Downsizing

Sorry for the lack of blogs but we have been concentrating so much on getting back on the road again. We were determined a short time after the incident that we were going to return to Europe and if we didn't get going soon and catch the last of the summer then it might not happen at all. We had 6 months to plan the last trip and get the motorhome and car ready but this time only a few weeks!..


Discussing how we would do 'part two' on the way back it was quickly agreed that we would not tow with a car. Although having a car was a real benefit the downside was that out of the thousands of campsites in Europe you could only use the largest due to our size and access difficulties. Also we were over the magic 3,500kg weight so tolls and ferries were more expensive. 


Luck soon was on our side as our dealer had the perfect motorhome in stock which meant no long waits for delivery etc. The next issue was getting the funding as we had to deal with several insurance companies covering the Motorhome, Car, Travel & Legal Protection. Fortunately and after putting a lot of pressure on them we received full settlement on the Motorhome and Car. Part two was now really on!!.


Our new motorhome 'Lily' (Dont ask!) was ready in no time and it now meant fitting it all out and testing. A big thank you to family and friends who gave us the garage and workshop facilities for this. 
We are one metre shorter and a quarter of a metre narrower and it doesn't sound a lot but in motorhome terms it means having something which will almost get on a normal parking space and enable us to get a lot nearer to cities and towns. We still have our permanent single beds and something built in Germany (Hymer) is turning into a real pleasure to both drive and live in.  Photos of Lily can be seen here


We are now on various (busy) campsites and all is going well and planning to get to the Channel Tunnel on the 19th August for part two!.. (Never thought we were going to say that 2 months ago!).


More blogs to follow soon.. Andy & Lorraine xx and a big lick from Bradley.