It's a lovely morning, chilly but bright, I've been for a brief walk round the site, it's so peaceful and pretty in the early weak sunshine, not a soul to be seen (other than the dustcart, it's dustbin day).
We're carrying on with the back area clearing today, husband needs to make another couple of tip trips and that should be it for rubbish clearance. He's then got to relay some of the slabs which are very uneven, and lay a few more to make a path from the garden round to the back area. Charlie, our absolutely lovely next door van neighbour, is insisting on helping him - now, my hubby is 70, C is 83!! But he's as fit as a fiddle (he and his 75 y.o. wife go walking every day) and, amazingly, takes no medication.
Once that's done, which it should be within the next couple of days, then we're going to be doing no more work and doing touristy things instead, having trips out round the local area, lunch out, taking Betty back to the beach, etc.
Several of our van neighbours (there's quite a few here at the moment) are saying this will be their last visit here for this season, they all live a fair distance away and don't really fancy coming in October if the weather isn't good. Also, a big factor is the nights drawing in - they all like to sit outside in the evenings, chatting and enjoying the evening sun, it's been lovely, a real sense of community. Well, now it's starting to get darker earlier and earlier, and it's definitely much cooler in the evenings, they don't really want to sit outside, so that's half the enjoyment missing for them, which I understand.
I don't want this to be our last visit though, now we've got pretty much everything done I don't want to give up on the van until March next year, it's too long a period. We have to go home sometime next week as we have another couple of appointments, but I would like to come again for at least a week in October. It'll be a pity if all our nearest lovely neighbours aren't here, but there will always be some van owners here, until the season ends - people will be coming to get their vans prepared for the winter, if nothing else. I'm just trying not to think about 4 months without my lovely van, but am already looking forward to coming here in March and seeing the garden filled with all the Spring bulbs I've planted.
What a shame your season is drawing to a close just as you have the place more or less sorted. The caravan site here next to the cottage are open until January 1st as many used to come up to celebrate the New Year together. It then closes until March 1st. I think Boris said he was allowing caravan sites to open longer this year because people had missed out earlier in the year but it is probably down to the individual site owners whether or not they do - I expect they like to have a rest. The site previous site owners here always had to take their holidays in the winter months and had to go abroad for the sun. Enjoy the time you have left there. x
ReplyDeleteHow nice to be able to finally do some touristy things, instead of working on the van. You might be lucky with the weather in October, there are still some warm days to be had then. Now you've done all the hard work, next year you'll be able to just enjoy yourselves. Spend the winter researching places nearby to visit. xx
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are still getting lovely weather so keep visiting the caravan until it is too cold. After all the hard work you and your husband put in on making the caravan your own, you deserve to squeeze in as much time there as you can before the cold weather arrives:)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy being tourists, apart from the cooler mornings, think you will have a good week weather wise. Hopefully we might get some decent weather in October. At least you can enjoy all your hard work for a bit longer.
ReplyDeleteI think I would stay as long as I could as you make it sound so nice and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.