Cleaning the motorhome is always a chore especially behind the front wheels where spray hits the coach work. So to try to minimise this I purchased some mud flaps. The motorhome has beige carpets and after our first two trips we decided to take them up to save them from getting too dirty. …
The Graphics have arrived.
When we got Iona we were very pleased with her but unlike our previous van, Matilda, the back panel is very flat and uninteresting. It needed something to give it the personal feel, we decided to add some graphics. The Auto-Trail logo used to be an Native American Indian headress and a lot of …
Iona is off to Caistor
Caistor Lakes , Lincolnshire - Trip 2 February 17th - 20th 2017, 🌘🌗🌖 Packing the new van had been a bit of a worry. Where would the Aqua Roll sit inside the van, can we get the table and chairs on because the storage looks so narrow. Well we need not have worried everything went …
Preparations for the next Adventure
We have Iona at home and we had a free day so it was time to get all the kit from Matilda transferred to Iona. Sue still has an arm in plaster so her task was to decide where everything should go. There is far more space to choose from, so it will be easier …
Iona is now ours
Blakemere Village, Northwich - Trip 1 February 2nd - 5th 2017, 🌘🌗🌖 We got the date to collect Iona from Spinney's near Northwick, Cheshire. We left home at 07.15 to start the three hour drive. Once past Nottingham we headed towards Stoke on Trent, all dual carriageway. We arrived at Spinney at about 10.15 and …
Today was Imala Day
Today was the day we were going to collect the new motorhome but alas it was not to be.I should say that we like to try and walk 3 miles a day and on the wednesday afternoon before collecting the van on friday, Sue asked if I was coming for a walk. I decided not …
Imala Day is Booked
Yes we have had the phone call. Iona will be ready to collect in a week. Spinney have booked us into a great campsite so we can try everything out before we come home.We have looked at the timing and to be honest , driving home on a Saturday is not something I fancy so …
Nearly Iona Collection Day
After waiting 4 months for the collection date for Iona we are now one day away from when the Imala 734 is delivered to the dealer in Cheshire. Then we have to wait for them to give it a Pre Delivery Inspection, register it and get all the paperwork signed.Matilda has been cleaned. All the …
Matilda goes Mobile
After a short drive we arrived at our Christmas venue. Matilda is now our mobile bedroom for a couple of days while we spend a couple of days with our son and his family. When it was time to turn in on Christmas Eve I for some reason decided to take the cat with us …
One last Trip with Matilda
Two Auto-Trails in Mining Country Here we are parked in front of our friend Peter waiting for Gary and Carol to arrive. It took just over an hour to get here from home. The sun is out and we were soon set up on a pitch infront of Peter. Gary and Carol arrived at about …
Iona’s Travels 