1st Weekend (sort of) away....

Finally on our first test run for the van! As I work Sundays it had to be a Friday/Sat night trip.

So here we are at Hat Head, kicking back with a drink and watching the footy. Had a fish on on the beach and lazily bought fish and chips for dinner. Sounds great but hasnt been without drama !

As we were driving out of the driveway, we scraped the edging and got a flat tire! What a great start LOL

We had a choice of sites when we got here so picked the larger one with no other vans around so that our first efforts of backing the 22ft into the site was a bit easier. Luckily there was no-one around to watch us digging into the grass and then the road with the van...there was a little bit of a dip. In with no more mishap though.

Had to go up the road as we realised the fitting was missing from the hose...luckily it wasn't an expensive item we needed. Have got the tv and dvd up and running as its a bit stormy outside and not fit for sitting there. Picture is a bit 'crap' but certainly watchable. Still figuring out a few things, such as what the wires coming from the wall near the tv are. And tomorrow we will try out the hot water system. Tonight we were glad for the amenities block.

Tomorrow is another day and I'm sure we'll have a few more interesting things happen...(such as where is the bottle opener for the beer), and we've already had a few of "Im sure I put that in". We are planning a must have list for next time :)

Anyway, the few caravanners we have met here have been lovely and even wanted to look inside our 11 yr oldish van! Most of the rest here are very modern and spiffy LOL

Still reading the forum avidly to try and gain some knowledge. These battery and electrical things are still doing my head in....