It's been a few weeks since our last trip out. We tend not to go away when the schools are on holiday, so Easter made sure we stayed home for a little while. Quite glad we didn't go out over Easter, didn't fancy being in the 'van whilst Storm Katie was brewing. Easter brought the... Continue Reading →
Sunshine break at Sandyballs
The sunshine was shining as we lazily rose. Unprepared as usual, we were heading off for 5 lovely nights at Sandy Balls in the New Forest. This is going to be the longest that we have stayed in this new 'van. So far the most we have stayed in it is 2 nights. We threw... Continue Reading →
Legs Down in Lytton Lawn
A bright crisp morning and we're off again. Not as organised this time. On arriving at the storage site to hook up we realised that we'd left the caravan step in the boot of our other car. Having visited the caravan last week taking some bits and pieces to it and of course having a... Continue Reading →
Backwards and Forwards across the Thames
One of the Christmas presents off our girls were tickets to see Sunny Afternoon, the hit musical based on the story of The Kinks at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London. Not ones wanting to waste an opportunity to go to London, we decided to make a day of it. Train tickets booked. The man... Continue Reading →
Mid week break at Sandy Balls
"Google that Sandy Balls place we saw at the NEC show", then we watched the screen with some trepidation as the 'return' button was pressed. Luckily, or unluckily, depending on your viewpoint, countless beach pornography sites did not appear and we found ourselves booking our next trip. That incident was actually during the first week... Continue Reading →
Kingfisher Park in the Wind and Rain
Last minute decision to venture out for the first time this year. Struggling to find open all year sites close enough to home to justify just a two night stay. After deciding that I wanted to try somewhere new and some internet trawling, I found a site recommended on a caravanning Facebook group in Gosport.... Continue Reading →
Wet in West Sussex
5 days after getting back from our last trip I'm itching to get out again. Someone suggested Sumner's Pond near Horsham. Booked 10am, packed 11am, arrived 12pm. On arriving at the site we were greeted by the most beautiful herd of cows and calfs all snuggled up for winter casually grazing on bales of hay.... Continue Reading →
Maiden Voyage
The day had finally arrived! Bound for Setthorns Campsite in the New Forest our first trip out for our new van. Even the misty November rain can’t dull my excitement. The rain had stopped on arrival and we were greeted by very cheery wardens. Despite the weather and time of year the site was still... Continue Reading →
Goodbye to the old, hello to the new!
New to caravanning in 2014. After years of camping when the kids were little we decided that now they were grown up we deserved a little luxury. We went looking at caravans and fell for the Bailey Orion 400-2. A week later we were the proud owners of a beautiful little 2 berth. Our escape... Continue Reading →