Caravanning 2015 - what are your plans?

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Well, the C & CC and the CC are now taking bookings for 2015.

I'm not sure on any UK based trips yet but we have booked our summer holiday in France. Going to have 11 nights in the Loire valley and then 4 nights near Paris - going to treat the girls to 3 days in Euro-Disney on the way home.

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Booked the ferry - £162 return with DFDS Dover to Calais. Pretty good for twin axle 'van in prime school holiday season!

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Nice! Let me know what the Bruges site is like. We love Bruges - taking the wife there for a surprise night away on the 21st December.

How did you get that deal on DFDS? That's brilliant!

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shovelheadrob said:

Bought new (to me anyway) home from home with a bit more space, can't wait to try it out.

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I'm there on the 22nd and 23rd!

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What hotel are you staying in?

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Looks great! We are on the other side, staying at Hotel Ter Brughe.

Another nice little hotel we have used before is Hotel Bryghia.

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andburg said:

that looks gorgeous! Love the ceilings and beams, you even get a canal view!
I couldn't drag 2 suitcases full of beer and chocolate bback to the station from there though

and its near Cafe Vlissinghe, this will be the 5th year I've been to Bruges and not yet made it there!

Yep, we got a standard canal view room for £78 bed and breakfast. Bargain at Christmas time!

Unfortunately one thing I have discovered is not to go back to Bruges on a Monday and Tuesday - a lot of the good places to eat and drink are closed! Including Cafe Vlissinghe (I had wanted to go there myself).

I have managed to book a table at Wijn Bar Est though, that gets good reviews and looks nice.

http://www.wijnbarest.be/index.htm

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Starting to look forward to the season now, may have a little venture away at Easter.

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LouD86 said:

We are away at Easter in Salisbury direction, perfect excuse to hit the plains with the caravan too! Misses first time away in it too.

The Elddis will have to go unfortunatly, the new OH has two lil uns (2 and 5) so a 2 berth doesn't quite suit the role needed anymore. Just purchased a 2001 Avondale LandRanger 6400 with End Bathroom, side bunks etc. Was a display model, so has AC, Alloys, all the toys, and a beautiful isabella awning and porch! I collect it today, hopefully throw some pictures up! Thats the economy on the v8 landy ruined then!

Well?! Did you collect it? What's it like? Pictures man, pictures!!

It has a very similar MIRO to ours (1740kg compared to our 1700kg) and we manage around 28mpg from the A6 when towing.

Remember that the AC unit will take a fair chunk of your payload (possibly 40kg ish?).

Edited by Rosscow on Monday 23 February 09:46

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I pulled the old girl out and took it round to the yard to give it a mid winter spruce up.

Always easier to clean the roof twice rather than leave it until April and really have to scrub it!

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Looks like we might be shoe-horning in a long weekend to Cornwall over Easter.

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Very nice!

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Thursday will see us in Cornwall visiting relatives over Easter.

Have booked a small CL site initially but we're hoping to get the caravan onto my wife's grandparents property (15 acres) but access is tight so going to dump the caravan at the CL and evaluate the access!

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Packing up the 'van tonight ready for the A303 slog tomorrow!

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hornetrider said:

Got stuck on a slippy grassy not quite slope today at the campsite, needed to get towed onto the pitch by the tractor. Oh the shame!

God Damn RWD V8s, fecking useless

We are safely setup on 15 acres of prime Cornish real estate with only the grandparents cottage for company!

Electric hook up, facilities should we need them and all for FREEEE!!!!!

Result

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All set up, Thursday afternoon:



The dog was happy when the sun arrived on Friday:



As was Rosscow and mini-Rosscow:



Frosty first thing this morning:



Nearly ready to go home this morning, a good weekend had by all:

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Doh! What happened?

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hornetrider said:

Not good. After spinning my wheels fruitlessly on muddy grass on Thursday I spent some of my quiet nights checking out FFRRs on autotrader...

You need a nice new A6 Allroad Quattro

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surveyor said:

Broke it by booting it sans caravan. Aa think turbo. Specialst said turbo or injector (I suspect injector)

diagnosed at the inlaws so at least not stuck on hard shoulder

Confirmed diagnosis yet?!