Was such a lovely day yesterday I thought I'd camp out in my own fields, despite paying about £75 a day for the house just down the hill!
Pitched the lavuu for the first time:
Went up at about 9:45, inflated the Exped Downmat and unpacked my sleeping bags. I'd taken a full size pillow with me and had a flask of coffee for the morning.
Once I was set up, I got ready to fall asleep listening to the sounds of nature - it really is peaceful up there once the traffic stops. However, one of my neighbours was using a circular saw until nearly midnight - I hope it wasn't the one that complained when he found out I'd been thinking of offering camping in the field due to the noise...
Eventually, they stopped and I managed to fall asleep. Despite being on a warm mat and inside my Dutch sleep system, I was still a bit cold (in fairness, the outer bag wasn't zipped up because I find it too restrictive). Slept reasonably well anyway and woke to the sound of birdsong, although the morning wasn't as glorious as I'd envisaged (it started raining shortly after I left the tent to come back to the house).
The worst thing, though, was the slugs. They were all over the place, including quite a large one in my shoe (which fortunately I spotted before I put my bare feet into them). Think I'll be hammocking tonight - will probably be cold again but at least the slimy horrors will have trouble getting in!
Pitched the lavuu for the first time:
Went up at about 9:45, inflated the Exped Downmat and unpacked my sleeping bags. I'd taken a full size pillow with me and had a flask of coffee for the morning.
Once I was set up, I got ready to fall asleep listening to the sounds of nature - it really is peaceful up there once the traffic stops. However, one of my neighbours was using a circular saw until nearly midnight - I hope it wasn't the one that complained when he found out I'd been thinking of offering camping in the field due to the noise...
Eventually, they stopped and I managed to fall asleep. Despite being on a warm mat and inside my Dutch sleep system, I was still a bit cold (in fairness, the outer bag wasn't zipped up because I find it too restrictive). Slept reasonably well anyway and woke to the sound of birdsong, although the morning wasn't as glorious as I'd envisaged (it started raining shortly after I left the tent to come back to the house).
The worst thing, though, was the slugs. They were all over the place, including quite a large one in my shoe (which fortunately I spotted before I put my bare feet into them). Think I'll be hammocking tonight - will probably be cold again but at least the slimy horrors will have trouble getting in!
