The First Trip!!!!!


We set off excitedly on our first trip with the Caravan to Ingoldmells at the end of April..... Expecting the weather to have turned.... We set off down the M180...... Galeforce winds and howling rain... Brilliant.

We arrived having met Amandas uncle just outside as I hadn't a clue where to go. He was helping me set up whilst Amanda took the Terrors away to let us set up in peace. 

2 1/2 hours later I got the phone call..... We're coming back 🙈

What I thought would be a 5 min job wasn't.....

Caravan levelled, brilliant. Plug in the electrics and nothing coming to the caravan. Spent 15mins shouting and swearing to find that the trip switch wasn't turned on in the cabinet 🙈.

Once that was done, connect the water, drain pipe and sort the toilet out. I thought id bought everything I'd need for a set up. Borrowed a watering can from a neighbour who could tell I was a 'newbie'.

I then accosted him to help us with the air awning. He had a chuckle with my 'toffee' hammer so used his sledgehammer to wallop the pegs in. Whilst in Ingoldmells the first purchases... Watering can and a massive mallet. 

The weekend seemed to go without a hitch... Other than a leaky front window (that'll teach me to open them and clean the seals round). That's now sorted 🙌. Decent weather then until the packing up on the sunday.

Chucking down rain so awning was lobbed in the back of the pickup, didn't bother attaching my front towing cover. BIG MISTAKE.

Bloody buckles flapping in the wind all the way home caused scratches on either side of the caravan. If you ever have this, Autogylm Super Resin Polish removes this perfectly. Don't use T Cut. It'll bugger the paintwork up.

All in all though a great first trip to set us on the way to many more...!!! 



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