To try harder in 2017!

Well, I have to admit all my good intentions to write up after all our caravan trips in 2016 was a bit of a disaster (darling).  This is partly due to not being able to use a good "speak and type" app and partly because we were away so often.  Anyway the 2017 caravan season kicked off in the middle of March and we headed to Hempstead Hall right near Holt in Norfolk.  We had had a few winter troubles with the 'van, this was due to having an outbreak of mould.  The web help (thanks all caravan problem solvers), was to air of the van and wash and scrub the whole inside down and make sure all vents were clear.  We spent a whole weekend doing the necessary, and found a couple of the required vents had been covered up with various bits of under bed detritus. After this, we were happy as the van looked, felt and smelled fresh and ready to go.  The electric fire had been playing up, so that was mended and ready to go.

Good journey on a sunny but cool Friday, getting to site in early afternoon. We were on some hardstanding on the farm as it was still too damp and too early to get on to grass.  We headed off to walk around the local vicinity, and had a couple of geocaches to find too. The church was one to note with part thatched roof and spring bulbs and flowers all over the churchyard.

Saturday was football day so the Mann's split up with Mr off to Carrow Road, and Mrs into Holt for a look around and some shopping.  I discovered a gluten free food shop who sold home made pies, quiches and cakes.  I then had to carry a few of these for the rest of the day.  Mr was very impressed and had for dinner the next day. I walked back to the caravan site in the sun, a bit of traffic on the parts of the route with no footpath. The afternoon nap was badly thwarted by farm machinery and work going on to clear the debris from Storm Doris.  Also an over friendly but beautiful cockerel who did not know the hours he was meant to keep. 

Sunday was spent on a geocaching trail around Weybourne and Kelling Heath.  We watched steam trains and got to look around the Campsite there.  It was a surprisingly varied and really enjoyable walk. 

Got off reasonably early on a sunny Monday morning, said goodbye to our cockerel, the family of guinea fowl and our trio of cute friendly donkeys.  The grassed site here is a real find with a little river valley to overlook.  None of the pitches looked level but worth the trouble of a tricky set up.  This is a brilliant area for walking and touring and we will be back.