So this weekend we attended The Lancs & Cheshire D.A. Family Christmas Party in the car park of a social club in Helsby Cheshire.
One of the things that we have found out that we like about owning a touring caravan is Social Camping. Rallies. Continue reading “Christmas 2018”
I thought it was about time I gave you a little update.
So far this year we have managed to squeeze in 3 camping trips, 2 hotel stays and a trip to France. Not bad eh?
The first 2 DA camps that we intended to go on didn’t happen. The Valentines meet was cancelled and the next one was limited space due to a misunderstanding and waterlogged pitches. So we booked direct club sites and went it alone. We visited Chester Fairoaks C&M Club site and Burrs Country Park C&M Club site. Continue reading “Update”
Being campers in the UK means 2 things. You WILL GET WET! You WILL GET COLD!
These are 2 inescapable facts, so to combat this we campers go in search of things to combat these facts. Namely warm and dry clothing, also heat and alcohol work too but this is a review of a coat!
In the summer I needed a lightweight waterproof coat as yes it does rain in summer, especially in the Both West, so I spent the amazing sum of £120 of my very own pounds on a Helly Hansen Vancouver jacket, and I was very impressed. It did exactly what it said in the label.
So along comes winter and I realise that my old 3 in 1 Coat is looking a bit shabby and could do with reproofing. I washed itinerary the required technical washing solutions but it still didn’t look too great it was however waterproof again.
Time for a new winter coat.
Now I am not exactly small in stature or in girth so off I went to Jacamo website where I found some coats in my size all claiming to be warm and waterproof.
I ordered 2 to try a Helly Hansen and a Colombia at almost £200 each!
They both got sent back. The Helly Hanson was too short and the Columbia was too big but it was promising. However no smaller size was available.
Enter the Snowdonia Ultimate 3 in 1. Most of these jackets have a waterproof outer and a fleece zipped inside. This has a down type padded jacket zipped inside and was only £100. What had I to loose. I knew the coats were ok as my old 3 in 1 was a Snowdonia too.
It arrived and I tried it on in the kitchen over a t shirt. In 2 minutes I had to take it off I was boiling!
The inner and outer come down long enough at the back to keep my bum warm and the outer material feels good quality. I decided this was the keeper.
It’s billed as waterproof, windproof, breathable and warm. Windproof, waterproof and warm I can concur as that very night was blowing a gale and lashing it down so I wore it to go to my gig. I never even noticed the wind and the rain didn’t bother it at all. The inner jacket collar comes all the way up inside the outer jacket collar and is padded all the way to keep your neck nice and cosy.
This is a fab coat available in sizes up to 5xl so an average family of 4 could probably camp in it quite comfortably.
Read all about our summer holiday to Argeles-Sur-Mer in the Languodoc region of France.
Argeles is described in one guide book I read as the last of the big resort towns of the south coast. Continue reading “Our Eventful Summer Trip To France”
Let’s talk money, moolah, dosh, the almighty dollar! Well let’s face it we could all do with a bit more than we have right? So how do we make what we have go as far as possible?
Why France? What is so good about camping in France?
Well there are a number of reasons why we camp in France for our main holiday every year.
Route du Littoral
66702
ARGELES sur MER Cédex
France
Tel: +33(0)468811448
Website: http://www.camping-le-soleil.fr/
August 2016 Unit 6 berth tent.
This was our first visit to this site but our 2nd visit to this area and indeed Angeles Sur Mer.
We found this site on the internet actually on Google Maps, looking at the area in satellite view. The plus for this site was that is was closer to the beach than the first site we had visited in this area. In fact it was almost right next door.
The site boarder is in fact the beach. Can’t get much closer. There is a short walk from the site through the small dunes to the wide sandy beach. The site have added a blue carpet like flooring on the path through the dunes which makes the walk very easy and even pushchair/wheelchair friendly.
The site is as far as we can tell independently owned but is very well kept and is used by all the major European Camping companies, keycamp, eurocamp etc… It’s not a small site with over 1000 pitches and we expected it to be very crowded. It wasn’t even though the site was full it didn’t feel too full.
Continue reading “Camping Le Soliel, Angeles Sure Mer, Roussillon South West France”
Veryan Camping and Caravanning Club Site, Tretheake, Veryan, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 5PP
Tel: 01872 501658
Managers: Nigel Benn & Lynn Benn
Latitude: 50.2364 Longitude: -4.8985
Web: http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/cornwall/truro/veryan
Date of Visit: October 2016
We arrived at the site at around 14:30 and were greeted by the warden. We had booked the holiday online and had paid a deposit only so the remainder was to be paid on arrival. We had been given a voucher by Glossop Caravans when we bought our van which entitled us to a free night.
After sorting that out we were offered our choice of pitch. October half term is not very busy so we had a wide choice. We opted for Hardstanding near the Bathrooms.
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