The Royal Welsh show, Mud!

Wed 22nd July.
Got up early and mum and Mike took the three of us to the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd, near Builth Wells. Took us 3 hours, cos massive long traffic jamb to get in to the car park!
It had rained heavily the day before, and the car park (two big fields/paddocks) was a quagmire! I thought it was husterical cos cars were spinning everywhere out of controll, and so were people's feet! It was freezing and raining, so I forgot my previous attitude of "she'll be right" and gratefully accepted my mum's offer of a waterproof mac.
Got the free coach to the showgrounds, which are a couple of miles away.
We all went for a cup of tea then split up. I wanted to go round on my own cos I could do it at my own pace. This came in handy later when I spent over an hour talking to the hundreds of funny-shaped sheep in the massive sheep shed. Matt wouldn't have stood for that. A sheep's a bloody sheep. Food on legs.

I saw many wonderful things, including the stunningly beautiful Welsh Cob show. Fantastic! It was pissing down though, and I had to shield my video camera from the rain. Actually it was raining most of the day. I was nice and dry cos of the waterproof mac, but walking around was more than a tad difficult at times. The showground, being basically a massive field with some purpose-built buildings, had been reduced to what can only be described as a mud bath. and I do like my baths deep, but....!

Went to the food hall and got half pissed on the free samples of wine, cider and vodka, while tasting all the different cheeses, icecreams, biscuits etc. Bought some Toffee flavoured Vodka, made on Ynys Mon (Anglesea).

Got the bus back to the carpark/field, which was now even more slippery and brown than it had been earlier. There were tractors there pulling people out who'd got bogged (their cars that is, not the people. Now That would have been funny!). We made a big run-up and got through the worst bit. Boo!
Stopped at a little country pub for drinkies, but Kellie and Matt stayed in the car cos they were asleep.