Hello all. Decided to join a couple of days ago as we like the site set up and ease of use. Particularly, being able to "cut to the chase" as it were, and go straight to motorhome topics that interest us and avoid those that don't.
We live on the Suffolk coast, literally 300 yards from the beach and think we are very fortunate to have retired in our mid 50s. I have a particular interest in food and cooking and fancy myself as a bit of a chef and my wife is a good critic of the results. We both enjoy walking and reading and exploring the treasures of countryside and towns in the UK and Europe.
We bought a Rapido 9048 new in 2008 after many years of caravanning and did a three month inaugural trip to France, Italy Germany, Holland and Belgium in the summer of 2009. Since then we spend five or six month away, usually in France each year.
We have a travelling companion, a white poodle who we found through the RSPCA in 2010 at two years old, she is a bit nervous of strangers having been knocked around a bit before she was rescued by the RSPCA but she is confident and affectionate with us, is a great traveller, good company and a brilliant guard dog. She really likes to be with us all the time, so the motorhome is great. She also enjoys sitting with us in restaurants in France and is fine on buses and trains etc.
We came back from the south of France in November and even now we are planning our new year trip and we look forward to sharing ideas and information with other motorhome enthusiasts.
Ian & Sue