I was waiting for the sun to go down so I could try the latest addition to the motorhome. I bought some movement sensitive LED lights, one for the doorway so that it comes on and lights the control panel when you first get in at night. The second one is for under the micro-wave …
Iona gets some TLC
When we were away and it was very cold at night I noticed that condensation was forming on the aluminium extrusion that holds the floor to the walls. I spoke to Auto-Trail technical services and they said it does happen sometimes. And they suggested insulation where it was happening. I managed to get some neoprene …
Iona develops a Leak
Today we arrived at our Son's house for, as the grandchildren call it, a Sleep Over. We all went for a walk as you do and then back home. After playing and trying to wear them out it was time for tea. A couple of large Pizzas were ordered from Pappa Johns along with …
Added some Mud Flaps
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. …
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 …
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 …
