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We're off next weekend, for our first big holiday since 2019. We love a Eurocamp caravan, even doing our first fly-drive at the beginning of June. Every time we go, I think of things we didn't take. So, I'm going to write a list of things I'm packing in case it's useful to anyone else… Continue reading What to pack for a Eurocamp holiday
As I write this, we've had our first May Bank Holiday of 2021 with another to come. I sincerely hope the second is an improvement... Restrictions had lifted enough that we could plan a day out for the early May Bank Holiday. Saturday and Sunday were out because of swimming and rugby. So even though… Continue reading Bank Holiday Adventure
Another dreadful night; too hot, too cold, sore knees, brain whirring, awake since 4.20am and just dozed since then. Alarm at 7am, showers and breakfast. We checked out of the hotel and himself went to fetch the car as it was raining. However, he came back quickly to say the car had been broken into.… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D16
Early morning woken by the alarm. Monday is going to be so hard. I slept really badly with the usual long journey anticipation. We got ourselves together and put the last bits in the car, having packed all the big stuff last night. Then into the car and on the road before 8am. Driving through… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D15
It's my birthday! To celebrate I've had an awful night's sleep, sniffly and being bitten and then cold. Then we're moving campsites so it's all about packing, a long drive and then unpacking. There will be gin later.After 4 hrs on the road with an emergency hedge-based toilet stop and a driver change we stopped… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D6
Really today started at 1am with large boy in tears cos he couldn't find a teddy. Then a similar story at 3am from small boy. Having gone bed much later than usual we were rather put out to be woken up at 7.45. Himself drove a long way yesterday so I got up and refereed… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D3
The road trip phase 2. After an OK night's sleep in the hotel we got up and had hotel breakfast on their summer deal - kids eat free and adults are 2 for 1 so €15 for all of us. On the road before 9am, having read the riot act to the kids about quiet… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D2
Up early and getting the last few bits together. Boys are starting off by elbowing each other in the face in a failed hug and having the audacity to smile at each other. 8.15am and we're off. Hoping everything's in the enormous cavern of our truck. Straight out of town and into a road closure.… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D1
Woo hoo holiday tomorrow. You'd think I'd be winding down at work. Tidying up and doing as little as possible. But no. I'm fixing other people's crap cos if I don't do it now I'll have forgotten about it when I come back and it's not that important but if it isn't done correctly now… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D minus 1
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 