They tried to keep poker faces as Wilson Thomas, a 39-year-old Westchester County parks department employee, joined them May 4, trying not to sway him by any emotions or clues about where they stood.
Thomas Scarrott is one of the directors of Vale Holiday Parks which runs eight sites in Wales including Clarach Bay near Aberystwyth, said the scenes of flooding last month had played a part in deterring visitors to the region.