The bed conversion kit has arrived from Auto-Trail (Spinney). They have also sent a grill for the vent under the bed. I think we are now nearly ready for the 2018 season. But first we have a Habitation Service and the van has got to go to North East Trucks for two engine recalls to …
Iona goes to a Theme Park
Drayton Manor C&CC, Fazeley. Trip 21, 24th - 27th October 2017 🌔🌓🌒 This trip was planned because it was on a Camping & Caravan Club Site, The Temporary Holiday Site was run by the Fenland District Association and it was only £11pn including Electric Hook Up. The Sat Nav took us there without any problem …
Iona goes to Great Steeping
The Limes Campsite, Great Steeping Trip 20, 10th - 13th October 2017 🌔🌓🌒 We set off for Spilsby and Great Steeping. We got caught up with roadworks and then the maize was being harvested for the local bio-digester. We arrived after just over an hour, via a rather narrow lane taking us past …
Refillable gas system fitted
With bottled gas costing between £22-£28 per refill, it was getting quite expensive, even in the summer we use a bottle every 8 days. The price of autogas is much cheaper at 0.62p per litre compared to £1.90 per litre for the calor gas refills. We invested in a Gas-it system that …
Back to Woodhall Spa
Jubilee Park, Woodhall Spa. Trip 19, 26th - 30th September, 2017 🌕🌖🌗🌘 You can always tell when it is getting towards the end of the season when we go back to Woodhall Spa. We are a week earlier than last year but we have another couple of sites to fit in before November. There …
Iona goes to Cambridgeshire
C&CC Site, St Neots, Cambs Trip 18: Sept 18th-21st 🌕🌖🌗🌑 The drive down to the St Neots site was very easy with most of the route on the A1, the final half mile was winding our way through a housing estate to find the narrow road to the site. Our Nozatec sat nav knew exactly …
The National Forest beckons
Ingles Hill Farm, Ashby de la Zouch, Trip 17: Sept 11th-13th 🌕🌖🌗 Day 1: This trip is going to take us to the National Forest for a short three night stay. We needed to get Iona back to Grantham Caravans so they can check the broken gas hob valve and order a replacement under …
Iona goes to Baston Fen
Windmill Farm Camping and Caravan site Trip 16: August 29th-Sept 2nd 🌕🌖🌗🌘 We were looking for somewhere different instead of Rutland Water and we found this site very close to home. This should be a good move because the next trip is miles away. After the hottest Bank Holiday Monday on record it looks …
Off to Norfolk
Wells Primary School THS, Wells, Trip 15. Aug 15th-19th, 2017 🌑🌘🌗🌖 We have been to North Norfolk every year since having a motorhome, normally it is Cromer or Heacham, this year have chosen Wells next the Sea, and Richard our eldest son and our granddaughter, Martha, are staying nearby in a holiday cabin. We …
Naburn and the Ouse call Iona
Millbridge Farm,Naburn, Trip 14. Aug 2nd-5th, 2017 🌑🌘🌗🌖 We set off for Naburn at 10am, headed for the A1 and the first 72 miles, then the A64 for 20 miles and a couple of miles on a B road and we arrived at the site. It is on a rally field of a camp …
Iona’s Travels 