Our First Weekend Away

Having collected Big Brigadier on a Saturday morning, we decided to immediately make use of her, and so headed out into the New Forest, to a campsite called Red Shoot Camping (redshoot-campingpark.com) which is near the village of Linwood, north of Ringwood (Map).
Being mid October we expected rain and cold winds, but the weather turned out to be fantastic! The sun shone in a near cloudless sky as we drove through the New Forest on our way to the campsite.

Upon arrival we found a nice pitch, and set about getting everything sorted and ship-shape. The rear steadies went down, the gas was turned on, and a cuppa was brewed!

We only stayed for one night, but that was enough to know that we had made the right decision purchasing Big Brig. We found that there is ample room inside for the two of us, the kitchen & shower room are both very functional, and the bed is lovely & comfy!
The evening was spent in the Red Shoot Pub, which is next door to the campsite (www.redshoot.co.uk).

We had some lovely food, a couple of drinks, and sat & savoured our new purchase, dreaming of the endless holiday possibilities that lay ahead...

Waking up the following morning, we lay for a while all snug under the duvet, warm & cosy in the crisp coolness of a glorious October morning.
It goes without saying that we had to christen the motorhome with a lovely breakie, so Annie set about making bacon sarnies (with me on toast duty!).

Enjoying the first of hopefully many bacon sarnies in Big Brigadier!

We went for a short walk after breakfast, and ran into some old friends who were out hiking through the forest. After a quick chat, we headed back to the campsite, packed up, and then headed home.

Our love affair with Big Brigadier had begun!