Last days of the trip

A marathon journey, eight hours, no peage, and we've only done six inches on the map. One of the hottest days of the trip so far and I've been sat in the passenger seat with a French map book stuck to my knees having map reading lessons. I've no idea why I need to learn... Continue Reading →

The Life of a Bailey Pursuit

I sit quietly at the storage yard amongst a multitude of other 'Memory Boxes.' Most used regularly, loved and polished. Other boxes sit amongst us lonely and unloved, desperate for care and attention. My fridge is switched on and filled, blinds opened. Steadies wound up, The Volvo reverses slowly, the hitch lowers and clicks into... Continue Reading →

Caravan Door, “You Are The Weakest Link”

When I look at the average caravan door I am always amazed how flimsy the door lock assembly appears. In most cases I imagine it would be possible to open a door with one hard pull. I am sure this is yet another "trying to keep the weight down" consideration from the manufacturer. Obviously, they... Continue Reading →

17 Minutes from Home

Tuesday morning, the sun is shining and the forecast is good for the next couple of days. A little more relaxed today in our preparation to getting the caravan hitched up and on the road. We discovered a site quite near to home on the Internet a few months ago and now seems a good... Continue Reading →

Norfolk ‘n’ Chance

It's early Tuesday morning and we are loading the car for 9 nights at a CL in Norfolk. 9 nights means I'm a little more organised than for our usual 2 night breaks. Off to the storage site to get the legs up and off we go. Still within 2 miles from home and we... Continue Reading →

Sozzed in Slinfold

Tuesday morning. Sun's out. Let's get those legs down again. As usual a bit of a last minute decision to take the caravan out. I'd been itching to get back to Slinfold CC site and today seemed like a good day to go. Quick phone call and we had secured a pitch for 2 nights.... Continue Reading →

And Breathe…

We are a northern couple, who for the last 10 years have been living down south in Hampshire.  Working for a big corporate company, promotion meant we upped sticks and moved from our native town of Bolton to rural Hampshire with our two teenage girls. Fast forward 8 years and holiday planning for the summer... Continue Reading →

April Showers in Cirencester

After trawling eBay for a few weeks we finally found an awning, in Gloucester! Only one thing for it, our 3 days off midweek are going to be spent in Cirencester.  We are quite lucky to have 3 days off during the week, every other week come hail or shine we try to get our... 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 →

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