6 Sleeps

[machighlander]

As the title says, 6 more sleeps tae our maiden voyage and i canny wait.

Have booked intae the Ranch at Maybole in Ayrshire for just one night to get us started to this malarky.

Have spent the weekend goin over every deatail and all the prep for this forthcoming event, check water pump works, checked, check heating systems work, checked, check tyre pressures, checked, check storage distribution, checked. The list is endless, i know that through time it will become second nature to me, but for now i go through the same procedure that a BA pilot does on his pre flight test. Also, for peace of mind, i went out in the wind and rain today and took off the towball so that i could fit a bracket for the blade type stabiliser in behind it, that was fun.

Anyways, you will be hearing from me when i get back from my expedition, giving you a reflective account of the innaugural flight. Yeeha.

 

[machighlander]

Oops, forgot to mention the most important check. Check fridge is functional enough for the beer, double checked.

 

[Mel]

Have a lovely time H. It will get easier but there is nothing wrong with a checklist. Hope the weather is kind.

mel

 

[machighlander]

Yeeha, only two now.

 

[Sproket]

Did you sort yer telly out ?

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Quote highlander .. "Anyways, you will be hearing from me when i get back from my expedition, giving you a reflective account of the innaugural flight. Yeeha".

Just don't let a woman plan your flight path, not good :O(

Be a man and show her that you're the flight captain and she's the attendant. Get her looking after the flight crew (yourself) as soon as possible after touchdown by filling the AquaRoll and emptying the cassette when needs be. Start off as you mean to go on. To please her tell her how good she looks in her Crocs and baggy pants and she will then do the womanly thing by cooking for you. Problems might start when erecting the awning. Don't shout at her, just tell her to go get you a beer. If the beer doesn't make the job simpler get her to fetch you another. If the awning still isn't up after this retire to the shower leaving her looking nonplussed. Soon other vanners, seeing a lady in distress, will arrive and erect the awning for you by the time you get back. By then she should have warmed your slippers on the heater so you don't get chillblains :O)

Hope this advice helps.

 

[machighlander]

Aha, aye we got one of the Tesco 19 inch lcd with dvd player built in for the wee yin. Have tried it out in the driveway an can get nearly all the channels, cheers again, impressed.

The wee yin has got it up in her room now, watching the freeview kids channels, will be a fight tae get it back when we go away.

 

[machighlander]

Lordy, ye are somethin else, that was my intentions all along.

P.S. reminder to oneself, put a log in password on the computer in case she reads that, ha ha.

go for it.

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Another word of advice. Your better half (at least let her think that), after some while and the novelty of caravanning wears off, might get fed up of doing the AquaRoll, WasteMaster and toilet cassette chores and start complaining. If this is the case it's time to step up a gear and in a subtle way let her know that this caravanning lark ain't what you thought it was and you are thinking of selling the van. She, as the femail brain works, will think her complaining is part of the problem and if she likes vanning will cease her pathetic grumbles straight away. A good way of cooling her anger also is, if you've been married a long time, tell her that she is still beautiful and looks as fresh as a daisy like the day you married her. Before saying this partake of about 6 Stella's and she wont be able, from the look on your face, to see that you are fibbing :O)

 

[machighlander]

Lordy, ye have done it again, my thoughts precisely. But, i think i wid need a wee bit more than 6 stella's tae come ower like that.

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Well highlander, spill the beans.

Did your wee lassie take to caravanning like a duck to a Cumbrian campsite?

 

[machighlander]

Me again folks, and m'lord,

just back from The Ranch at Maybole in Ayrshire for innaugural voyage.

No incidents of any disasterous occurences to report.

Everything went as planned, from the hitching up and checking the list to the first time towing with family.

The site is only 40 minutes from us so we chose it for handyness.

I know theres another thread regarding good sites, but i would like to add that if all the others we visit are up to the same standaeds as this one we wont be sorry for starting the caravan malarky, it is spotless.

Only one wee minor hitch, when packing up the left hand plastic lug snapped off the front locker, meaning the left side wasn't securely closed. Looking at it though i think i should be able to replace it as it seems to me a plate that is rivetted on.

All in all it was a brill introduction and we are planning the next one around the next weekend the wee wummin has off, going to use it all year round as the heating was more than efficient even though this weekend was pretty cold, a wee bit aff the boil so to speak.

Big thanks for all your interest in my progress, its good when folks respond to newbies on forums,

cheers.

 

[ERICA_374227614]

Glad your journey went well but you do realize that thats it now every spare weekend or days off you,ll be caravanning dont you. We,ve now put our caravan to bed mainly because we are trying to save up for a seasona pitch for next year, but its killing us not going away for the weekends. I,m wondering if its worth it this season pitch if it means missing going out and abt until March/april next year. We are staying home until March next year then we,re off and dont intend coming home again until october . Roll on 2010 and the start of the next caravanning season for us anyway. Enjoy your beaks away I,ll be thinking of you.

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Glad to hear all went well for you highlander :O)

We would go away more often if we didn't have the dogs. In this kind of weather it's no fun having to go walk the little ones and have 12 paws to wipe when getting back plus the fact Mini Schnauzers were bred for ratting so their whiskers get soaked as well.