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We arrived at Highland’s end close to West Bay early on Friday afternoon and secured a pitch with sea views and tree shelter.
I think 74 VW California campervans arrived on-site for this get together. However, we were not blessed with good weather and as Friday turned into Saturday the winds whipped, several not so well-tied-down awnings were whisked away and by late Saturday, most of the pop-tops were lowered.
Given that we were only an hour from home, we decided that cramped into the campervan for a wickedly cold and wet night wasn’t what we signed up for so we abandoned ship, so to speak!
We did get to meet some great folks and were so impressed with our neighbours drive-away awning that we ordered one for our up-coming trips away. It’s a Telta Core 260.
We also walked into West Bay on the Friday and further along the coastal path for lunch at the Three Horseshoes in Burton Bradstock on Saturday. A great weekend over-shadowed by some dreadful weather…
