There are, IMO, loads of things that you don't need and that is one of them. Google maps will give you approx distances, and you will soon work out how long the journey will take. I've got it to a fine art and can estimate journey times to within a few minutes. NO 'app' needed.
We use a low-tech solution. We have a Year planner in the kitchen and we write the trips on it. Any complicated bits of navigation, Mrs.L writes in a notebook and we have an up-to-date road atlas.
Works for us.
Please don't get too hung up with details. Just go and enjoy yourselves and learn by experience.
------------- Two drifters off to see the world.
I'm tired of reality, so I'm off to look for a good fantasy.
Hi Katy,
I agree with CL ,Google your trip, make note of any potential problems and have an atlas handy.
I only use my satnav for the traffic updates.
We do however keep a diary of our trips.
Snags we met ,stopping off points etc for future reference.
As CL says ,it is all about enjoying yourselves.
Regards,
Greg
I enjoy spreadsheets & gantt charts :) my daughter says normal people don't do them for fun!
I am trying to work out which areas we do first & I think maybe an excel gantt chart may work best - several of the places we have to be on a certain date but others it doesn't matter when they are - I just need to fit them in
So Glasgow from Norfolk is too far for one journey but via other places it will fit in (I hope)
Google Glasgow to (say) Norwich suggests 3 routes with times up to 7 hours, but I would allow more. So, you simply look at a map, plan your route and see what might be a good stopover point.
It's fine if you like charts etc.. but I find that I get most enjoyment from keeping things flexible and discovering things along the way. When I go on foreign trips, I never book sites, or even know exactly where I'm going - I just go and see what turns up.
------------- Two drifters off to see the world.
I'm tired of reality, so I'm off to look for a good fantasy.
Will we struggle to find places to stay in August if we don't book in advance?
I know I have to be in Essex 6th July, London 24th August - everything else is flexible but Huddesfield, York, Liverpool, Loch Awe, North Wales & Stranrar (don't think that is spelt right) must all be fitted in
Do you think most places will allow the cat?
I am well chuffed to have booked 5 sites - and my husband had really calmed down now things are actually happening - he fitted a carbon monoxide detector today!!
I hate cats, but unlike dogs, I don't think most sites count them , so I wouldn't worry.
If you absolutely, 100%, drop dead have to be somewhere on a particular date, then book in advance. Otherwise, just go with the flow.
Stranraer??? do you mean the Aird Donald site? I've stayed here a few times, but since the ferry crossing has stopped, I gather that the town had died on it's feet.
Katy, the best advice (or suggestion) that I can give, is that caravanning gives you the opportunity to come and go as you please. Please don't get hung up on plans, or what you need in the van, or anything else. Enjoy the freedom that it offers and learn as you go. People will always help you along the way.
------------- Two drifters off to see the world.
I'm tired of reality, so I'm off to look for a good fantasy.
well our daughters end of year show is set in stone along with a family wedding
We'd like to visit some people we haven't seen for ages & see some bits of the country we haven't seen
My husband is Jamaican but he has ancestors that set sail from Stranraer & I have family from near there too so while not a need to stay in the town a need to visit
We have already thought of about 17 other ways to se the van (accommodation for our daughter if she does pantomime this year/'not' staying at my mums house etc) it's a shame we can't afford to keep it after the holiday
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
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