Bailey Senator Oklahoma – Third Birthday

This week sees the third birthday of our Bailey Senator Oklahoma caravan. In the three years since taking delivery it has been towed nearly 16,000 miles in at least six countries and we have spent circa 435 nights in it – an occupancy rate of about 40% (better not tell my wife that!).
Yes, [...]

Macro Photography – Beasties

During our sojourn on the island of Rügen (on Germany’s Baltic coast), our caravan awning was visited by a variety of insects, the most common being various types of hoverfly. I found these to be quite interesting and entertaining little beasties, so set to with my Canon 20D and EF-S 60mm macro lens to capture [...]

Back on Air!

Well, well – finally I’m able to access my blog. Everything was fine and dandy when we left the country at the beginning of June for our tour of Germany  However, unbeknown to me, the gremlins got at my blog domain/url and made it unreachable (ditto my email address) and due to lack of internet [...]

Tour of Spain – Report & Photo Album

Recently I managed to finally complete the write-up of our tour of Spain and also to upload photographs to the album Spain Spring 08 in my Gallery. Hopefully the report and photos might whet the appetite of fellow caravanners etc who have not yet explored those particular areas of Spain.
Given the downturn in the [...]

Spring Tour of Spain (2)

We are now almost two weeks into our tour and currently in Granada. After the blizzards and low temperatures experienced in the first week, the move south from El Escorial to Granada (via a couple of days in Toledo) has seen us make the sudden transition to mid-twenties deg C, lots of blossom on the [...]

Sailing to Bilbao

Earlier this week we took the ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao, a very brave (or foolhardy) move on my part as I usually turn green on anything other than a millpond. Just prior to our late evening sailing, the Captain announced that the forecast was for Gale Force 8 or Severe Gale Force 9 winds [...]

Bailey Caravan – Warranty Repairs (cont)

Further to my earlier posts, today our Bailey Senator Oklahoma had the work carried out by Chipping Sodbury Caravans to replace the three front window seals, sort out the leak from the rooflight, replace the bracket holding the floor to the outer wall adjacent to the entrance door and (temporarily) refix the wall between the [...]

Bailey Caravan – Warranty Repairs – now a 1 month wait

I was informed by phone this morning that “due to a cancellation”, there is now an opportunity to take the caravan in for repair in a month’s time. Well, a one-month wait is a big improvement on 4 months (perhaps my letter and emails helped to speed things up?). Whatever, should I [...]

Bailey Caravan – Warranty Repairs – 4 Months Wait!

Earlier this week I discovered leaks from a front window and the large rooflight on our 2006 Bailey Senator Oklahoma Series 5 . Naturally I immediately contacted the Workshop at Chipping Sodbury Caravans, from whom we had purchased the caravan new in Jul 06. I imagine that you can relate to my utter surprise and [...]

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