Tag: Jones

  • It all goes pear-shaped

    After our night at the pub, we attempted a walk, but it wasn’t very long due to waterlogged and sheep-logged fields. I had an appointment at Whalley Warm and Dry where a very nice man took well over an hour measuring my feet in various positions, and with various different pieces of equipment, before choosing,…

  • Ouch

    Our second attempt to leave Gursanda Park was slightly more successful. We were on the road before 9am and with one minor exception, nothing was left behind. We made good progress towards Orada our planned stopping place. As we pulled up to a roundabout a massive stone kicked up by a flail at the side…

  • Day the second

    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…

  • Jones is in the building!

    Well, more accurately, outside it. J Jour had arrived, and we set off from Cornholme with the idea of arriving a couple of hours early for our 2pm appointment. No harm in having extra chivvying time, I thought. We stopped to buy sandwiches at a motorway service station. As we walked back to Denby, neither…

  • Meet Jones

    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…