Ziggy played Laika....

When we bought the old Cheyenne our first trip away was overnight at the Royal Estate Sandringham, a caravan and Motorhome club site. One thing we did remember was that both the TV reception was awful if you relied on the Van’s aerial - and the mobile coverage was shocking! On the way to the site - where we live is only 20 odd miles as the crow flies from home - we decided to stop and look at the ruined abbey at North Creake - neither of us had been there before - we knew there was not much but….. This also gave me an opportunity to get used to driving Ziggy - our old Moho was also based on a Fiat Ducati but with the 2.5 normally aspirated engine. The difference is noticeable - the old van cruised comfortably at 50 mph - Ziggy is comfortable at 55 or even 60 - and rather than having to drop down multiple gears for steep hills, the turbo has made a BIG difference. After that short break, we drove through Burnham Market and the smell of New Money and arrived at Sandringham bob on 1300. T...

 Having never used a serviced pitch before - I needed to find out what it meant.... In simple terms it means that each pitch has its own water supply, and its own Grey Waste solution. I have always been used to the power but.... In the past, I have emptied grey waste at a Service point when in a Moho or by trundling the grey waste external receiver from my caravan days so - I went to have a look at my preferred forums for advice - MotorhomeFactsForum and my Laika Farcebook group. Responses were swift and helpful - as always, and once I understood what was needed, I remembered the long length of grey waste pipe that I had used previously - I had effectively lived in my caravan on my drive during covid. The feedback from helpful people indicated that I needed to have some form of waste pipe, and that the length could be varied.... I read on the solution from assorted places, and elected to take a trip to Homebase and get some parts - to me, it made sense to have a selection of length...

 When we started to look around and plan our first trip in Ziggy, we wanted something close by, but with a purpose. For what ever reason - probably because i am allergic to doing Grockle things - I have never been to Horsey to see the seals - so after a quick search, I found a local campsite called Walnut Farm - £28 later, we were booked in for a Saturday night. This part of Norfolk is very close to sea level - there is a huge dune / sea defence that basically keeps the land as - well, dry land ! Once we had parked up, we went for the mile walk to the beach, and walked alongside the North Sea - and no, we did not fancy a dip!   The part of the Seal Colony we walked through was the less popular end - we saw perhaps 60 seals in total, ranging in age - the only one that got Marcy was a young, probably male Pup - bloody teenagers! We walked along the beach up to Horsey gap, then walked into the village to visit the Nelson Head Pub - good beer and cider collection. After a couple o...