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Like you, I got into caravanning against the odds. My memories of caravanning with my parents are of constant bad tempers, tears, arguments and soggy instant mash!

However, caravanning with my husband is an altogether more relaxed affair. Yes, there are the odd arguments (need I mention the "A" word (awning!!)?), but the whole experience is what you make it, and it doesn't take long for us to wind down and get into that state of relaxation that we only seem to achieve when caravanning!

So, congratulations on your purchase, and I wish you very many happy hours in Shirley!!

Welcome to the forum mon1o,

 My dad told me for the money we paid for our van we could have had a family holiday abroad for 2 weeks of total relaxation and hot sunshine and i told him that instead of going abroad for 2 weeks, i could go away every weekend plus for weeks at a time at a moments notice (annual leave permitting ha ha!) and get more than one big holiday during the year.

thats why you will enjoy it more as your van will be with you longer than 2 weeks.

welcome to tin tent land,no going back now you will love it.happy caravanning.

spell check does not like caravanning

Welcome hun,

We bought our first caravan last year & love it - you will have a fab time.

RE : Insurance - we got ours from C&CC - was by far the cheapest but good cover - in fact, as our van is 21 this year, they were one of the few companies that would insure her (btw - she's called 'Charley the challenger'!!) - and you don't need to be a member to use their insurance, though we've since joined - their sites are generally lovely!!

Enjoy yourself

xx

Quote: Originally posted by mon1o on 12/5/2009

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..... I could go away every weekend plus for weeks at a time at a moments notice (annual leave permitting ha ha!) and get more than one big holiday during the year.

...definitely got the right idea there...

..... I hope that shirley lasts us around 2-3 years (shes 19 already).

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