As soon as lockdown ended we made plans for our first caravan trip since last September. Last April we bought a brand new Sprite Alpine caravan which had a large bathroom. As it turns out it was ideal for dealing with the various constraints of living through a coronavirus pandemic. We were allowed into Wales from 4th July and we were cycling there on the 6th! A caravan is the ideal way to self isolate.
As a fist trip we stayed fairly local and just 4 nights. Then, confidence in towing a caravan restored, we went on five more trips. We soon hit on a pattern of generally having two stops each of four nights, then return home for a week or so before venturing out again. The emphasis was heavily on cycling - with our wonderful KTM electric bikes. As the camping site map below shows, trips were generally within 100 miles and out towards Wales.
Each trip has a set of photos and cycle routes, photo links for the sites are as follows:
1 - http://www.mecol.co.uk/gallery/piwigo/index.php?/category/110
2./3 - http://www.mecol.co.uk/gallery/piwigo/index.php?/category/112
4/5 - http://www.mecol.co.uk/gallery/piwigo/index.php?/category/115
6 - http://www.mecol.co.uk/gallery/piwigo/index.php?/category/117
7 - http://www.mecol.co.uk/gallery/piwigo/index.php?/category/118
8 - http://www.mecol.co.uk/gallery/piwigo/index.php?/category/119
9 - http://www.mecol.co.uk/gallery/piwigo/index.php?/category/120
We have been very fortunate with all sites (all were sites having an upper limit of 5 vans) and also with the weather. If it turned wet we returned home to wait for the next good spell!
And as summer ends the UK is seeing a second rise in coronavirus cases. Much earlier than expected. If it lasts into winter when the virus will be supplemented by cold and flu viruses a lot of people are going to die. On that happy note I'll close this blog for a few months to see how things develop.
