Another hello

[Nicho1]

Hi everyone,

Having spent the last 7 years boating after many previous years of caravanning (don't ever think CARAVANNING is expensive!!), the boat is on the market and we have just ordered a Swift Conqueror 645 at the NEC Show. We have gained considerable caravanning experience over the years, visiting France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Luxembourg as well as many sites in the UK, and are really looking forward to returning in 2011. The 'van arrives next April, and we have already booked the ferry for a three week holiday in Britanny. Can't wait! Now, does anyone want to buy a 48' motor cruiser?

Cheers all

 

[Parksy]

Hi Nicho, welcome to the Practical Caravan forum and congratulations on ordering the new Swift.
The forum has a good section of members who tour the continent and I'm sure that you'll enjoy swapping tips with new forum friends.

 

[Nicho1]

Hi Parksy, and thanks for the welcome. Your picture looks familiar - have you ever appeared on television?!!

 

[Parksy]

Only on a programme hosted by Shaw Taylor (Google it

) but I don't like to talk about that.
Of course my better looking and much cleverer younger brother regularly appears in a religious affairs programme from Craggy Island, I've never watched it myself but I'm told that three highly intelligent priests debate the perils of sex and alcohol abuse so it's all a bit too highbrow for my tastes.

 

[thursdays child]

Welcome aboard Nicho,glad to see you have regained your land legs.Hope you have a wonderful time cruising around with your new caravan. More happy times ahead for you and yours I am sure.
Thursdays Child

 

[Mel]

Hi, and welcome back to caravanning. Hopefully it is drier than motorboating, but judging by the last few Summers I wouldn't like to promise.
mel

 

[Nicho1]

From the boating perspective, we've had a great Summer, spending at least 60% of our time living aboard. We have travelled from our Solent base as far as Brighton to the East, and Dartmouth to the West, and have enjoyed pretty good weather up until September.

However, we seem to have lost our boating "mojo", and as the cost is horrendous, and eating far too much into out pensions, its back to caravanning for us, and we are REALLY looking forward to it! Mind, we may have both this year, the used boat market is not spectacular at the moment!!

 

[erica11]

Hello Nicho, Enjoy yr time caravanning I know u will have my happy months away from reading yr posts. We have a Swift Challenger 530 08 model we love it to bits had it from nearly new 4 months old to be exact . Cant wait now for 2011 to start unfortunately I,m now not upto winter caravanning the cold weather starts the old arthritus off something shocking. If u enjoy winter caravanning hope all goes well when u get yr swift in April. Look forward to reading abt your journeys as they sound good stories to post.