At last the sun has now broken through but not after some
dramas and tribulations. The severe weather had caused a lot of the pitches to
become too soft to support some vehicles.
Caravans faired the best as their
weight is minimal but unfortunately their awnings become sodden inside as the
water rose from below.
Motorhomes fared the worst as their extra weight meant
they became mired in the soft ground and ended up with some being dragged out
of their sandy graves.
The term self-levelling pitches took on a new meaning as some
of the vans sank to their axels but the hard working ground staff soon had them
dragged out of their troubles. No fault can be aimed at the sites owners as the
unusually heavy rain was the culprit but some did wonder why the pitches soft
cover surface was as deep as it is.
We faired quite well considering, holes started to form
where the trees had been removed from our pitch, one inside the windbreaks and
the other under the RV and one more where the toad was parked.
Within minutes
the ground staff had the one inside the windbreaks and near the car re-filled
and levelled after I had removed the cover matting.
The one under the RV is out
of the way and is as yet not causing us any problems so can stay as it is till
we leave.
The ground staff supplied us with some large square boards
to put under the jacks to spread the load more evenly than was offered by the
blocks I had used before, so now the weight is better spread over the soft
surface. The sun has now started to dry out the pitches surfaces and if this continues
the grounds will soon be as hard as rock.
I managed to get a stint in the new spa and it was fantastic
so we’re looking to spend more time in there. Both Kay and I attended a dance
class on the site which due to poor attendance meant we both had our own
personal dance teacher (Anita).
She proceeded to teach us to dance the Batchata a Latin
American dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. Needless to say we
soon discovered we both had two left feet but with perseverance from Anita we
did get the rudiments of the dance right by the end of the session but we felt
as if we had done an hour in the Gym rather than a dance lesson.
It was great fun and we spent most of our time laughing at
our inability to get our feet to move in time with the music.
Things have also
started to get organised as we now have Cribbage nights and Poker nights (Not
the gambling variety) Quiz nights and if the weather stays dry the cycling will
be back on so things are getting organised.
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