New Quay and Aberporth

Tuesday 12th November 2024

Blimey it went cold last night, down to about 2c brrr.

To make things worse the leisure battery had a wobble and decided it wasn't for this world and 12 volts was beyond what it was capable of lol.

It didn't actually give up altogether, but I had to nurse it a little and reduce the demand on it.

I kept the heating on (which is done with gas, just uses electric for the blower fan, so only a small amount of amps) but I reduced lighting and TV use.

It was cold in the morning but the battery had enough to run the heating and get Ed warmed up again.

So I'm going on a campsite tonight to charge the batteries and not worry about death from hyperthermia.

First stop today was the little fishing village of New Quay.

The advantage of touring at this time of year is most of the carparks are free and there is usually plenty of space available and far fewer people.

It was a lovely walk on the golden sandy beach before lunch and coffee in Ed watching the sea birds and goings on in the village.

Aberporth was next in line for a visit, again an attractive little village with brightly painted colourful cottages and another great beach.

An awful lot of campsites close around here at the end of October, but I managed to find one near Aberporth which will do me nicely.

There are only five pitchers and I'm the only one here so I could take my pick.

Most importantly it has electric to get the batteries charged up.

It's also all tarmac and gravel roadways on the campsite so no risk of getting stuck in the mud if it rains.

The weather has actually been lovely, no rain and plenty of sunshine and blue skies, so for November that's quite a result and I'm happy with that.

Alpacas are my neighbours on the campsite tonight

. . . . . and a few sheep