It got off to a quiet start with Karl enjoying the solitude on Friday night. Let's not forget the rain, there was plenty of it this weekend!
I managed to rock up Saturday morning to try out my diy underquilt. Was happy enough with it in the end.
The woods have filled out nicely, it's a real contrast to the colder months now.
Matt landed later in the day after work and was soon set up as well.
And there you have the set ups, all three of them! The rain didn't let up until Saturday evening for a few hours then it carried on through the night.
Fortunately we had some visits throughout the day. Alex,Sarah and Louise turned up, then Peter H as well as Dean. Alex soon got busy with the snap and busted out a chicken masala type dish with some steak thrown in for good measure. Not only that but a lovely saag paneer from scratch as well. It all went quiet as it was mopped up with paratha hot out of the skillet...
Om nom nommy
Dean and Alex brought their catty's and managed to get a few rounds through them as the rain finally let up for a bit.
Probably best Alex prepared dinner for me, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with one...
Although the order of the day was relaxation dictated by the weather, Dean managed to bring some things to plant in hopes of getting some edibles going in future. I really like the idea of planting things for future use, I'm guessing it was Dean and Alex that came up with this one.
Horseradish going in, followed by some lemon balm.
Finally a bit of spearmint went in next to the patch of ramsom
By the time this was complete it was starting to get dark. The rain finally let up again early Sunday morning and we were able to pack away dry kit. Great ending to a great meet. Thanks to all that could make it and especially Karl for organising it, we'll hopefully catch anyone that couldn't next time round, you were missed.
I managed to rock up Saturday morning to try out my diy underquilt. Was happy enough with it in the end.
The woods have filled out nicely, it's a real contrast to the colder months now.
Matt landed later in the day after work and was soon set up as well.
And there you have the set ups, all three of them! The rain didn't let up until Saturday evening for a few hours then it carried on through the night.
Fortunately we had some visits throughout the day. Alex,Sarah and Louise turned up, then Peter H as well as Dean. Alex soon got busy with the snap and busted out a chicken masala type dish with some steak thrown in for good measure. Not only that but a lovely saag paneer from scratch as well. It all went quiet as it was mopped up with paratha hot out of the skillet...
Om nom nommy
Dean and Alex brought their catty's and managed to get a few rounds through them as the rain finally let up for a bit.
Probably best Alex prepared dinner for me, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with one...
Although the order of the day was relaxation dictated by the weather, Dean managed to bring some things to plant in hopes of getting some edibles going in future. I really like the idea of planting things for future use, I'm guessing it was Dean and Alex that came up with this one.
Horseradish going in, followed by some lemon balm.
Finally a bit of spearmint went in next to the patch of ramsom
By the time this was complete it was starting to get dark. The rain finally let up again early Sunday morning and we were able to pack away dry kit. Great ending to a great meet. Thanks to all that could make it and especially Karl for organising it, we'll hopefully catch anyone that couldn't next time round, you were missed.
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