Quote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 12/12/2023
Don't any of you watch sport? OH wouldn't go away without the TV and satellite equipment. And no, we don't watch TV all the time.
Well I must admit neither of us is particularly into sport, it has just never appealed to us. When we watch TV at home it is usually comedy, documentaries, or a good drama, like Shetland which has just finished. We get all the sport we need on the news programmes. Sitting in front of "the box" like we would be doing at home just has no appeal at all. If the weather is good we hardly spend any time inside the caravan, we are always out and about. That's what we go on holiday for. If the weather's too bad to go out, or if we are back too early to go straight to bed, we just read for a while. We are both keen readers, and my wife belongs to a book club.
Quote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 12/12/2023
I enjoy reading, OH doesn't. I mainly read at home
We both enjoy reading and read at home and on holiday. Always take several books with us, but some sites have a small "library" and we always take a look in there.
Well clearly not everyone minds pitching under trees as the site we were on in September seemed to be very popular. The middle weekend of our holiday it was completely full. On that site it would have been impossible not to pitch under trees as it was literally in a forest. They had just made little clearings for pitches, and the "roads" were just signposted dirt-tracks between the trees, but you were still under trees wherever you pitched. We enjoyed it but I must admit with hindsight that I hadn't thought much about branches coming down. A really big one would probably go straight through a caravan roof. I'm sure they must have patrolled the site rigorously though checking for things like that. It was a C&CC site and they are usually pretty good on maintenance. Our kind of site, absolutely no regimentation whatsoever!
I carry a selection of DVDs in a pouch in case the TV reception is bad and I need something to entertain me. I have a spreadsheet stating their pouch numbers and titles so that they are easier to find.
Usually I read the newspaper using my phone; also work a bit using the laptop, and to waste time on social media!
Sad muppet here!
DK
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Well, i thought i was a 'caveman'. But reading about folk carting CD's, then being urged to 'modernise' to USB sticks. Dont worry, i know many caravanners wont see 70 again, but there really are better ways of listening to music nowadays.
I half expected someone to ask how people kept their gramaphone arm from bouncing about when traveling.
We have loads of records from the 60s and 70s and an old fashioned record player which we take away in good weather. We were once told off by a young couple for playing it too loudly.
We still have just about every vinyl disc we ever bought, and we still have our 1970s stereo system to play them on, but vinyls and record decks are too big for us to want to take with us in the caravan. You can get many hours worth of music on a USB stick, so we just take a few of those with different types of music on, and we play those according to our mood.
Yes there probably are more "modern" methods of playing music, but what could be simpler than selecting the appropriate USB, plugging it into the front of the radio, and pressing the "on" button? It certainly does us.
Mick, regarding "gramaphone arms" I would do what the Pirate Radio DJs used to do when the sea was a bit rough. Stick an old penny on it.
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: Parking under trees
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