Selling reluctantly

David

Last year we only did 33 nights away in the van which is low for us and we have to go back to the time when we were dependent on school holidays for such low figures. We managed three nights away in March which was OK but it was before my latest episode with my right knee. We are reluctant to book more sites as Margaret is awaiting an injection in her hip and I am waiting for an x-ray so we don't want to book and then have to cancel. This could go on for weeks and I am just not sure whether its worth keeping the motorhome in the hope that suddenly everything will be OK when it probably won't? We have been doing it for over 40 years so maybe time to let go. We will see how the next month goes and whether things have either improved or moved on. Our attitude towards touring now is that we go away to see things not sit in the van just for a change of scenery, we can be lazy at home!!!

David 

I think we've always used the caravan as accommodation for us to go out from to see things/ go to places.... and we still go to the beach - but perhaps not as often as we used to. 😀   We've been caravanning for around 33 years, but before that we had a trailer tent, before that a frame tent, and before that a smaller frame tent... we started with a ridge tent.... in 1979. How things have changed!  

Fingers crossed that things will get better, but the main problem is that the wheels of the NHS are moving quite slowly at the moment.  

All good wishes to Margaret and yourself,

David

Don't dispair K & M, it's still possible to enjoy campsite holidays by renting mobile homes on the Continent and on smaller sites in UK. It means booking and paying in advance but it's still better than hotels and air bnb. En route we use travelodge and premier inns in UK and Accor/Ibis motels in France.

Last year we had a tripdown to the Alps and Annecy, and a two-centre holiday at Houlegate and St Lunaire near Dinan. As we are no longer paying to maintain and insure a motorhome, we feel justified in treating ourselves to outboard cabins on day and night crossings.

We used Eurocamp for some holidays, but Catherine has booked our June trip to Brittany directly with campsites and Brittany ferries. We're going back to St Lunaire and making a return to Camping La Baie at Trinite sur Mer having last been there in 2016 in our motorhome.

ChasnCath, what an encouraging post - I am pleased to hear you are still out and about.  
You are describing the sort of campsite holiday which is hardly ever mentioned on here, but should be. For those who no longer want to take their own motorhome or caravan the easy, independent, overseas  campsite options are there.