhere ) was not going anywhere at all .
I finally got away at 1130 after paying an almost friendly farmer to drag me off the now quagmire of a field .
A great camp only slightly spoiled by the storm but as they say “ better out than in” .
Here’s a few pics , some slightly different than usual as I was posting some yesterday in a separate post .
The trip started with calm weather and superb views , I pitched in a spot safe from any likely tree fall using the car as a wind break .
I decided to keep food simple so didn’t have my curry ( that’s for tea tonight ) so it was a double portion of super noodles , cheese and biscuits and plenty of whisky whilst sat by a roaring firebox .
As the weather deteriorated I settled down in my tent ,the wind picked up and the rain was relentless. I have a poor nights sleep and was awake mostly. As I lay there this morning the wind and rain appeared to relent and I decided to pack away and run for home , as soon as I started the rain and wind returned with a vengeance and I was soon wet through .
As I got ready to leave it soon became clear that the Aygo ( anywhere ) was not going anywhere at all .
I finally got away at 1130 after paying an almost friendly farmer to drag me off the now quagmire of a field .
A great camp only slightly spoiled by the storm but as they say “ better out than in” .
Here’s a few pics , some slightly different than usual as I was posting some yesterday in a separate post .