benivanadventures

Wet, Wet, Wet -  But Didn't Dampen our Enjoyment Restonguet Weir Monday  26th October Having packed the van over the weekend there shouldn't have been a problem getting off early, as it happened by the time we had had a spot of breakfast it was 9.00am  and we still had to get fuel. We were on the road by 9.30 so not that bad, the traffic on the M5 was quite busy until we had got past Avonmouth, the trip down the M5 was fine and we stopped at Exeter just after 12.00 for a break and a spot of lunch, Cornish pasty which has recently become a tradition. The rest of the journey was fine apart from the intermittent torrential down pours especially going across the moors, the wipers struggled to clear the screen. By the time we had arrived at Tregunwith the sun had come out, if only briefly. The site was a CCC cs site, a hedged field with EHU, CDP, water, recycling and waste, there are showers and toilets but these were closed due to covid-19. We parked up after a litt...

A Short Trip To The South-West October 2020 Monday 5th October. As Adele has been laid off due to her school closing because of Covid-19 we thought we would take the opportunity and have a quick trip away, we were looking at North Devon / East Cornwall, after a couple of phone calls to get a site we came across Old Orchard View, a Camping & Caravaning Club CL at Broadwoodwidger who had space so booked a couple of nights. We topped up with fuel and gas and eventually started at about 11.00am,the trip down the M5 was uneventful, we stopped off at Exeter services for a pasty for lunch then carried on down the A30, we arrived just before 3.00pm. Old Orchard View CCC cs - Broadwoodwidger The site is tiered with all five of the pitches looking out over the countryside, we are right on the border of the two counties so we are not quite sure if we are facing Devon or Cornwall, which ever, even with the mists closing in the views are lovely. We eventually decided on pitch 5, water and g...