Day 2 - Part 1

Raphie had me up at 4.45, bless him! I laid quietly for 10 minutes hoping that he might give up but he was determined, he needed a wee and there was nothing for it! I chose this campsite for the advertised 70 acres of woodland so I though I’d better explore it, plus I was putting off the inevitable campsite shower. I’ve been spoilt with my own bathroom in the caravan in recent years and I wasn’t relishing the thought of going back to public facilities. The walk was short for us about a mile and a half and some of that was through the static caravan site. But the path was all concrete and there were an impressive array of trees and wildflowers, but wasn’t really what I was expecting and a bit disappointing. I couldn’t put off the shower any longer so everything wrapped in my towel I headed off. I’m only 1 pitch away from the facilities and when I got to the key code entry it was a good job as I had to go back and find the paperwork with the code on! D’oh! But how impressive! As I opened the door the lights all flashed into action and there were 4 or 5 cubicles to choose from. All were large with toilet, sink and shower cubicle. Power showers with no push buttons and endless hot water. Was all very new, clean and spacious, so my first foray back to public facilities has set the bar high! A far far far cry from the last campsite I endured in Lancaster!Read more