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Saturday 3 August 2013

A Life On The Open Road

Last week we booked our next caravan holiday for the October half term. Me, The Mummy, Ed and Od book a break each year. Its a lovely 'no frills' time that Ed and Od absolutely love and that we have been doing for the last 6 years. Its our 'girls' holiday. Rambo and The Niece came with us the first couple of years but with them both being 18 now it is so uncool to be seen with family, let alone to be seen with family in a caravan! The Husband and the Stepdad have been a couple of times but soon realised they could have their own 'boys' time by staying at home.

When booking we generally upgrade to 'luxury plus' to ensure a better standard of caravan. Some of them can be a little grotty. But so far we have been lucky and had fairly decent ones. One year there was a mix up with our booking and we ended up on the site car park for a week. Needless to say, we were not happy and complained which resulted in a free holiday the next year.


The girls love these girlie breaks. Its 'us' time which we don't get a lot of at home and I love having the week living with The Mummy looking after us. I cannot help going in to child mode. We go swimming, play at the park, get mucky and eat every meal together. And not a man in sight to scupper the plans!



We go to the clubhouse each evening and watch the entertainment. Ed and Od meet up with their newly made friends and dance and wander around the two penny machines whilst The Mummy and me keep our eyes peeled and people watch. We have late nights drinking hot chocolate and reading our books and chatting into the early hours. 





Its lovely that the girls get to see a little bit of the English seaside at the places we stay. As we live 2 hours away from the nearest beach, I love that these breaks give them time by the sea to do crab hunting, building sandcastles and burying each other!! The best beaches we have found are definitely Devon, Lincolnshire and Wales. 



There is something about living in a caravan. Whether its the compact living which means less cleaning and more time for fun or whether its the freedom of the road, knowing you can take off to wherever your fancy takes you. Could I live this way long term. Personally, I couldn't but the time we do spend living this way is a small piece of heaven away from the stresses of everyday life.

I have to say, I do feel a little guilty that The Husband has to stay home and earn the pennies and misses out on these girlie jaunts. But a little birdie tells me he quite enjoys his time home alone where he can please himself, eat what he wants (that is a blessing in itself for him after living with my cooking for 13 years) and he 'pops' to the pub as often as he can! So all in all, everyones a winner.

As always.........Sent wiv Love

xxxxx

10 comments:

  1. I think it is always nice to get away. Who do you book with? We often grab one of the sun holidays - and booking online means I get to pick my dates.

    I think it's lovely to get some girlie time together.

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  2. We book through Haven and and also the sun ones. The girls love it spending time on our own with me and my mum. Theres so much to do at home there never seems enough hours in the day to have quality time xxx

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  3. I love stopping in a caravan .. as long as its not raining! lol

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    1. Its quite cosy being in the caravan in the rain.

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  4. What do you do when the weather's bad? We've stayed in static caravans in Europe and had a great time, but the weather (apart from the 24 hour thunderstorm) has played a big part. Hope it stays warm and dry for you.

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    1. Thank you. We have usually been lucky with the weather. If it does rain, there's always swimming! The kids spend hours in the pool with new friends.

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  5. I never thought I could do a caravan holiday, but really the kids get so much out of it that we go nearly every year. I'm actually craving a Haven holiday now!

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    1. Same here. We are really looking forward to the October half term. xxx

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  6. I really love the idea of these holidays. Maybe when Grace is older I could do the sand with my Mum and leave the OH at home - great to have girly time :). Thanks for linking to PoCoLo x

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  7. Thank you Tori. You should definitely look in to it. xxx

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