I think I have mentioned previously that we are going camping in May for a weekend. So at this point we are trying to lay low again and save some money to buy a tent and a decent sleeping bag for me. Hubbie already has his super-duper one that he bought in Oz for his tramping trips.
Saturday we wanted to head to the Bristol library to pick up some touring books instead of buying them at the moment however we found out it is currently shut due to a fire. Sunday we did a bit of a driving tour around the Severn Beach area. Now, personally I wouldn’t call Severn Beach a beach. Normally beaches conjure up the images of sand, surf, warmth, scantily clad bodies and the heady smell of coconut oil. You would be wrong in this case. The “beach” is a strong flowing, muddy estuary with green dyke like mounds either side that appear to have flooded recently leaving large areas of unstable earth slowly slipping into the water. I wouldn’t recommend swimming there let alone fishing.
On the up side you can see Wales just across the water, the Severn bridges that span a huge area between England and Wales both look stunning and the countryside is lovely and green.
We had spotted what looked like a church perched on a hilltop when we were crossing Severn Bridge one time so we thought we would do a search for it. We stopped for lunch in Aust at the Boars Head which is a 13th century pub. Then we continued wandering the laneways until we spotted the church perched on the hilltop. It was open so we went for a bit of a wander inside. Great views of the bridge and the estuary from the rear of the church. By the time we finished looking around it was raining again so it was time to head home. A bit of a quiet day but fun all the same.