Simple Holidays.
When I saw this photo of the road leading to the beach, I could literally smell the sand and the sea. I felt the excitement of a five year old, armed with bucket and spade. Further up from the beach but on the same road, there was a large white house with a long path from its gate. This was the shop, or 'cafe' as we called it. It sold toys, newspapers and books, amongst other things. I loved visiting there every morning before breakfast to get the milk. Next door to the cafe was our caravan field. It only had about 12 caravans. There were no flush toilets or baths, just a little shed at the far end of the field with Elson toilets and cold water sinks.
We used to holiday here every year. Even if it rained it was exciting, we played cards in the caravan. In the sunshine, the rock pools on the beach by the caves were filled with little crabs, fish or seaweed. Life was so simple then.
You never know, we could easily have been on the beach when this photo was taken!
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RE: RE: Simple Holidays.
My family has a caravan at Morfa Bychan (Black Rock Sands). There are many caravan sites. One is at Garreg Wen, on the hill to the left as you come down to Morfa Bychan. The largest site is Greenacres. One of the smallest, where we are, is Gwyndy. Next to us is Garreg Goch.
The sites are all very well run. There is a good Spar shp on the main road with a chippie next to it.
It is a quiet, healthy place. You can drive down to the beach on Beach Road. The air is fresh, coming from the west across the Atlantic.
Comment from John Idris Jones on Tuesday, 5th July 2011.