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Quote: Originally posted by Sheila Chalmers on 04/9/2013

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Gosh, you lucky people.  Other half works 5 and half days a week, so getting away for the frequent weekend here and there, other than his planned holidays realistically probably wont work for us.  Very envious of you all.

 

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Thanks for all your lovely replies. 

Okay, some are suggesting buying a cheap little number to get started.  Now I know peoples views on cheap will vary, however in the caravanning world what is cheap?  If we go down this route we need to be confident that our cheap little number will be robust and safe enough to be towed over to the Alps.  There are only the two of us so a two berth with awning would be absolutely fine.  We dont have loads of spare cash so a little advice and your views would be much appreciated. 

Thanks again

Sheila

10 nights north Wales, 14 nights Scarbro, 21 nights Norfolk,19 nights North Yorks moors, and this year has been a fairly quiet one for us with our daughter being ill and going through Chemo, plus a few family gatherings to attend to and a change of caravan swallowing up our funds, but we are retired, and have planned to do this for a long time.

We sold up our Coachman caravan a few years back due to OH always being at work, and us having no time to get any propper use out of it, you really do need to get a min of 5-6 weeks use a year to make it worth while.

What we are finding now though is that we are doing less trips out, no weekenders, and are staying increasingly longer on the same pitch when we arrive instead of touring around in the true sence of the word.

Julia