It was a fairly uneventful journey. With a short fuel stop it took us about 4 hours, arriving just as it was getting dark at about 1/4 to 6.
Once we hit the A1 there wasn’t really anywhere suitable for a caravan (and its driver with rubbish reversing skills) to stop. So we had to be content with a Costa from a BP garage!
The drive across the North York Moors between Pickering and Whitby was spectacular. By this time the clouds had cleared and it was a beautiful bright evening - albeit freezing cold. We followed behind a gritter lorry for the last part of the journey.
The site, Swan Farm, was easily found. Halfway along the main road between Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay - about 200 yards down a farm track. On first site it looks like a very active working farm.
There are only 4 hard standing pitches - we had 2 to choose from, after much debate we went for the one harder to access but much flatter. The grass is absolutely sodden so we used the motor mover to avoid any tyre marks on the grass. It took quite a bit of time to get her in position.
The set up routine was fairly straightforward although by this time it was pitch black and absolutely bitterly cold.
The heating was cranked up and Kim did a magnificent stir fry. Although the irony was, given the freezing weather, she had to have the door open to stop the fire alarm continually going off! She said it was impossible to avoid when doing a stir fry??? It tasted divine so I wasn’t going to argue with her.
A brief binge on The Waltons DVD box set and then off to bed for a fairly early night - before 10 anyway. It’s been a long afternoon!
Good news ... the 4G here seems OK - much better than the dodgy connection we had in Norfolk!
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