Mark took a weeks holiday last week so we had another lovely break away in our caravan. The weather forecast for the week didn't look very promising but in the end we only had one day when It rained, quite heavily almost constantly, we stayed put that day and I have to say there is something comforting about sitting in a cosy caravan watching the rain. We passed the time reading and I did quite a bit of knitting that day too, it was nice to not have anything that really needed doing.
We stayed for the weekend in Upton again, our van is stored on site there so it made sense to have a couple days there first and then move on to Malvern on the Monday. The Malvern site was really lovely, nicely laid out and the facilities were very clean and well maintained. It was a bit remote though, no shop or pub within walking distance, but a good place for some down-time and relaxation, just a bit of a pain if you realised you've forgotten to buy something.
Apart from the day it rained all day we went somewhere different every day, Ross on Wye, Ledbury, Symonds Yat and Malvern are all worth a visit, and I managed to pick up quite a few books to add to my 'to be read' shelf from charity shops while we were out and about. Ross on Wye and Malvern both have great record shops and I couldn't believe my luck in finding two LP's that I have been on the look out for for years.
The weather was lovely on Friday so we decide to do one of the Malvern walks, we chose one that had a decent pathway and was only a gradual climb but when we came to the end instead of turning back I suggested we carry on a bit further and we ended up in a valley between two hills. Mark was reluctant to climb at first but I managed to persuade him that the view at the top would be great, and I wasn't wrong.
I really wanted to climb the other hill, which looked steeper but Mark was having none of it so we headed back to the car along the way we'd come. Perhaps next time I can persuade him to go further.
We also had a ride out to Symonds Yat Rock in the Forest of Dean. From the car park it was only a short walk to the Rock and the wonderful view over the river Wye and surrounding area. There are other walks which you can download maps for but as we had gone late in the afternoon we didn't explore, definitely somewhere go another time though.
