The kindness of a stranger

Carol had a great itinerary planned for the day.  It was a walk around picturesque Three Peaks Bay.

We anticipated the sight of sea holly, rock samphire and the mass of painted lady butterflies arriving from their migration across the sea.

Caroline drove us, and due to narrow lanes packed full of traffic there was much squeezing into passing places, lots of waiting and a certain amount of reversing.

But we knew it would be worth it.

However, when we got to the carpark at the Three Peaks Campsite, every single space was full.  More cars were arriving behind us.  We were never going to get a place.

Then out of nowhere appeared the campsite owner/manager.  She asked a group of young men who had arrived in two cars to double park with each other and create a space for us.  She then approached the others who were queuing behind us and directed them to another carpark several miles away.

From being the unluckiest walkers in the world, we were now the luckiest.

It didn’t even surprise us when the sun came out and shone on the Three Peaks cliff and the ruins of a Mediaeval Castle in the dunes.

At the end of the day, we returned to the campsite, had a cup of tea at their café and bought gifts to take home to our spouses from their shop.  

And when I spotted the manager again, I thanked her for a very special day.