OMG!! What a dive!!

I mentioned we were going to Ty Mawr for the weekend ........ and that it was a Park Resort ..... what I didn't know was that they can't spell or put their words the right way round. 'Park' - as we were in Wales - should have been spelt the Welsh way really ie. Parc. In addition it should have been spelt backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suppose we should have smelled a rat when the directions how to get there on their literature were wrong! When we arrived to check in we pointed this out and were told 'oh yes it should be this ....' only to realise later that they were wrong as well!

We were greeted at the entrance to the caravan with a pile of fag ends, a coathanger and a piece of broken pottery ...... (?)

Inside, my heart sank when I saw the bag of bedding thrown on the bench seat. I paid extra for bedding and of course should have realised I'd have to make the beds up but I hadn't thought. ... Ah well - I got on with it. Or tried to. We had 3 pillows and 3 quilts for 4 of us. As it happened my daughter didn't go in the end but they didn't know that. The pillows were easily folded in two and stayed that way on their own they were so thin. Daylight could be seen through 2 of them. We had 3 double quilts, but only 1 double quilt cover, the other 2 were singles.

The upholstery was stained and shabby. I'm no snob but it really was rough.

The 'resort' itself was the same - tired, neglected, rough, uncared for or about, it seemed.

The pub was an experience. One time when we went for a drink 6 people came and sat near to us and they didn't have a full set of teeth between them! The 2 women in the party didn't appear to have any at all! That, together with the greasy hair & shell suits may give you some idea of what it was like and was about the norm to be honest :o(

It was a bit embarrassing as this was supposed to be a break for my mother but, love her - she kept saying she thought it was fine. Fortunately she left her glasses off most of the time so that helped with her impressions everywhere.

The entertainment room was laid out like a bingo hall and as it happened we didn't end up going out in the evenings so can't comment on that. The whole ambiance didn't inspire us to explore any further unfortunately.

Still - mum enjoyed the trip down memory lane - Towyn, Rhyl, Abergele, Prestatyn, Ffrith Beach, Meliden, Dyserth and on the way back Talacre all inspired memories from when they were the old stomping grounds for her and dad. So I guess the trip served it's purpose.

I managed to gain about 5lbs though I think, so I'm now trying to pull that back before going off to a little cottage in Montgomery for a week of solitude. My little retreat I'm calling it, where I'm hoping to clear my head of all it's clutter by doing a lot of writing so I can then come back ready for more!!

See you soon xx