We wanted to check
everything was working properly on Mabel and learn about any idiosyncrasies
during our two days away before we set off on serious driving. Yesterday we learnt we had to keep on eye out
for water overflowing from somewhere underneath while filling her fresh water
tank. One other thing that needed
checking was emptying her toilet cassette. While it’s not a job I relish it has
to be done and the red warning light on the toilet showed it needed doing.
The operation is
straightforward and clean. The cassette pulls out from its locker via an
external hatch. The cassette has wheels and a pull out handle, just like a
suitcase, to transport it to a disposal point. Once there it is emptied via a
spout with a removable cap. All that went smoothly, but when I put the cassette
back in Mabel the indicator lights showed it was full. I couldn’t see how the
lights connected to the cassette so just made a note that it was something for
Elite to have a look at.
Having said goodbye to
Robin and Vivian and arranged to meet them in New Zealand next year we packed
up and set off for the Cotswold View Camping Ground near Charlbury, less than
25km from Moreton in Marsh. The site had been recommended by Phil who had
stayed there a number of times. Jane drove – her first time in charge of Mabel
and was very happy with the way it all went. The camp site is lovely, set on a
hill commanding good views over the rolling Cotswold hills. In complete
contrast to Moreton-In Marsh it was practically deserted with just a few
caravans dotted around. Later in the day we found that most of them were
unoccupied – like Sue and Richard the owners park them there for the summer and
visit as and when.
The weather was poor –
overcast with rain at times. After our usual lunch we decided to take Smarty to
a caravan and motorhome dealer in Gloucester to get the few items we still
needed before setting off, in particular a mat to go under the awning. The
weather had picked up by the time we got back to Mabel, but it was nowhere near
warm enough to unpack our new mat and sit outside.
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Dinner was a potato, bean
and chorizo bake prepared by Jane.
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