Good Friday
Arrived at Romsey where my sister met us at the gate with her husband and 2 dogs. They were on the start of a short break in their motorhome and had saved a place for us. This time we had prepared the curry the night before and the four of us tucked into this in our van.
Saturday arrived and Billy and I walked into Romsey, (10 mins walk), as we needed to find a bank.
We returned and walked around the show, we were not interested in the motorhomes as we had just bought ours, but wanted to see the accessories.
We were mooching around when we heard someone shout Billy's name and to our surprise they were friends of ours from our time living in Gibraltar. In fact they left Gibraltar and flew back to the UK the same day as we did. We had seen them whilst in the UK as they lived close to where we used to live in Hampshire. We also knew they had a caravan so thinking about it now it was possible we may meet up with them at the show. They were not staying on the show campsite but were at a CSMA rally in the New Forest. We chatted for a while but they were with other friends that we did not know, so we could not really invite them back for a coffee. We swapped email addresses and said we would be in touch and continued walking round the accessories stalls where we found my sister and husband doing the same.
I then a walked into the Romsey again, this time with my sister. We returned to our motorhome armed with crusty bread and goodies for a late lunch.
After lunch we walked across to the rapids where we found a Costa, however we had my sisters 2 cocker spaniels with us, Magic and Trixie so could not go in but we did partake in take away lattes.
We spent the evening chatting over a bottle of wine with my sister and her husband.
Sunday
Today, Dad visited us, it only took him half an hour to drive over to see us.
We took him for an early lunch in a local pub, The Malthouse, where we all had a lovely carvery which we would thoroughly recommend. Dad came back to the motorhome for a while before my sister and her husband left for their next campsite in Henlow. Then Dad left about an hour later, Billy and I were staying another night.
In the evening we decided to walk across to town to Prezzo for supper as we had printed a Prezzo voucher before we left, knowing there was a Prezzo in Romsey.
We had a good meal with bottle of red in delightful surroundings and then spent the first night in our motorhome on our own. Previously we were either in my sisters van or they were with us in ours.
Easter Monday
We woke this morning to rain so decided to have breakfast and head off back to Cornwall.
Saturday
California Cross - Hubby's 50th BIrthday
Saturday
We woke up after a good nights sleep, but when we tried to have a wash in the sink we realised that we did not have a plug in the bathroom or kitchen sink, the dealers must have removed these whilst the motorhome was on forecourt.
My sister was still without gas so we swapped a kettle of hot water with her for a plug.
California Cross is not far from home and it was Billys's birthday.
My niece and her family joined us for the day, my other great niece also joined us as she was staying with them.
Typically the weather had changed, this meant that instead of enjoying the sunshine outside we spent the time in my sisters motorhome. My neice and her family left late afternoon and we had a rest before getting ready for the evening.
In the evening we had booked a table in the restaurant at the California Inn where we had lovely meal.
Of course we all had to finish with Bread and Butter pudding!
Sunday
We enjoyed a hot cross buns for breakfast and then headed off for Cornwall, via Go Outdoors and Dunelm in Plymouth.
We decided that we did not want to go back home just yet so we pulled on to the moor at Yelverton and indulged in bacon butties before heading home.
We woke up after a good nights sleep, but when we tried to have a wash in the sink we realised that we did not have a plug in the bathroom or kitchen sink, the dealers must have removed these whilst the motorhome was on forecourt.
My sister was still without gas so we swapped a kettle of hot water with her for a plug.
California Cross is not far from home and it was Billys's birthday.
My niece and her family joined us for the day, my other great niece also joined us as she was staying with them.
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| Carole and her Great Nieces |
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| Happy Birthday Billy! |
Of course we all had to finish with Bread and Butter pudding!
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| Mmm.... Bread and Butter pudding |
Sunday
We enjoyed a hot cross buns for breakfast and then headed off for Cornwall, via Go Outdoors and Dunelm in Plymouth.
We decided that we did not want to go back home just yet so we pulled on to the moor at Yelverton and indulged in bacon butties before heading home.
Friday
New Motorhome - California Cross
We picked up our new motorhome today.
We arrived at Davan caravans where we handed in our Wildax Constelation camper and picked up our new motorhome - Pilote Aventura.
Our handover took longer than expected, and when we headed off we were hungry so decided that we would stop off for something to eat. We did not get far before we came to a standstill on the M5.
People were out of their cars whilst waiting for traffic to move but because we were in the motorhome we were able to see what was going on and also find food and drink. It was not as bad as waiting in a car.
However it was very frustrating as it was a lovely day and very hot behind the glass.
Once free of traffic we continued on our way to Modbury, where we met my family for the weekend.
We arrived at California Cross about 5pm where my sister had made us a yummy curry for our dinner.
