Ade McCabe
Llanddwyn Wild Camp (Aborted)
The intention was to spend the night on Llanddwyn and return the following morning.
Pre sunset it wasn't looking great with high grey cloud but I decided to stick it out as the weather app said there would be a gap.
Everyone else had left and I slowly set up whilst watching in awe at one of the best sunsets I've seen this year, silently congratulating myself for staying.
I'd had my tin of chilli and boil in the bag rice and way too much coffee and carried on shooting until the break in the cloud had gone and the forecast low cloud moved in. The wind had started to pick up also and as dusk turned to dark and the temp plummeted I decided my 2 season sleeping bag wouldn't be enough to keep me warm through the night. I also didn't fancy packing up in the wind and rain that was forecast so reluctantly packed up in what little light was left.
I made the walk back to the bus shelter and suddenly realised why all the others had left before sunset. The tide was too far in and it was still another hour before high tide. Two and half hours later and it was safe to make the walk back along Newborough beach with the wind picking up all the time and thick black clouds being illuminated by the full moon.
10/10 for boy scout prep, 0/10 for not reading the tides!
Llanddwyn Wild Camp (Aborted)
The intention was to spend the night on Llanddwyn and return the following morning.
Pre sunset it wasn't looking great with high grey cloud but I decided to stick it out as the weather app said there would be a gap.
Everyone else had left and I slowly set up whilst watching in awe at one of the best sunsets I've seen this year, silently congratulating myself for staying.
I'd had my tin of chilli and boil in the bag rice and way too much coffee and carried on shooting until the break in the cloud had gone and the forecast low cloud moved in. The wind had started to pick up also and as dusk turned to dark and the temp plummeted I decided my 2 season sleeping bag wouldn't be enough to keep me warm through the night. I also didn't fancy packing up in the wind and rain that was forecast so reluctantly packed up in what little light was left.
I made the walk back to the bus shelter and suddenly realised why all the others had left before sunset. The tide was too far in and it was still another hour before high tide. Two and half hours later and it was safe to make the walk back along Newborough beach with the wind picking up all the time and thick black clouds being illuminated by the full moon.
10/10 for boy scout prep, 0/10 for not reading the tides!