Motorhome Travels

At last – the first trip away!

After lots of careful packing we finally drove the motorhome off the driveway on Friday afternoon heading for a two night stay at the St. Neots Camping and Caravanning Club site.

It’s not too far away (about 50 minutes) of straightforward  driving up the A1, close enough to go back easily if we discovered that something major had been left behind.

The weather was not too bad: a fine misty drizzle on Friday night, cloudy on Saturday and sunny on Sunday morning (as we were packing up, of course!).

The site was very good, right next to the River Ouse, just outside the town. There are footpaths in both directions along the river and the path to the town centre takes you through a park.

We found some excellent pubs both on the river and in the town including one serving Peter’s favourite beers – ‘Proper Job’ from St Austells!

An excellent first trip – the bed was a little firm but we have plans to fix that…………

Motorhome Travels

Arrival……

Well after what seemed like an eternity after placing the order at the NEC show last October we finally collected the new motorhome on Sunday from the dealer in Upminster.  A quick drive around the M25 and here it is parked in the driveway – a perfect fit (just)!
It’s a Burstner Sovereign Ixeo Time it590, a snappy little model name I know. Maybe we need to give it our own name – lots of owners do but I’m not entirely convinced.

The frustrating thing is finding a slot when we can take it out for a day or too – hopefully fairly soon.

In the meantime we are trying out all the gadgets (there are lots!) and deciding what should go in which cupboard (there are lots!).

No major faults found so far – two led lights need sorting but we can live with that. We are waiting for a call back from the dealer to book a slot for the remedial work.

We’ll post more photos soon.  More importantly hopefully we get some trips booked soon!

Motorhome Travels

So close…….

Our Burstner Sovereign it590 is due to arrive at the dealer on Tuesday!  We’ve been told that adding the dealer fitted components, sorting the paperwork etc. will take approximately 10 days.

In the meantime we’re off the Peterborough Motorhome Show tomorrow to spend more money on gadgets – just need to be careful that anything we buy will fit in a suitable locker.