Re: Rain and now Thunder
I have been trying to fit in 3 or 4 days backpacking all this week, and my rucsac has been more or less packed since Saturday 15th, but I've been postponing it each day or two as a result of seeing the weather forecast.
Frustratingly, the weather has been fairly reasonable; yes, rain on a couple of mornings, and a bit breezy, but nothing desperate, and mostly reasonable sunshine.
But yesterday there was heavy, prolonged rain, and the forecast for the weekend is for more rain & storms
I woke up early today and the rain was blowing against the bedroom window, so I've postponed things again
I have some of the best backpacking gear available, and >40 years experience, but I will be going on my own, which would be a bit miserable so I'll try again on Monday when things are supposed to improve
However, i was determined to have something useful to show for my time, so I have mucked out and painted my two downstairs cupboards; it's amazing the stuff you just chuck in there, because you can.
Most of it is being thrown out