Maidstone, 2015 – Wash out number 1…

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We were fully prepared for a wet day today. Weather warnings had been issued and they weren’t far from the mark. In a 24 hour spell, the normal rainfall for the month of July descended upon us.

This was a day to stay at the van and we spent the afternoon sorting through pictures from prior trips. We’ve something like 50 thousand that need sorting, cataloging and in many cases, deleting. We managed to sort through around 500 so a long way to go.

A word about the campsite.

Bearsted CC Site

Bearsted CC Site

Like all Caravan Club sites these days it’s expensive and the six nights broke the £200 barrier – although our daughter Sue joined us for the entire trip.

The campsite is well maintained and our fully serviced pitch is hard standing and of course has all facilities included.

As has been noted on other websites, the wardens are a bit picky and certainly not flexible regarding late arrivals. One hapless Dutch couple who turned up at 9:15pm were told in no uncertain terms that the site closed at 8 and they wouldn’t be staying…