The following Saturday we set off by train again, laden with the same big bags of bedding etc, confident that all would be well and ready to have that maiden weekend trip. “Big Blue” (got to change that name – I daren’t google it!) was all ready to go so we had another good look around. Nothing new jumped out at us and it started first time (phew!). With paperwork sorted and big happy smiles we drove the van away and towards central Winchester.
We’d booked into Morn Hill campsite for Saturday and Sunday nights…..It was early October. The site was quiet and the weather pretty good with an Autumnal feel in the air.
We parked and set up the van, worked out where everything was, how most things worked and what we needed. It was late afternoon by now, so we set off into Winchester in a taxi to do some shopping. A few drinks in the (very nice) pub(s) to celebrate and then back to the van in a taxi to cook and bed down for the night.
By the time we got back to the van the temperature had dropped (a lot) and the 300W ceramic heater wasn’t really cutting it. Having ate (the gas burners worked a treat) we decided to make up the bed and get under the duvets – toasty! In the night however the temp dropped to c. -2 Deg C and it was ‘kin cold going to the toilet – note to self – must get a decent heater tomorrow! Also, we hadn’t really worked out the sleeping arrangements yet and whilst I had a nice long sleeping area the section of bed to my right was a tad short for Sal. One for the growing list of jobs.
Sunday was another lovely crisp sunny day so after brunch we set off walking into Winchester. A nice country walk down into the city. We had a look around the city; the Cathedral is beautiful and the surrounding streets very historic with all the different gates through the old city walls. Anyway we found a decent 2kW heater and did some more essential shopping, had a few drinks and by this time it was early evening and dark so with quite a lot of shopping we jumped a taxi and headed back to the van to cook – the heater was amazing – what a difference.
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