Posted on 21/05/2019 16:56
What is it that you absolutely love about your hobby? Is it the freedom to explore, the opportunity to relax in new places, the call of the open road, or something else entirely?
I love the opportunity to discover new places and spend time together as a family away from distractions. What is it that you love?
Posted on 21/05/2019 19:32
As late life parents we returned to, initially MotorHoming and then caravan to give our daughter experiences that we ourselves had as children,
To travel to places we might never otherwise go to, and do things we'd not done before. Coasteering on my 57th birthday for example, how many have jumped off a cliff into the sea on a whim??
Another example we went to Auschwitz and Birkenau on a trip to Poland after the end of the Tour de France in Paris and leading a 'convoy' of people that had not driven in Europe before. Paddled in the Baltic Sea with daughter on the same trip.
To create memories that will last lifetimes.
Posted on 21/05/2019 20:29
We love camping all-year-round, Autumn and Winter in Spain to help the old back and joints, the odd trip to France in late Spring to get more sun and a few days here and there in England visiting friends and family between June and August.
We agree with the common themes already mentioned above; flexibility, independence and freedom. 36 years of it! And a lot more to do, we hope!
BillC
Posted on 21/05/2019 19:38 byI caravanned with my parents and actually turned down the offer of the family van foc after my mother died. My late wife wasn't prepared in her words to ""swap her holidays for muddy fields" and I agreed until we saw a beachside site in Spain whilst on a package. The campers had all thier "toys" bbc, fridges boats etc and we had what could be carried in a suitcase. We changed the car and bought a very second hand van and after the first year in the UK took it to France. In following years we visited Italy Spain and all the countries en route. Since very early retirement we have spent 4 months each year in about a dozen countries these days staying longer in fewer places. These days we regard it as living in outstanding places of our choice rather than holidays and live at a much slower pace and long may it continue.
Posted on 21/05/2019 21:09
campers had all thier "toys" bbc, fridges boats etc and we had what could be carried in a suitcase
CY is the expert of course but is it not difficult to get a boat in a suitcase David, fridges too? Although we always had one in the hotel, didn't you?
Apart from that good post
Posted on 21/05/2019 21:09 by Cornersteadycampers had all thier "toys" bbc, fridges boats etc and we had what could be carried in a suitcase
CY is the expert of course but is it not difficult to get a boat in a suitcase David, fridges too?
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