Never trust your SatNav
This story happened on: 07/04/2016
We were en-route to Scotland and needed a stop-over for the night, so we chose a lovely little CL just off the M6 near Preston (I won't mention the name - this wasn't their fault). I pulled off the motorway, beginning to relax and looking forward to a cuppa and settling down for the night, but I relaxed too soon! The CC instructions said "50yds and site on RH" but the CL sign was obstructed by foliage and the SatNav was telling me it was another 50yds down the lane. So on we went, the lane getting narrower and narrower until we started picking up bird's nests on the towing mirrors. Every caravanner's nightmare! Both mirrors had sprung back and one extension had fallen off completely, my co-pilot could even open her door to guide me back. There was no alternative but to reverse VERY slowly, praying there was no-one behind me (windows open to hear any horns blasting) until I found a gate, where we unhitched, pushed the van far enough into the field to reverse the car in there too then hitched up again. There's nothing worse than arriving at camp muddy, sweaty and covered in twigs is there? I suppose you could say we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards - literally! Anyway, after a shower, a cuppa and a good night's sleep we set off in the morning for a wonderful week in Stirling -that is after tee-cutting the sides of the car and van!
brue
Motorhomer