Author Archives: 88Trucker

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 →

Saturday: Good journey down to the site. The A1 is pretty much complete now and is a joy to travel on. We stopped as usual at Wetherby for breakfast and then ploughed on to the site. We arrived in good … Continue reading →

Our weekend getaway was back to South Shields this time, with the daughter in tow as well. It’s literally a 20 minute drive away, we picked up the ‘van and arrived (a little early!). Set-up was swift and we were … Continue reading →

Saturday: Picking up the ‘van from the new site, in the dark! Everything went smoothly, there is a floodlight at the site, but the head-torch is still required. We hitched up and pulled the ‘van out of the bay, much … Continue reading →

This weekend, it was the turn of Old Hartley again, just up the road, but a world away! Just for the record, the daughter was with us once again, she’s really liking a return to caravanning again! We picked the … Continue reading →