What have you done with your California today?

[TripleBee]

Just got home today after a 14 day holiday to Paray-le-Monial (France).

 

[pchmlk]

Just got home today after a 14 day holiday to Paray-le-Monial (France).

Tell all pls.

 

[Justinitus]

After spending 2 nights in Burnham-on-Sea with friends and burning the midnight oil watching Rogue Minogue and losing my trousers at Bingo, we headed just along the coast this morning to Uphill and spent the day parked up on the beach. Cracking little cafe (The Boathouse) that does fantastic homemade gelato. Plus the obligatory fish & chips on the way home!

 

[TripleBee]

Tell all pls.

First day from Belgium to Montargis. Camping de la Forêt. A lot of shade, because it's in a forest (hence the name). The sanitary is very old, but still functional (some).
Then through to Paray-le-Monial. Been there for 12 nights on camping Au Bon Endroit (the good place). Very friendly staff (Mr and Mrs Franck and Marie-Agnès Fournier), once you get to know each other better. They are always in for a joke.
Good sanitaries (3 buildings), but a great lack of hot water, dispite the sign on the walls that this side has hot water. It's hardly warmer than cold water.
Great environments for cycling. They can provide you with some boucles (bike routes starting and ending in Paray).
The caming provides bread, or 300 meters outside the campsite there is a bakery. The town is 3 minutes away on bike.
You can get there along the Bourbince or the Canal du Centre.
Digoin is 10km along the canal, Charolles is 15km, but not along the canal.
We've been to Moulins one day, and Cluny the other day. Both an hour drive with the California.
They have marvellous beef, Charolais (white cows), with a good taste.

And in Digoin there is a couple I know (Stijn and Marlot) who have 2 gîtes. It's called Maison le Garochet: https://maisonlegarochet.fr/en/
Very friendly people, and they have a passion for the gîtes and the region.
Feel free to combine your stay there for a couple of days in the gîtes, and the rest on a campsite in the surroundings.

 

[RosscoPCole74]

Taken the bed extension out so we can use the Cali as a taxi to the airport.

 

[pchmlk]

First day from Belgium to Montargis. Camping de la Forêt. A lot of shade, because it's in a forest (hence the name). The sanitary is very old, but still functional (some).
Then through to Paray-le-Monial. Been there for 12 nights on camping Au Bon Endroit (the good place). Very friendly staff (Mr and Mrs Franck and Marie-Agnès Fournier), once you get to know each other better. They are always in for a joke.
Good sanitaries (3 buildings), but a great lack of hot water, dispite the sign on the walls that this side has hot water. It's hardly warmer than cold water.
Great environments for cycling. They can provide you with some boucles (bike routes starting and ending in Paray).
The caming provides bread, or 300 meters outside the campsite there is a bakery. The town is 3 minutes away on bike.
You can get there along the Bourbince or the Canal du Centre.
Digoin is 10km along the canal, Charolles is 15km, but not along the canal.
We've been to Moulins one day, and Cluny the other day. Both an hour drive with the California.
They have marvellous beef, Charolais (white cows), with a good taste.

And in Digoin there is a couple I know (Stijn and Marlot) who have 2 gîtes. It's called Maison le Garochet: https://maisonlegarochet.fr/en/
Very friendly people, and they have a passion for the gîtes and the region.
Feel free to combine your stay there for a couple of days in the gîtes, and the rest on a campsite in the surroundings.

Thanks bbb, very useful and sounds great.

 

[BeeBee]

Up at Findhorn Bay, tried out our new clothes dryer. It may have been expensive but it works a treat.

 

[kurienp]

I did not do anything. My neighbour did.

Anyone want spare parts for a Thule 928?


Neighbour promptly got in touch with me, and now looking to replace. Some of the broken parts are not available as spares, but will try and repair as well.

 

[Tycho]

Taking it easy at the Veerse Meer. Hot days.

 

[RSMarco]

Not today but Wednesday I fitted the Squergo upper bed and 60mm mattress. 100% improvement over the standard slatted system on the T6. We opted for the version which has various springs to support your back and also prevents the movement when you move during sleep. We traveled to Germany to see my partner’s family and fitted it whilst there.

Highly recommended

 

[LemonDrop]

Pitched up in the DrômeView attachment IMG_4168.jpeg

 

[kurienp]

Committed a grave sin! Forgive me ...

Only had blue paint in the garage!

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[GrumpyGranddad]

Holkham Hall pop up campsite. Very well organised and excellent toilets/showers/etc. Mobile Adnams Brewery outlet on site and a stage play to watch this evening. Lovely walk through the RSPB reserve at Titchwell Marsh and a walk along Brancaster Beach today.

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[NessL]

Holkham Hall pop up campsite. Very well organised and excellent toilets/showers/etc. Mobile Adnams Brewery outlet on site and a stage play to watch this evening. Lovely walk through the RSPB reserve at Titchwell Marsh and a walk along Brancaster Beach today.

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How was the site? It looks a bit car park on their website picture.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

How was the site? It looks a bit car park on their website picture.

It was fine. A dedicated field away from the house and the public car parks. Electric hook ups, excellent toilets/showers/water points/chemical toilet disposal etc. Short walk to the house with all its facilities and about 1/2 hour walk into Wells next the Sea. They put on a funny murder mystery play last night in a small marquee (FOC). Also a stall with free books.
Enjoyable and a great area for exploring.

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[GrumpyGranddad]

For anybody who’s interested there’s a good event at Aces High on 6th October.
Dakota will be on site

 

[willwander]

Replaced ‘GB’ number plates with ‘UK’ ones Brexit init . Fitted Emovis tag and Crit-Air sticker In preparation for our trip to Europe next week.

Did a few other jobs on the van, including squirting a bit of WD40 on the roof mechanism.

 

[Flower Power]

Pitched up in the DrômeView attachment 127914

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Please give the details of this camping place. Looks great.

 

[Lee.Van.Cleef]

An existing purchase repurposed rather than a new one, but the ubiquitous IKEA freezer bag clips double-up as a fridge lid keeper-openers when the van is idle.

 

[LemonDrop]

Please give the details of this camping place. Looks great.

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply, it's Camping Couspeau:

Camping Le Couspeau **** Yelloh! Village in Le Poët-Celard

Get your fill of fresh air and countryside! For a weekend in the great outdoors with your partner, for a stay with your friends or for a family holiday, the Yelloh! Village Le Couspeau will be the perfect place! Very close to the campsite you'll find wonderful villages, hiking for all...

www.yellohvillage.co.uk

For the best views, you want an emplacement 4*** with sanitaire privé

 

[Snoopy23]

Found a great item of plastic to solve storage in the pass through hatch by the draw, £8 bargain from tkmax, fits perfectly and you can still fit the cover plate!

 

[ThomasHJ]

Taking it easy at the Veerse Meer. Hot days.View attachment 127067

Looks great. Mind sharing where this is at exactly?

 

[Tycho]

Looks great. Mind sharing where this is at exactly?

It is at Oranjeplaat. One of the last free parking zones at the lake. Don't tell anyone else!

 

[Vagophile]

Took it for an MoT at the garage I have used for about 15 years. It passed with no advisories. It seems that both the front suspension arm bushes which were advised to be worn last year have fixed themselves! (I'm told that the degree of moverment in these is often a point for discussion)
The garage have two testers, so a different tester last year to this.

 

[Maidment_Ocean]

First Service done, no issues, also got them to take all the wheels off and clean and grease the hubs just in case I need to change a wheel.