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Here's the first few pictures of Beamish, taken on
Thursday 29th - our first day. After packing "Jessie" ( still in
Ordnance Depot markings ) and the trailer with as much camping gear as would
fit, we set off for the 10 mile trip and got to Beamish around 11am. Rather
than helping with the tents, daughter cleared off with a friend shortly after
we got there and I was left to set up camp next to some friends who were
already there. I had a 10ft and 12ft ridge tent with a gap between for
cooking. This was covered by an old canvas fly sheet that I'd spent the
previous day painting ( interrupted frequently by rain ). Each tent had a
small pop up tent inside for an extra layer of warmth. |
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Last year I did Friday to Sunday and travelled each day. This year we decided to camp, but it was complicated by the fact that the two Jeeps couldn't carry everything and Lynne needed to work on Thursday and part of Friday. Daughter also had a party to on Saturday! Lynne planned to call in and collect us on her way home from work on Thursday. We would go home, eat, collect some more stuff and take the second Jeep back to Beamish. Lynne would join us later on Friday. So the morning of day one was really just a set up day,
'though I got to play out in the Jeep during the afternoon. So not as many photo opportunities.
This is a feature that makes the Beamish event special, the freedom to drive
or convoy around the site freely. |
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By early afternoon, I was done and took the Jeep and trailer around the site for some photos. The trailer usually doesn't feature much in pictures so it made a nice change in my pictures. Next year, I may tow it around more as none of the other Jeeps had trailers and it gave it a different look to the other vehicles there. The following pictures are two from the station goods yard, the colliery and pit village. |
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Later on, there were a few convoys around the site until Lynne arrived at the end of the day after work as planned. She brought the rest of the camping gear in the normal car and then took us home. We collected the Ford which I drove back at dusk. My daughter and I would camp on our own for Thursday evening and Lynne would come along later on Friday. |
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