Preperations

Today we took off in the Toyota IQ and traveled through Telford to visit the TravelWorld RV Centre, as they were having an open day and were offering free pancakes, well you know me I'll go anywhere for a free lunch.

We perused a few of the big American RV's on show but noticed that most were over 7.5 ton and those that weren't didn't leave you much in the way of storage weight. So we hit the accessories department and picked up a few items that were on our needed list. There was a flexible waste tank wand (for helping flush the horrible nasties out of the black tank). A pack of Biodegradable tank cleaning solution (For breaking down and obliterating said nasties). Things you would never have thought off getting if you lived in a house!
An automatic extractor vent for the roof's waste vent to extract aforementioned nasty smells from the waste tank. OK your probably thinking I have a thing about Poo! well until you have it splashed all over your nice corduroy trousers you learn to respect and avoid the bl**dy stuff like the plague.

Waste Wand

Waste Vent

Valve extenders for the front wheels ( I had a pigs ear of a job trying to connect an air pressure line due to the stainless steel covers.) Two External step mats for wiping the mud off our shoes on entering the RV and finally fridge extender bars for securing the fridge contents when on the move.

Step carpet

Then it was back to the village of Haughton, well to the Bell Inn to be precise for a really nice lunch of Lasagna and chips and toffee cream cake with  lashings of ice cream (oh... the diets gone to the wall again).
For those who live in the area and rant on about the Soup Kitchen in Stafford, until you've sampled the delights on offer at the Bell Inn you are really missing out, the food is not only freshly home cooked (not microwaved like the Soup Kitchen) but you get big helpings as well.

The Bell Inn

So now we're letting all this delightful fare settle down before we even attempt to get active. Anyway its cold and drizzling outside and its nice and warm in here







Ohh! before I forget...we topped up the LPG domestic supply while we were at Signature yesterday and we were really pleased to see that we'd only used 10Ltrs of LPG in three weeks. We worked it out that our 70 Ltr's of LPG left in the tank would keep us going for at least the next five months. Needless to say we have upped the furnace temperature, we may use the LPG a lot quicker but now now it's really cozy in here.

Staffordshire drivers.....One thing I've noticed while we've been driving around this part of the world is the deplorable road manners of certain (female) drivers. One lady tried to enter a major roadway from the slip road without even attempting to look at who was already on the road and nearly caused a major accident and then carried on without a care in the world as if everyone else was in the way.

Road Rage

Needless to say I offered a few new road signs with my fingers that described my feelings about her attitude. Also Vauxhall drivers seem to be a certain breed that think that the road only belongs to them, when I know full well it belongs to me so they should s*d off out of my way. My car may be little and they think they can push it about, maybe I should have a sticker in the back window "Don't pick on me you should see my big brother" they wont want to argue with a 7.5 ton bus.

Kay's getting to grips with MY Christmas present the Kindle and is already on her second JD Robb novel, one of these days I will get a chance to finish off my book!!!

Well its our last night at the Red Lion Farm site, so tonight we are having a drink with the neighbors before we depart tomorrow for Oswestry.

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