Day 5 - view from a field in the Welsh Borders

A great start to the blog - I’ve managed to miss days 3 and 4. Still, I’ll only blog if I think there’s something mildly worthwhile saying. Of course, if you’ve read the opening two posts you may well be asking “and when precisely is that going to start?”

It seemed liked a good idea to get away as soon as possible after I finished work, which would have been fairly straightforward in a non Covid world. However, having a caravan means we can be self sufficient and self contained and we therefore booked a field in Shropshire for two weeks. Technically, it’s a CL site, which means it’s licenced by the Caravan (now the Caravan and Motorhome) Club for up to 5 pitches. As I commented earlier: a field. 

It does mean electricity and water are provided and somewhere to empty the chemical toilet but it’s still a field. Birch Hill Farm on the outskirts of Ellesmere to be precise with views of the Welsh hills to the west and Liverpool across the Cheshire Plain to the north. 

It’s such a release to stay somewhere different with a change of scene. I joked yesterday that it was a bit like being on parole or on licence and in some respects so is the nation: if we get this opening up wrong, we’ll back to lockdown and incarcerated in our homes once again. Leicester is experiencing this at the moment and this serves as a useful warning to the rest of us but pity poor Leicester. 

Rach and I are both wary of anywhere that involves large gatherings of people and are both very happy to be in a field. It does mean using the shower in the van, which is fine, and using the chemical toilet for ALL toileting needs, which will also be fine I’m sure but......!!!

We have a nice pitch that has a panoramic view across the plain and it all feels very safe and well managed. The owners have allocated individual water taps and have a number of rules covering the disposal of rubbish and the aforementioned toileting ‘outputs’. 

We plan to be venture further afield tomorrow but will be avoiding crowds!!