Camping in Desmond!

[mick91]

As many of you will know, we are in the middle of a named storm (desmond) and not doing things by half myself, johnie and our mutual mate Carl are out in it! The river is very high and has burst the bank in many places but moral is as always high! Same couldn't be said on the walk in but great night so far. Pics to follow tomorrow as always folks! We're experiencing very high winds and some rain but that's what it's all about to us!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Looking forward to the pics, take care of yourselves and have a good one.

 

[Grotzilla]

Haha hope you've got a bigger tarp this time mate! 😁

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[mick91]

Haha, you better believe it Richard! Issue I have though is I'm ground dwelling tonight. Do me a favour old bean and have the footmen bring us a boat!

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[Grotzilla]

Sorry old chap I'm using the footmen as draft excluders lay outside the mansion.... There's a terrible wind out tonight don't you know?

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[mick91]

Well I know the manor must be a bugger to heat! The wind seems to have died back a little but I've just been informed by bod the river is 1m under the highest ever level. Totally impassable now so glad we stayed this side of the river. Our usual spot is now underwater. Although combining scuba and bushcraft may be a laugh

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[Grotzilla]

Hahaha sounds a plan, starting a fire may be a problem though 😁

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[mick91]

We've resorted to a hobo stove to be honest as the ground is totally waterlogged. Working well though!

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[johntarmac]

If Richard suggests putting wet leaves on it...... don't do it Mick.

 

[GGTBod]

Well I know the manor must be a bugger to heat! The wind seems to have died back a little but I've just been informed by bod the river is 1m under the highest ever level. Totally impassable now so glad we stayed this side of the river. Our usual spot is now underwater. Although combining scuba and bushcraft may be a laugh

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More water coming down Tyne towards you mate regardless of the rainfall as the north Tyne is at it's highest recorded levels at Bellingham, Reaverhill and the Chollerford reading is so far off the scale it is registering an unvalid reading, those are the three measuring stations of the north Tyne between Kielder and Hexham and you have got the same type of readings all the way from Alston to Haltwhistle on the south Tyne, i regularly monitor these so i can predict when the water is gonna be high enough for kayaking, haven't seen readings this high since 2012

River Tyne and tributaries

 

[Grotzilla]

If Richard suggests putting wet leaves on it...... don't do it Mick.

My Barbour still stinks of the smoke!

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[mick91]

Thanks for the heads up bod. Hopefully we should be safe on the area we're a good few meters above water levels. And same here rich lol

 

[dwardo]

Nawt like the thrill of sleeping out in a storm.

 

[mick91]

Nawt like the thrill of sleeping out in a storm.

Absolutely it gives it a bit of an edge I think

 

[mick91]

Wind seems to be picking up again, we're hearing a lot of windfall round about, still laughing and joking around, if nothing at the absurdity of the trip!

 

[dewi]

Not satisfied with camping out in the snow with the smallest tarp I've seen ever, but now you're in the eye of a storm!

You're a nutter Mick... plain and simple! lol

 

[Toddy]

It is my considered opinion that you're nuts….good nuts, but nuts
I love being out in the wind

Stay safe, have fun, sleep sound ……and do mind and let us know tomorrow that you're not drowned !

atb,
M

 

[mick91]

We've not drown thankfully! Woken up to a beautiful morning, Desmond seems to have been rather damaging but hey ho that's nature. One of our party slept through the whole thing!

 

[Toddy]

Morning

Good to hear you're all in the land of the living, and not trying to breathe with the fishes

It's all eerily calm here this morning. Sodden wet, and stripped clean somehow. I think we got off very lightly indeed.

I hope the waters go down enough that you can get home dry too

atb,
Toddy

 

[mick91]

Morning

Good to hear you're all in the land of the living, and not trying to breathe with the fishes

It's all eerily calm here this morning. Sodden wet, and stripped clean somehow. I think we got off very lightly indeed.

I hope the waters go down enough that you can get home dry too

atb,
Toddy

Thanks for the good wishes toddy we'll have to take an alternative route back I think, but nothing to worry about it's all part of the adventure . The amount of fallen trees here is a bit of an eye opener. I think had we not known what we where doing and pitched in the wrong place we could have been in trouble!