Preparation for your first trip

We like the Wirral site too, have been there a few times, last time we headed off for Port Sunlight, previously we've done visits to Liverpool and Crosby for Anthony Gormley. But the site itself is very good for cycling and walking plus some nice coastal places nearby.

Thanks for this Ann, does indeed look a lovely area. Our kind of place. 😁

It would suit you Ttda.

It's the very first site we ever visited when we first got a caravan back in 1990 and as we only live about 30 minutes away one we return to most years at least once sometimes twice just for a refresher.

The whole of the West side of the Wirral is prime birdwatching area for us in 3 seasons, excluding Summer, all the way from the RSPB site at Burton to Red Rocks found at the northern tip of West Kirby then onto Hoylake. You can even spend some time on Hilbre Island, found just off the coast of West Kirby, but you really do have to check the tide and walk out in the correct way. The birdwatching website mentioned below has information about tide times and good information for anyone wishing to do this.

I attach a photo of a sunset we caught over the River Dee estuary.

www.deeestuary.co.uk

I have to say the Wirral site has/had one of the worst MHSPs we've ever used but that's not a major issue. It made a great place to recover after crossing the Irish Sea into Liverpool🤢. I'm not sure we would return unless we had a reason to be in the area and I guess cycling in the CP is a pretty good reason.😀

The second pic gives you an idea of the wind experience on site. 

Will watch out for that wind😁 Looks a good Autumn trip for us, somewhere different👍

Back to PDs OP, today is inside fettling day. All lockers, cupboards, etc... checked, restocked for things that have migrated into house this last year. Can’t believe it’s last October since we last used everything. Started up like a dream first turn of key though, that solar panel is worth its weight in gold for keeping battery topped up.

We raided the caravan for toiletries rather than go to the specialist shops during the last year as well and have been gradually restocking it.

I need 4 tyres for my caravan before I go anywhere this year .... they're already past their use by date. And ideally 4 for my car too. That'll knock a sizeable hole in my wallet. 😢

MH given a good spruce inside, most things were there, just a few foodie items that need restocking. We keep a few odds and ends in there, such as herbs and spices, etc.... Did find a full unopened bottle of Lindisfarne Ginger Wine🤩. Forgot that was in there, it was put in on my birthday, to take away with us. And a rather nice garden ornament I bought in Norfolk last year, hidden in wardrobe👍

Washed most of the outside, just got the front to do. Van has been serviced only issue was the fridge wouldn’t stay lit on gas but since we’ve never run the fridge on gas I’m not overly fussed. The tyres had to be renewed and there was a slightly high damp reading (18) in one back corner so I’ve taken the sealant out and resealed with Sikaflx 512. We’ll fettle the inside when we go away on 19th April. It’ll only take the first half day 

I decided to add an external TV aerial connection point for both satellite and terrestrial TV. It was with in trepidation I drilled two holes three centimetres apart in an appropriate place in the side of the van to feed the two coaxial cables into the interior and trunking. The exterior unit was then glued to the side wall with Sikaflex 512. It seems a sturdy enough fix not to bother with any fixing screws. I still have the internal terminations to complete to make it easy to swap TV aerial feeds.

Finished the internal terminations today when it eventually warmed up a bit in the sunshine and checked the food and drink stocks to see what needs to be bought to restock. I'll finish the other jobs next weekend.

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