Friday 31 August 2018

An August camp with Dean

Meeting like minded folk is one of the pleasures of social media. Chrissie and have been in touch with Dean for a while now and he recently contacted us with a view to having a camp together. Fortuitously, I was just arranging to squeeze in a night out to keep up with my self imposed wild-camp-every-month-of-the-year challenge.

So it is that Dean and I are setting out late on Thursday afternoon.

It's utterly idyllic weather. Dry, not too warm, sunny. What more could you ask for? Good company? Tick!

We dine outside our tents. Dean enjoys photographing and videoing and we chew the fat on a wide variety of subjects before retiring, well after sunset.







It's a cool, clear night and we rise to the most beautiful morning. Our early walk back to Hayfield is wonderfully quiet and peaceful.




This view of Hayfield, the village where we're lucky enough to live, from the lower slopes of Kinder, is one I've never noticed before despite walking this area for years.


The most delightful of short trips. Thanks Dean. Here's to more.

8 comments:

  1. Very nice. Glad to see the picture of your feet - in trail shoes I note. 😁

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  2. Busy-ness at home has kept me away from the outdoors recently - you've reminded me that I need to get out sooner rather than later. There are more important things than decorating.

    Lovely photographs...even those of your dinner!

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    1. Thanks JJ. Challenging myself has certainly ensured I've been out for more camps this year.

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  3. Lovely photos, good to see you managing to get away for a night away. Hopefully Isla is on the mend now!

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    1. Yes. I'm really looking forward to taking Islay with me again.

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  4. Cracking sunset shot. Nothing better than watching the sun go down on a wild camp

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