DBK
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Call me sad but I enjoy planning our trips. I haven't always done it, we've driven off the ferry and just followed our noses but sometimes this means we miss somewhere potentially very interesting simply because we didn't know it was there.
So for our next trip the maps are spread on the table, CamperContact on the tablet, guide books studied, ACSI books scoured. This year I'm marking possible aires and campsites on the map or road atlas with a little sticker, each with a number written on it which links with a list written in a note book. Each entry just gives the ACSI or CC reference number and a very brief description.
I've also started a page of notes, using Google Docs which lists interesting places mostly gleaned from guide books.
I don't work out any sort of detailed itinerary, the maps, with their little stickers are just a prompt to help us decide where to go next. We certainly won't visit every site I've identified but that doesn't matter. We will go as far and as quickly (or slowly) as the mood takes us.
This is a shot of the dining table a few moments ago. The gimlet-eyed might notice a copy of the current Caravan Club magazine. It has a useful article on the Ligurian coast which suggested a few places to stop off and visit.
The half pint of home brew helps the planning too!
"Two Plus Charlie Go East" should all things work out as planned will start here in early May. The Go East bit is because we are starting at Santander and heading almost directly east which is a somewhat perverse way to do it but the tickets are booked!
So for our next trip the maps are spread on the table, CamperContact on the tablet, guide books studied, ACSI books scoured. This year I'm marking possible aires and campsites on the map or road atlas with a little sticker, each with a number written on it which links with a list written in a note book. Each entry just gives the ACSI or CC reference number and a very brief description.
I've also started a page of notes, using Google Docs which lists interesting places mostly gleaned from guide books.
I don't work out any sort of detailed itinerary, the maps, with their little stickers are just a prompt to help us decide where to go next. We certainly won't visit every site I've identified but that doesn't matter. We will go as far and as quickly (or slowly) as the mood takes us.
This is a shot of the dining table a few moments ago. The gimlet-eyed might notice a copy of the current Caravan Club magazine. It has a useful article on the Ligurian coast which suggested a few places to stop off and visit.
The half pint of home brew helps the planning too!
"Two Plus Charlie Go East" should all things work out as planned will start here in early May. The Go East bit is because we are starting at Santander and heading almost directly east which is a somewhat perverse way to do it but the tickets are booked!