December 2017

Here we go again with our next story about our travels, our annual winter getaway. We won't be going to Morocco this year as Mum is 90 in February so we have to be home for then, and that simply does not leave us enough time to do it properly. Instead we've decided on Spain initially but with less travelling about this year, so this blog is not going to itemise our daily travels. We'll still throw in any interesting items though.

Since our last Blog, we did a couple of weeks in August travelling around the UK visiting National Trust and English Heritage properties. We've been members of both for years and always say we must visit this or that place when passing, but never actually got round to it. During the trip we visited the Lincoln Motorhome Show with a view to changing the van to a model with a transverse island bed, to make getting in and out of bed in the middle of the night easier, and had identified what we thought was an ideal choice. It was quite difficult to find one but when we did we very nearly did the deed – until we tried the bed. As with all things motorhome you have to make some concessions, but the bed being too small was not one we were willing to accept. 

We knocked that idea on the head and went for a refurbishment instead – what's the point of changing something that is already as good as it can get. So in November Terry combined the annual servicing trip with a visit to Regal Furnishings who did a superb job of replacing all the upholstery and upgrading the seats, plus new full-width curtains, all within a day and we're very pleased with the result. And of course we saved a whole load of cash.............. Bren later replaced the tired net curtains to finish off the new look.

But enough; our story starts in late December when, after a call to Jury Duty for Bren almost caused us to have to completely change our plans, we closed up the house and set off for Terry's Mum in Lincolnshire for the New Year. A pleasant time was had by all, except perhaps Jamie who got a bit upset by the celebration fireworks – a new trait for him which we're going to have to watch, maybe ask the vet next time we go in.