Author Archives: 88Trucker

Saturday:A modestly early start at 6am and we were off, heading North this year not South! Weather was good, despite being awful for the past few days. We ate our way through the A1, stopping at the border for a … Continue reading →

Date: 1st June 2019 Nights: 2 Pitch #: 36 GPS: 54.795747, -1.530499

Our post Easter break would be a little longer this year, we’ve opted for another week away rather than just a weekend. So for this year, we’ve chosen Strathclyde just outside of Glasgow, looks like we’ll be doing a lot … Continue reading →

So with the new rig, we’re once again resuming longer weekend journeys, something we used to do in the early days of caravanning. This weekend, we’re off to York (again!) but this time to a new site, namely York Beechwood … Continue reading →

Our cheeky weekend site is now becoming very familiar, namely Durham Grange CAMC. With the rig being so large now, we’re not opting for the smaller CL sites, so this site will see us as regulars. We had a pleasant … Continue reading →

Saturday:Our maiden voyage with the new rig and it was snowing! With numb fingers we put the towing cover on, new mirrors and hitched up. Pleased to say everything went to plan, and we eventually left the storage yard with … Continue reading →

So with our new caravan, being a twin axle over 8m long and with an MPTLM of 1800kg – our current Santa Fe was going to be at the limits of its towing capacity. Time to replace the tug! The … Continue reading →

After just picking up our new caravan yesterday, we decided a weekend away was a must to try it out, just a local one as I have to work on Sunday, plus the car is on the limits for towing … Continue reading →

We said we’d never buy a fixed bed caravan, what a waste of space – but our thoughts slowly changed as we perused some new 8 feet wide twin axles. Our current Clubman ES is the perfect layout for us, … Continue reading →

A deviation from our traditional run up to the ‘Railway Inn’ this year, as said campsite wasn’t opening until Easter this year for some reason? I’m sure we’ll find out in due course when we return there later in the … Continue reading →