On the Road Again!

We were finally packed up and ready to leave just before 11am. The drive up towards the Dartford Crossing was very odd as the Ohrex Satnav seemed to think we needed to go through London. Even once we ignored it and it kept recalculating it seemed to think we had more than a hundred and thirty miles to go. A quick cancel and reprogram and it cut that to 36! It still took us through Colchester itself. Amazingly the Dartford Crossing was flowing traffic. Even though we planned to stop at Thurrock Services I got in the right tunnel. The left one was held at a red light. Our left turn off the M25 was done easily as there was no traffic in the roadway. What the hold up was I have no idea. From there it was plain sailing. The satnav reboot had us arriving at the entrance to the site just after 3pm. By the time we arrived the tide had dropped and the causeway was open. There was plenty of evidence that when high tide the sea covers a large part of the land.   I had fitted my brother's...

After quite a bit of rain we had been wondering about the condition of the grass pitches at Fen Farm. I did email to thank them for the information pack and to say that due to the tide, we wouldn't be able to get to the site before about 2pm. I added a note about the grass pitches. They replied to say they had good drainage and the wardens would make sure there were no problems. Phew. Then I happened to look in "spam" and find a later email. As follows: Hello Due to the recent rain, we have several areas that are unsuitable for pitching Please ensure you check in with our Wardens on arrival so they can pitch you accordingly  A lthough the fields are starting to dry up, we have more rain forecast, but we will do our best to accommodate you safely Best Regards Gulp. Looks like suck it and see!!!!!

What's the difference between a Staycation and an Awaycation?  Staycations are in the UK. Awaycations aren't. I have already blogged these on Travellerspoint and so here are the links.  They should open in a new window. https://invictamoto.travellerspoint.com/354/ https://invictamoto.travellerspoint.com/366/ Awaycations to follow.....