The Main Event . .

So there we were at Marketing Deeping . . . the sky was blue(ish) . . . the wind was exceeding cold . . . the natives were restless . . . don't blame them, it was Nick and Carole's wedding day!

It was excellent, in fact. The vicar was a cheery sort of bloke, the congregation (not a bad turn out) rather enjoyed the service, and the meal after was really nice - a carvery, with stacks of nice veg, batters and good, well-stew, gravy.

There was also plenty of red wine - but I was slightly foiled in my desire to become totally blotto by Carole, who arranged for the very large carafe of red to be replaced by a rather smaller, nearly empty carafe!

However, I still enjoyed it. Went home at above 4ish - slept til 6ish.

Good evening do, too. Had a boogie.

Today? Well, we're sitting in Caz's van, playing on DSs, laptops, and having a relaxing day. Tonight, big eats at our's, with a slow-cooked lump of beef, roasties, etc. Tomorrow, Rob and Caz are off to Yorkshire while Dot n I drive a coupla miles to Ferry Meadows . . . then home on Monday.

I've then got to put together the next programme 23 (5th Nov), and then we're off to Devizes C & CC site for 4 or 5 nights, and we'll be filming that and the Bailey factory during our stay.

All go, isn't it!

Winter-time thoughts . . .

I'm not at all keen on the winter.

I'm not sure if it is an effect of the dark and long nights, or of the even more miserable weather, but I like winter less and less as time passes by.

So a recent thread in The Caravan Channel has been striking chords with me - the one about taking a trip to Spain in the depths of January or February - and so I'd really like to do it!

I've been trying to work out the best way of handling it for us, and have arrived at the idea of doing it immediately after the NEC show in February. If we left at the start of March, we could get back with stacks of material in May, in time for our own caravanning season - and I'd be able to it in some warm sunshine, hopefully, instead of in the dismal rain!

Back to the Blog

I don't think I'm a natural diaryist, which is probably why I find doing this blog a bit of an uphill task.

But it is a good way of keeping people in touch with what we're doing, so I'll try to report more over the winter.

Today, Dot and I are off to the mighty NEC, to see the new halls and to spend a couple of days working our way around the stands. Among our other objectives, we'll be looking at some of the new vehicles on show, and trying to understand what manufacturers and others are doing in the present very difficult financial climate.

We'll also be trying to produce pieces on subjects that have been raised by our forum members; trailer tents, wind and solar power generators, etc.

The first results of this trip should be in show 22/08, which will premiere on 22nd October.