You get what you pay for, right? One of the dilemmas we experienced on our recent six week holiday in Lanzarote was how we would get to the airport. Generally, we would stump up the money for the Long Stay car park and jump on the free shuttle bus to the airport. The Boss would... Continue Reading →
Willies on Parade
Throwing back the curtains reveals clear blue skies and wall to wall sunshine. Another glorious day in my little bit of paradise. Top of the Morning breakfast snaffled, complete with soda bread, white and black pudding. We find ourselves stuffing towels, water and sun cream into a bag. He's found one of the island's most... Continue Reading →
Beach Body Perfect
There's a haze on the horizon, the sunshine is beating down and the waves are crashing in today. As we near the end of our winter break we'd promised ourselves a bit of down time. A bit of beach time. With two sunbeds and a parasol priced at 12€ for the day, we choose our... Continue Reading →
He Says, She Says on the Sea Shore
Wall to wall beautiful blue skies, little wisps of clouds, sun on our faces and the waves gently lapping on the beach just across from our chosen restaurant for lunch. Destination, Lanzarote. After eight months of working on the New Forest Centenary Site, cleaning the loos, pruning trees, cutting the grass and trimming hedges, booking... Continue Reading →
Looking Back on 2018
Looking back fondly on 2018. A few days into the New Year and we flew to Lanzarote for two weeks of winter sunshine ahead of starting our new lives, jobs, chapters and adventures. Flying isn't one of our favourite past times and just reinforces Why We Like to Caravan. We do however need a little... Continue Reading →
Three Steps to Heaven
On our way back home from our trip north to visit family we stayed at Chapel Lane Caravan and Motorhome Club Site near Birmingham. There is a reason for this particular stop over. The Jellybeans bought me a fab Christmas pressie. Two tickets to see Showaddywaddy! My favourite childhood group, the group that started my... Continue Reading →
A Trip Down Memory Lane, back to Bolton
Having spent the first forty years of my life in Bolton, it will always hold a special place in my heart. All my memories are there. I was born and brought up there, both Jellybeans were born in Bolton and spent most of their childhoods there. Bolton has changed a lot in the twelve years... Continue Reading →
Bury Market
On a good day, weather wise, you can walk into Bury Market from Burrs Country Park Caravan and Motorhome Club Site, with the biblical rain we've had since we landed in Bury we decide to drive into town. Parking is plentiful and cheap, a small mortgage is required back home for parking, here, a couple... Continue Reading →
Northern Delicacies
A trip back to Burrs Country Park in the caravan, to visit family just before Christmas, opened my eyes to some of the northern delicacies our taste buds have been missing since we moved South twelve years ago. Not necessarily healthy foods but definitely tasty foods. One thing to note about the majority of the... Continue Reading →
Itchy Feet, a Trip to Broadway
We've been home for two whole weeks, it's been a strange two weeks. Countless trips to the charity shop and what felt like 'waiting for something.' A feeling that I think will take longer than two weeks to shrug off. I haven't got time to adjust to normal living, I've got itchy feet. Having been... Continue Reading →