Beamish "Dig for
Victory" Day 4 - Sunday September 3rd
The Moon was setting over my camp as
we began the last day at Beamish. We set off for the colliery, wanting
to get the most out of the day before we had to start packing up the
camp. By this time, we'd already packed much of the bedding into the
Jeep trailer out of the way, before it got too hot.
We spent some time there, with others from our group coming and going,
along with other vehicles.
By late morning, we'd moved on to coffee corner. Last year, we had
coffee corner to ourselves, but this year, other vehicle owners have
caught on to its strategic position near the bakery, cafe and toilets. A
few times, we had to drive on by because the spot was occupied.
My daughter was in a different dress on Sunday, so we took a few more
photos here. On Saturday, I missed out on a morning sausage roll from
the bakery, as they'd sold out, but on Sunday, we managed to get some
still hot from the oven.
By early afternoon, we were back at camp for some more photos and to
pack a few more thngs. We couldn't bring the car and flatbed trailer in
to the show field until after 4pm, so we weren't in a major hurry to
drop the tents.
Lynne and my daughter then went to have a look at the 1940s and 1950s
farm and I finished off my look around the dioramas and re-enactor
displays. This year, there were displays spread all over the second show
field and it must have been the largest show yet.
I took the Dodge out with a friend for another lap later in the
afternoon, stopping at the colliery and coffee corner for a while.
Derek, Andy and Lynne joined me with the Jeeps for one last trip around
the site late in the afternoon, before we finished packing up.
We finally had everything packed up and were ready to roll by 7:30pm,
the last of the "Hedgehog Heroes" off the site.
We arrived home at 8:10pm as the sun was setting, but it was another
couple of hours before everything was unloaded and the vehicles and
trailers were away. We were all very tired, but it had been a great five
days.