Martha has been to Woolacombe

We spent a few days at home making a some tweaks to Martha's living space and then decided to head off for a few days to try everything out.  We didn't want to travel too far so decided to visit Willingcott Club Camp Site in Woolacombe.

We set off from home mid morning on Tuesday and had a good journey to the site, arriving early afternoon. After setting up we decided to have an easy afternoon so had a walk around the site and along the adjacent footpath to the pub for a drink.

Pitch 100 Willingcott

We woke on Wednesday to a lovely sunny morning so walked along the old railway line from the site to Ilfracombe. We sat by the harbour for our lunch before having a look around the town and then walking back to the site. 

Thursday was supposed to be another sunny day but it was a lot cooler and very windy. After our long walk the previous day we decided to have an easier walk.  We walked from the site to Mortehoe and along the coast road to Woolacombe. After lunch at Captain Jack's we caught the bus back to the site.

Friday was a little warmer and we decided to have a longer, more challenging walk.  We walked from the site through the woods to Lee Bay, making a detour into the village for a mug of tea at The Old Schoolroom Craft Gallery.  We made our way to the coast path and walked past Bull Point Lighthouse and Morte Point before walking into Woolacombe.  We found the walk quite challenging, so after a pot of tea at The Captain's Table we caught the bus back to site.

Morte Point towards Bull Nose Lighthouse

We had a lot of heavy rain overnight and woke to a wet morning on Saturday.  By mid morning the rain had eased so we walked to a nearby caravan park to buy a newspaper before returning to site as it started to rain again.  We stayed on site all afternoon, venturing out for short walks around the site when it stopped raining.

On Sunday it was time to travel home and plan our next adventure.

12-17 September 2023

Zebedee is for sale

We sold Zeb on 4 September and Southdown Motorhomes had him listed on their website the following day - for £10,000 more than we paid for him three years ago!

I'm sure he'll go to a good home and someone will enjoy using him as much as we have.

5 September 2023

Zeb and Martha have been to Fareham

We had arranged collection of Martha on 4 September, but didn't think it would happen on that day as DVLA hadn't registered it until the last day of August.  Thankfully our collection slot had been reserved for us so we booked a few nights at Rookesbury Park Club Campsite to stay for the handover.

We loaded Zeb and drove to the site on Sunday.  After setting up on site we stayed on site as it was so hot in the afternoon.  We have loved every minute of our adventures in Zeb so were a little apprehensive about the change, especially as we had been waiting so long for our new van.

Pitch 51 Rookesbury Park

Our handover was booked for 10.00am on Monday, so we had an early start to pack the rest of our belongings into boxes and bags before driving to Southdown Motorhomes.  The handover was a bit chaotic, but we were happy with all we had been shown so drove back to the site stopping for some shopping and some diesel.   After setting up on site we unpacked some of our bags and boxes before sitting outside Martha for the rest of the afternoon.

Pitch 51 Rookesbury Park

We had decided to have another couple of nights on the site before heading back home so we could try everything in the van whilst we were still close to the dealership, just in case there were any problems.  After our hectic day on Monday we decided to go for a walk into Wickham on Tuesday - it was a very hot day but the walk through the woods was lovely and cool.  We had lunch at The King's Head before walking back through the woods to the site and sitting in the shade.

Wednesday was another very hot day so we decided to stay on site.  We spent the day sitting in the shade and trying to keep us (and Martha) cool .  We spent time making some lists of a few things we want to buy for Martha too.

Thursday was our day to travel back home.  We enjoyed our days at the site and starting to get used to our new van and know it's been the right choice for us.

3-7 September 2023