Author Archives: 88Trucker

Sat: An early start, picked up the ‘van and headed south. First stop would be Wetherby, in time for a bacon buttie and coffee. We managed to spend a good hour here, as we were ahead of schedule. It made … Continue reading →

Yet another weekend away in Durham, but boy was the weather glorious! Sunshine in abundance Friday & Saturday, slightly overcast on Sunday but still warm. I’d booked a grass pitch, hoping the weather was going to behave, so pleased I … Continue reading →

A stunning weekend for weather, this is more like it! I actually fell asleep outside and Cath caught a bit too much sun! We didn’t venture far, just our usual little walk up to the marshalling yard to see what … Continue reading →

Following a bit of close-call manoeuvring at storage, due to me parking a little too close to the ‘van, we were en route to one of our favourite local sites. The journey there was text book, fairly good weather, one … Continue reading →

Another local weekend trip away – it was a solo trip to set-up, collecting Cath from the station mid-afternoon. Weather was a bit dreary, but I didn’t get soaked, so that’s a bonus! We enjoyed Friday evening and Saturday, pretty … Continue reading →

Sat: A 7am start to pick up the ‘van and head South to our destination. Everything went smooth and to plan, enjoying a coffee and bacon buttie at Wetherby as usual. Weather was thankfully glorious considering we’ve been under snow … Continue reading →

Fri: A smooth collect and drive to the site, although we were lucky in that the A1 was closed in both directions at J60, just as we were turning off onto the A689, so we missed what would have been … Continue reading →

A standard Friday departure, all to plan – and we’re back at Durham Grange CAMC. The site is quite empty, so plenty of pitch choice. The site is supposed to be undergoing some development work this year, including extending the … Continue reading →

First trip of the New Year and we’re off to one of our usual sites – White Water Park CAMC. Friday departure went to plan and we arrive in good time around 1.45pm. Our usual pitch was free so we … Continue reading →

Sat: Not exactly an early start as we’re only going to the north lakes, but all went to plan collecting the ‘van and heading west along the A69. Our usual stop at Southwaite services, enjoying a sausage roll and coffee … Continue reading →