First trip with two dogs.

Only a short trip for 3 nights to our favourite Dan yr Ogof site to let our new rescue dog Bella experience the joys of caravanning.
We were a little nervous in case she wouldn't settle but any doubts we had were quickly expelled ....she loved it.

First job once we got the stays down and electric on was to introduce her to her roaming lead.. she was brilliant, wandering off to the end of her lead and then back to us. I remember the first time we put Barney on a roaming lead ..he thought he'd been given freedom and shot off at full speed only to bend the metal stake and frighten himself half to death. Bella was far more sensible, and considering that a couple of months ago she hadn't been outside her breeding cage at the puppy farm she was rescued from, she felt her way to the end and realised that was as far as she could go.
Perhaps Barney had had a quiet word with her before hand.

He certainly had a good chat to her whilst we put the awning up.

Once the awning was up we took her in to see her new holiday home ..she was a little bit worried but Barney looked after her.

and showed her how to chill on holidays

She didn't master the steps very well so we're going to have to have a think how we can make them better for her .. we have changed them 4 times to find ones that Barney was happy with and now have the Milenco rubber tread non tip ones so can't get better ..scratch head time!!! Anyway I did manage to encourage her to climb them once with a bit of ham but she resorted to whining for a lift the next time. She did manage to get down them without any problems so I'm sure she'll learn.

She thoroughly enjoyed the great outdoors and soon found that if she went into the shade it was cooler. The weekend was glorious and this was probably the first time she had ever experienced hot sunshine so just stood there panting till I took her under the trees where Barney was.


My very own King and Queen of the jungle!

Their favourite spot behind the caravan.

We were lucky to have llamas in the field beside us.

Some pics of the site .. Dan yr Ogof is a very quiet site right by the national showcaves and shire horse centre and a great place for exploring the national park.

There is also a farm for the kids ... Bella wasn't impressed with the Emus ..they were big birds!!

It's going to be quite a few weeks before Steve can get any more time off so it's TTFN.

Modbury CC site Devon.

What a wonderful week we had. Not the best weather but good enough to get out and about and ..dry and sunny to put the new awning up and dry and sunny to take it down again .. what more could you ask.

Modbury Caravan Club site is a real gem of a site. There were a few bad reviews about the last couple of miles to the site but honestly the road is fine. I think any road seems narrow after hours and hours of driving on motorways and dual carriageway, it just takes a while to adjust. We found that after a week of driving around Devon the homeward journey along the same road was a piece of cake. Our advice ..after leaving the A38 slow right down and give your brain time to adjust to the road width and it is fine.
The site itself is very underused because of the bad press, a real shame as it really is a beautiful site. There are 2 really good sized fields which are kept mowed .. one for the kids and one for the dogs, a large playground that looks like it's got new equipment and acres of well spaced out pitches. The facilities are what you would expect from a CC site, if I could make one small criticism it would be that the tiling is rather outdated .. pretty flowers are a bit 70ish .. but the wardens do a good job of keeping the block clean. The whole site was beatifully manicured and a credit to the wonderfully friendly wardens. Can't wait to go back.

We're delighted with new Dorema all season awning. Lovely and cool inside when the sun was blazing down. The feel of a full awning with the ease of putting up of a porch. Perfect for us.

Relaxing.

Burgh Island.

Kingsbridge.

Plymouth Hoe

Barney having a cuddle with teddy after a long day out.

People watching ...or being nosey lol

Coombe Martin.

Kingsbridge. There was a food festival on all week so went back a couple of times.

Just managed to BBQ dinner when the rains came.

Dartmouth.

Barney loves his new hammock .. brilliant for keeping the dogs contained and comfortable in the back of the car.

You will notice that I said dogs as in plural .. Yes we brought our new rescue schnauzer home with us so we now have Bella to keep Barney company on our adventures. She is a very scared little girlie, but hopefully with lots of love and TLC she will soon be in good health and enjoying life.

She doesn't look much like a Schnauzer but that's not suprising after the way she was kept on a puppy farm and she has had to be shaved underneath as she has been spayed and has had to have a hernia repaired, but I'm sure she will soon blossom into a stunning dog. My sincere gratitude goes to Many Tears Animal Rescue in Llanelli who work tiredlessly to rescue these poor dogs from a life of hell, and in particular for saving Bella. xx