Originally the reason we bought a caravan was to tour Europe, not just for a month or two but for at least a year. It was clearly important that we had some practice - and to see if we were going to enjoy this carvanning malarkey, so the idea of a tour of Britain was hatched and we left our home in Saltdean, East Sussex on April 10th 2012 in appalling weather and somewhat apprehensive. Links to all the blog entries are below together with a note of what's included.
Part 1 - Wales and woes - 11th April 2012 Teething troubles, the journey west and the first look at Cardiff
Part 2 - What's occurring? - 14th April 2012 More of Cardiff, Barry Island, The Big Pit and Brecon
Part 3 - A large erection, eventually..... - 17th April 2012 Pembrokeshire - Freshwater East, Tenby, Saundersfoot, Pembroke Dock and St Davids
Part 4 - Just a quick one - 20th April 2012 Ireland - Redcross, County Wicklow and another repair
Part 5 - Friends reunited - 26th April 2012 Downpatrick, Belfast, Antrim Coast, Giants Causeway and Bushmills
Part 6 - Lazing by the Loch - 1st May 2012 Ayr, Luss and Loch Lomond
Part 7 - Coats and kisses - 5th May 2012 Helensburgh, Glasgow, Faslane and Garelochead - and some sunshine!
Part 8 - It's all about the journey - 10th May 2012 Oban, Fort William, Mallaig, isle of Mull, Cambletwon and the Mull of Kintyre
Part 9 - Grey, grey, grey - 17th May 2012 More Oban, Culloden Moor, John O'Groats, Dunnet Head, Inverness and Loch Ness
Part 10 - Heading south - 23rd May 2012 Perth, Edinburgh castle, Portobello and more sun
Part 11 - So long to the Saltire - 27th May 2012 Britannia, more Edinburgh, Moffat and Lockerbie
Part 12 - Normal service has been resumed - 31st May 2012 Consiton, Haverthwaite, Lake Windermere, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Keswick, Cockermouth and Sellafield
Part 13 - We wos robbed - 5th June 2012 More Coniston, Kendal and Bury
Part 14 - Ah, that's better - 10th June 2012 Bury and Manchester
Part 15 - Sweet and sour - 14th June 2012 Chester, Liverpool and Anglesey
Part 16 - Letting the train take the strain - 20th June 2012 Beaumaris, Menai Straits, Caernafon, Bangor, Holyhead, Snowdonia, Corwen and Llandudno
Part 17 - Are we there yet? - 27th June 2012 Betws-y-Coed, Barmouth, Much Wenlock and Birmingham
Part 18 - The end is near - 4th July 2012 National War Aboretum, Stone, Bridgenorth, Ironbridge and Cambridge
Part 19 - The think it's all over - 10th July 2012 Ely, Sandringham, Hunstanton, Wells-next-the-Sea and and Swaffam