Our last day started a little earlier than the others with a 1030am breakfast - bacon and egg sarnies for Ant and a mushroom and cheese Rolex for me (this time in our own iron skillet with the lid on) worked a treat although I possibly put a bit too much butter in with the egg! was yummy though.Weekend drinking did have its plus sides too... it allowed Mungo to handcraft our awesome decorative "beer-catcher". Definitely not something to be consigned to Trap Number Two along with all our other woodland handicrafts. It's currently hanging on the side of the un-named kitchen/shelter.
We also took full advantage of having a load of muscles in camp on Monday, as a fallen tree was finally moved into position on the ridge to provide a long and fairly level bench with a fab view down into camp.
The next major camp will be the August bank holiday and all are in agreement that it would be a good time to dam the stream and create the pond which we have decided is best placed in the wayleave under the cables where it will get the most sun. It's also the point where two streams converge into one so makes a perfect spot with minimal digging as a deep-sided ghyll has already been formed over many years.Sadly the afternoon was spent packing up camp and trekking back and forth to the parking area to load vehicles. We did however leave ourselves time to chat over plans for next weekend; some mods to the kitchen are needed for storage and some minor floor leveling is required around the fire area to ensure drinks have a steadier footing. We will also attempt to remove the tree stumps from the campfire area - which we discovered were a serious trip hazard in the dark! But the most exciting plan is to finally attempt a full roast dinner on the campfire using the spit and dutch ovens. Can't wait.
