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Builth 2004 Barbeque |
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“Cairn City” at The
Royal Welsh Showground caravan site, Builth Wells, Powys, was rather damp in
parts this year. If it wasn’t raining we were pestered by pesky wasps, some
bigger and peskier than others! Monica Ball arrived
late Friday night followed by the Brenndarcy’s ; Danny and I put the gang up
for the night on the bunk beds. Then we ran around with canes to which we had
attached carrier bags and “bagged” 5
more pitches. We had a lovely quiet sunny weekend. Early Sunday evening the
Gouds arrived hot foot from Bournemouth, Reinier was the official Midland
Photographer at that show so on Monday he downloaded the pictures, I typed up
the results but couldn’t get my Infra red internet phone to work. On Tuesday
I went into Builth Wells Library and managed to upload the pages, a little
late but worth the wait. During the week the Showground began to fill up,
Angela & Anthony Osborn, Alan & Chris Stephinson, Roy & Jo Tester
eventually joined us. Friday saw the
arrival of Linda, Alan & Amy Firth, caravanless, but with 5 cairns in
tow, a gazebo, wind breaks and an inflatable bed borrowed from Ann Wall (who was
in Ireland!) The plan was that the dogs slept in our awning, Amy in our
bottom bunk and Linda & Alan on the massive inflatable bed in the bedroom
annex of the Twohoots awning! David Turnbull also arrived early that evening.
We had a lovely barbeque in the Stephinsons
awning, Chris being the excellent hostess. “Boy did we shift some grub and
sup some stuff” as we say in Yorkshire. Yes I think we had a very enjoyable
evening, only no one knew about the entertainment that Linda & Alan had
laid on for later! “It’s my bedtime”,
hollered Linda as Alan started to inflate their bed. The following scenes had
everyone in stitches and we all retired to our caravans for a good nights
sleep. That is except those who were woken at 2am as Alan Firth put the
generator on to re-inflate the Firth’s bed! Linda was a little delicate in
the morning but managed to pull herself round to attend the show. The weather turned again and it was a
beautiful show day. Sunday saw the
departure first thing of the Testers, Gouds & Osborn’s. Danny & I had
decided to go Sunday afternoon. By 3pm we had the caravan all packed up, dogs
in the car and as Danny tried to start our car to hitch up to the van he
remembered filling up our Diesel Scenic with petrol!!!!!!!! Being Sunday afternoon we couldn’t a garage
out, our breakdown company wanted £2 a mile to tow us home (170miles)
Needless to say we stopped another night with dogs on bunk beds again and
eventually set of Monday lunch time. Brenda M Shannon |
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This Burger eating competition was a great idea! |
Smoke gets in your eyes |
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Those Pesky Wasps get all over the place! |
Unaccustomed as I am…. |
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Two Old Vets |
I don’t think I have enough puff for this
Linda? |
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I’m Happy |
No caption necessary |
And I’m
Happier! |
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Morning After |
The Sun Shines On the Righteous |
Come into my Boudoir |
Photographs
by Reinier Goud & Roy Tester