Retired from Motorhoming Today

Hi David.  Sorry to be late to the post... and really sorry to read this.  I did read that you had sold the MH via Facebook.  I hope Margaret and yourself are able to get the medical things sorted.  It is so distressing at the moment.  Carol is also struggling with hip, knee and back pain, but it seems to be taking forever to get anything sorted out.  As you may remember, I had both knees and shoulders done some years back - at a time when it didn't take so long to get it sorted.  We are managing with the caravan at the moment, but tend to use serviced pitches most of the time, and never use a 'proper' awning these days.  We hope we have a few more years left with the caravan, but none of us really know when it's the 'right time' until we get there.

All the best to you both, but I hope we will all still be able to benefit for your advice and wealth of experience on here and elsewhere.

All our continued good wishes,

Carol & David

Oh David, I am so sorry to read this but not surprised. I only usually read the touring part of the forum so came across your post by accident while looking to see what there was on seasonal pitches.

Your blogs originally inspired me and my husband to travel further afield in France having tended to stay in the north, or no futher south than the Loire. Also when I started to write my own blog you helped me get started so I owe you a lot.

Sadly we came back from two weeks away last week and hubby told me he doesn't intend to go away any more as he wants to stay at home but I am not ready to do that. Luckily our son in law has offered to tow the van anywhere I want so I have booked a pitch at White House Beach for a week to see how I get on on my own. If successful I think I might try to find a seasonal pitch although I gather that they are scarcer than hens' teeth.

I wish you and Margaret a very happy time in however you choose to spend your time away in the future.

Jenny

If successful I think I might try to find a seasonal pitch although I gather that they are scarcer than hens' teeth.

Longtimecaravanner if you are a member of the C&CC you might well find that they have seasonal pitches availab!e on some of their sites.

Hope you find that you are able to manage by yourself, and so are able to continue going away in your caravan.

Hi Jenny

Thanks for the kind comments. I don' think it was a case of not wanting to go away but things seemed to increasingly get in the way of going away. You mentioned White House Beach, which is a site we liked. Some time ago we booked a week at this site with the £5 a night off in the first week of July. Unbeknown then we would have had to have cancel because Margaret is having an operation on her hand on 1st July! I don't think I am speaking out of turn but I suspect Margaret was less concerned about giving up but what worried her was how I might react having done it for so long and whether I would miss it? Jury still out on that! I think had we still had a caravan we may have been less worried about not using it so much but with the motorhome concerns about lack of use and the added expense sort of hastened the decision. In a strange way we seem to have been so busy since selling the motorhome that perhaps it hasn't hit home fully yet? 

I hope you can find a solution to your problem and perhaps a seasonal might be the answer. It's just finding a site that you like and if you don't have transport with you somewhere that has reasonable public transport nearby. Follow up on Nellie's idea as I understand the C&CC have a slightly different  way of doing things which might mean you don't have to commit for too long in any one place.

David

Sorry to hear David,  I hope we will still see  you on CT. Best of luck with your new ventures.

Regards Richard 

David

A wise man once told me he was retiring and added "You will know when the right time comes" 

And so I suspect it is equally the case with our hobby of (motor) caravanning. However if you find you are missing it too much there may be a way back, perhaps in the shape of a small automatic PVC.  When I started 20 years ago I hoped that Britain would gradually go the way of Europe as regards the relative freedom and affordability but if anything it has gone the other way and the offerings of the main Clubs have changed scarcely at all,  and as I see it they think demography has something to do with voting and that Caravans are still the main thing.  We will keep our van for so long as we are able to go to Europe but could not justify it based on the UK.

For now all the best to you and Margaret in your "retirement" and special thanks for the calm fair and knowledgeable pronouncements both as a moderator and contributor, as well as a blogger. 

All the best

BVM

DK     I only just came across clip and so late in sending my thanks for your work and fair opinions . I wish you all the good luck in the world and happy and contented future holidays.