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Author: Rog
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We’d originally planned to follow the Danube from source to mouth but there was too much Germany and Austria in that plan so we abandoned it. Tonight though we’re parked up at our first camp site of the trip, right on the banks of the Danube: Gran Camping in Esztergom camping in Hungary. The passage…
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Today was a driving day. We were packed and off by 8am heading 400km south ish to MiMobile an Xtura dealer with a famous (amongst us Xtura owners and wait listers) as “The Porn Mag”. We’ve developed a strange ritual whenever we see a new Xtura: how much battery has it got (we all want…
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Reader discretion advised. Only one rabbit was harmed in the making of this posting. We woke fairly late today, we all seem to sleep better in Jones. Turns out the time cutting up Tempur-Pedic mattresses was not wasted. Even Flynn seems to be able to lie in now. He also has a memory foam bed…
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After a walk along the shores of Rutland water and an excellent breakfast at the Rutland Garden centre we set off for our next appointment. We were camping near Wantage where Off Grid Power Solutions would be inspecting Jones’ innards to see if an extra battery could be squeezed in. We set up camp at…
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We didn’t sleep well although we didn’t get up early. We are not consistent I suppose. During the night I realised I’d forgotten to unpack one of Denby’s deepest darkest cubby holes so… back to the M&C workshop. Luckily whilst we were there Jack agreed to fit WiFi and fix the cupboard light which had…
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After weeks months of fruitless discussions annd empty promises about Jones leaving Germany we were told on Monday that, suddenly, Jones was in Hull and would be ready to be collected this week. Luckily we’d just installed Denby on the new driveway so booked a Friday collection. That Friday date and an intermediate trip to…
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Back in February, we went to the Caravan and Motorhome show to look at camping chairs. We left having bought a 4WD motorhome. Jone is a Euromobil Xtura 686XT. Why this van? We’ve been keen on the idea of a 4WD motorhome for a while as we love exploring off the beaten track. But none…
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