Saturday, February 14, 2009

Lochsport - Happy Valentines Day!




Hello All!
Driving through Lochsport was like coming into a ghost town...where was everyone? Well, apparently there are only 350 full time residents and the rest appear on weekends and holidays. It's a quaint place with water either side and sweet little cottages and then some more expensive homes dotted here and there, at the tip of ninety mile beach. On the photo you can just make out the black ash on the beach that blew over from the fires just west of here.
We came in search of warmth after the cold and wet last few days camping at Lake Tyers. On our final night there it positively poured and we were melded together in the tent with multiple layers trying to keep warm. At 1.30am there was a great gust of wind, a crash, and our enormous tarp caved in on top of the tent. In our PJs and in the freezing cold and rain we were busy hammering in pegs and trying to stabilize our tarp.....not pleasant, but not complaining either.
Anyway we are in a cosy self contained unit now complete with central heating, electric blankets and recliner chairs.....I think this is called "glamping"...glamorous camping!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Irene you are in your nightie and it's light outside. Whats going on here??