Before we could tuck into it though we had a task to do. The cream had to be whipped to go with the strawberry pavlova, however we did not have a whisk and only had a fork to do this. We took times in this and after an hour and half and Billy's persistance, the cream was whipped.
More fun later when my sister had a gas leak from the regulator. This meant she had to use her electric kettle but there was a problem there too. The kettle kept fusing the electrics, so in the end we kept the kettle topped up and on the boil in our motorhome.
After filling our stomachs we then retired to our motorhome for our first night in our new van, where we had a good nights sleep.
We arrived at Davan caravans where we handed in our Wildax Constelation camper and picked up our new motorhome - Pilote Aventura.
Our handover took longer than expected, and when we headed off we were hungry so decided that we would stop off for something to eat. We did not get far before we came to a standstill on the M5.
People were out of their cars whilst waiting for traffic to move but because we were in the motorhome we were able to see what was going on and also find food and drink. It was not as bad as waiting in a car.
However it was very frustrating as it was a lovely day and very hot behind the glass.
Once free of traffic we continued on our way to Modbury, where we met my family for the weekend.
We arrived at California Cross about 5pm where my sister had made us a yummy curry for our dinner.
Before we could tuck into it though we had a task to do. The cream had to be whipped to go with the strawberry pavlova, however we did not have a whisk and only had a fork to do this. We took times in this and after an hour and half and Billy's persistance, the cream was whipped.
More fun later when my sister had a gas leak from the regulator. This meant she had to use her electric kettle but there was a problem there too. The kettle kept fusing the electrics, so in the end we kept the kettle topped up and on the boil in our motorhome.
After filling our stomachs we then retired to our motorhome for our first night in our new van, where we had a good nights sleep.
Fish and Chips at Jennycliff, Plymouth
Billys Mam visited us for a fortnight in September, Billy and I took some time off whilst she was here but other days she was happy for us to work whilst she looked after herself.
The weather was good whilst she was here and as it was a lovely evening, after work, we decided to pick up and fish and chips and drive out to Jennycliff in the camper to enjoy the evening views.
The weather was good whilst she was here and as it was a lovely evening, after work, we decided to pick up and fish and chips and drive out to Jennycliff in the camper to enjoy the evening views.
Monday
August Bank Holiday Monday
We took our time getting up but did not have breakfast this morning as we were booked for lunch at the California Cross.
We packed up and headed off to Modbury for our lunch and we were not disappointed because they had bread and butter pudding on the menu - we were dying to try this as we had been told it was out of this world but it had not been on the menu when we visited before. The meal was lovely and the bread and butter pudding was wonderful. We will have to visit again!
A great end to a lovely weekend.
We packed up and headed off to Modbury for our lunch and we were not disappointed because they had bread and butter pudding on the menu - we were dying to try this as we had been told it was out of this world but it had not been on the menu when we visited before. The meal was lovely and the bread and butter pudding was wonderful. We will have to visit again!
A great end to a lovely weekend.
Saturday
Steamer Quay, Totnes
The next morning, the sun was shining, so we decided to get the bikes off the rack and find the cycle track. The cycle track took us to the Cider Press in Dartington and we spent a couple of hours looking around and watching the entertainment.
We then cycled back
We stumbled across the Devon Steam railway
We then cycled back
We cycled back to the van, where It was a lovely afernoon
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| After lunch , I relaxed and fell asleep in the sunshine. |
Friday
August Bank Holiday - Steamer Quay, Totnes
We decided not to go to far for the Bank Holiday as s we were looking to move house so needed to be nearby. We were booked into the Caravan Club site at Steamer Quay in Totnes, just half an hour away from home.
It was an awful day with thunderstorms and very heavy raing. When we arrived we were told a lot of campers had left that morning because of the weather and some of the pitches were waterlogged. We found a dry pitch and soon had the kettle on and were cooking dinner.
The next morning, the rain had stopped but the sky was threatening more rain. We decided to go into Totnes town, this is only a stroll across the bridge. However the town is on a steep hill with little independant shops either side but great for exploring. Several hours later we had exhausted the shops and were back at the van ready for something to eat.
Billy cooked us a lovely Paella.
It was an awful day with thunderstorms and very heavy raing. When we arrived we were told a lot of campers had left that morning because of the weather and some of the pitches were waterlogged. We found a dry pitch and soon had the kettle on and were cooking dinner.
The next morning, the rain had stopped but the sky was threatening more rain. We decided to go into Totnes town, this is only a stroll across the bridge. However the town is on a steep hill with little independant shops either side but great for exploring. Several hours later we had exhausted the shops and were back at the van ready for something to eat.
Billy cooked us a lovely Paella.
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