On the road again

This is our first proper trip in the motor home since the Covid lockdown apart from a visit to our family.

After packing the last items we left home just before 9.30 as we had packed the night before. The sun was shining and the day soon grew hot. Van Man drove to Cobham where we donned masks and visited the services. It felt strange and was not helped by some people going the wrong way round the interior.

I drove to Cherwell services and felt confident driving the van. We had Cornish pasties for lunch and walked Lottie by the stream after we ate them. The sun was so hot she wanted to cool down in the water but the stream had narrowed to muddy shallows. Thankfully most of the mud came off before we returned to the van.

Looking towards The Wrekin

The Wrekin from our campsite

Van Man drove the rest of the way to Shrewsbury via the M40, M6 and M52 which took just over 2 hours even though we had to pass an accident. A lorry had hit a trailer pulled by a van and was stuck in it, but it seemed that there were no injuries to the people. The campsite was in a disused quarry with two levels. Our pitch was on the smaller lower level. It was quiet and peaceful. There was plenty of space between the pitches which was good for both social and Covid reasons.

After a quick cup of coffee the Lurcher took us to explore the dog walk. It was excellent, taking us past the fishing lake and up through the woods. There were several paths to explore so the Lurcher will be happy with tomorrows walk.

 After the walk we relaxed in the shade before having a cold evening meal. It was strange not to have the use of a toilet block but we had been told there would be no facilities due to Covid. When we explored the whole site we could not find the toilets which we expected to find locked up. What had they done with them? The dish washing facilities were open as long as only one person was in it. I was beaten by a family with three bowls of washing up but they kindly let me go first when they saw how little I had.