The Retirement Thread

[BoldonLad]

It's not a problem booking the sites we use - most don't require a deposit and none of them are ever at capacity. I can thoroughly recommend Certified Locations (CLs) - generally off the beaten track, quiet, scenic and cheap (especially the off grid ones).
Worth a try, particularly if you're only used to big organised sites and fancy a bit of peace and quiet.

I agree, Certified Locations are fine with us.

We don't normally "do booking", just book a crossing and go, but, for UK it is almost essential to book. Spoils the fun IMHO.

 

[PaulSB]

Yeah! Rock 'n' Roll baby.

Just got in from a walk, brewing up and wishing I had biscuits. There's a knock at the porch door as the postie pops a parcel. It's from the Italian cousin, real Italian, lives in Italy!!

Chocolate panettone
Sugared almonds
Soft nougat
Hard nougat

Which way is heaven I may have died.....

 

[numbnuts]

My freezer shelf came and is now in the freezer, lets hope I don't drop it again, that was the highlight if the day seeing another person, come to think of it I don't think I have spoken to anyone in the last four days.

 

[welsh dragon]

2 deg here feels like 0. Going daek as well. May well be some snow in the offing

 

[numbnuts]

2 deg here feels like 0. Going daek as well. May well be some snow in the offing

Translated in to English -
2 deg here feels like 0. Going dark as well. May well be some snow in the offering

 

[Dirk]

Just been out and cut the lawns.

 

[welsh dragon]

Translated in to English -
2 deg here feels like 0. Going dark as well. May well be some snow in the offering

AND I haven't had a drink at all.

 

[numbnuts]

AND I haven't had a drink at all.

Yeah right.....I believe you

 

[welsh dragon]

Yeah right.....I believe you

 

[Deleted member 1258]

You need it (sunshine), your CH boiler has gone belly up!

We could do with a bit more than 2c, one gas fire in a room thats 24ft x 15 ft is not ideal.

 

[Dave7]

Just been out and cut the lawns.

I tried to cut my lawns but 2" of snow won't let me

 

[oldwheels]

I agree, Certified Locations are fine with us.

We don't normally "do booking", just book a crossing and go, but, for UK it is almost essential to book. Spoils the fun IMHO.

One C & CC site manager told me the reason for having to book was because of all the coffin dodgers with motorhomes. This past year it has been all the lockdown dodgers who made life miserable for residents of tourist areas and it looks to be a repeat this year.
Am I a miserble old git? Probably yes after being confined by them all last summer.

 

[BoldonLad]

One C & CC site manager told me the reason for having to book was because of all the coffin dodgers with motorhomes. This past year it has been all the lockdown dodgers who made life miserable for residents of tourist areas and it looks to be a repeat this year.
Am I a miserble old git? Probably yes after being confined by them all last summer.

We ARE coffin dodgers with a Motorhome!

We find the Caravan Club the worst, many sites booked months ahead.

For the past 14 years, we have managed to roam mainland Europe for 5 months of the year, without a single booking. In that time, we were only caught out once (Italy, new Lake Garda), but, all sites full (June), but, kindly Reception staff at one site stuck us in a corner for 24 hours until pitch came available.

 

[rustybolts]

Just been out and cut the lawns.

with a chainsaw

 

[Mo1959]

What a lazy day. I couldn’t face the cold again so had a siesta. I think I might have even nodded off for 20 minutes which is really unusual these days. I’ll take whatever sleep I can get!