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    24. März 2017
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    Collecting Heimo

    24. März 2017 in England ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Train down to Taunton - let the adventure begin.
    After much research and a couple of test drives Rachel and I decided on the Hymer T522 for our first motorhome and it was with great excitement that we caught the train from Penistone to Sheffield and on to Taunton in Somerset to pick it up.

    We arrived at Taunton station and went out the wrong exit, hanging around in the cold wind for about 30 minutes wondering if Somerset Motorhomes had forgotten about us and the T522 was just clever way to get us to pay over a lump of our savings! We finally got word that our lift was on the other side of the station waiting for us so we traipsed across the station and loaded out case and duvet in the boot and headed off.

    The handover itself was informative, Rachel videoed the only remotely complicated bit on how the heating system works, the rest seemed pretty straight forward. Nick was his usual impatient self and just wanted to jump in and drive off! Eventually it was time to head off to a local site for our first overnight stop to test things out ahead of a final handover the next day.

    The site was clean, but close to a motorway with the constant drone of passing cars, something we don't hear a lot of in Carlecotes! We pulled up, hooked up the electricity and turned on the gas, played with the cooker to heat some water and promptly opened our first bottle of wine to be consumed in the van, we suspect the first of many!    Weiterlesen

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    Meeting an old friend

    25. März 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    The following day saw us decide that the mattress definitely needed a topper of some sort, but we had slept well and confirmed that the bed was just about long enough for Nick. We headed off to Somerset Motorhomes for some further help with a couple of minor issues we had, which they easily fixed, before heading of to meet with Nick and Tracy Boyland, Nick worked with Nick when they were both living in Germany and they hadn't met up since 1984! It was like they had not been apart and the two of them just picked up where they left off and we all had a fun few hours chatting over lunch.

    When we came to leave Heimo would not start, but we were still in Taunton and we rang the guys from Somerset Motorhomes and they sent a mechanic over who tested the battery and decided we should have a new one. He went off and picked one up, fitted it and checked it was all working fine. It should be said the al round buying experience and support from this company has been excellent throughout and we would certainly recommend them to anyone.

    After leaving Nick and Tracy, who had gone off for a spin in Nick's Jaguar XK soft top, we headed north for our overnight stopover near Hereford.    Weiterlesen

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    Wellington Heath to Carlecotes

    26. März 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    We drove up the motorway and crossed in to Wales, following the River Wye up towards Chepstow. On the way we pulled in a Tintern Abbey, a beautiful, well preserved site that back on to the River Wye and the border with England. We left there and meandered up through Monmouthshire and on into Gloucestershire and our destination The Farmers Arms in a little village called Wellington Heath. We pulled up in the car park, having sought permission beforehand, and had a hot drink before heading out for a walk.

    The village was accessed up a steep windy lane and backed on to woodland and open fields. We followed the public footpath, meeting a few dog walkers on our way, and strolled down across the fields and long the side of a stream. At one point we met a couple out running and Nick asked if the walk looped back in to Wellington Heath - they assured us it did and that it was only about 45 minutes. A 45 minute walk wasn't the problem, it was the fact it was up a very muddy trail, it was getting dark, we were tired and getting hungry....so we headed back to Heimo and changed for supper. The meal was excellent, we enjoyed some good food and wine and by the time we got back to Heimo we were really tired and were quickly asleep, despite the occasional guest leaving the pub after closing time.

    The next day we headed off about 10am, having enjoyed breakfast and a hot drink. We meandered slowly up through some stunningly beautiful scenery, lovely little country villages, picture postcard stuff, up through the Wyre forest, passing Kidderminster and cutting across the M6 above Stafford, on to Mayfield. We stopped for a break near Mayfield, enjoying a coffee and some cake and then headed up through the Peak District national park dropping in to Glossop and then home.    Weiterlesen

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    Ende der Reise
    26. März 2017