The 5 Rules for Rainy Days in Caravans - 19th August ‘20

It started at 5 am and it stopped at 5pm. At that stage the rain gave way to the cold and grey ... welcome to Worcestershire in the middle of August. To cap it all, the forecasters are now saying we have another transatlantic storm due to hit the South West in the next few days, so the wet is gone  to be joined by the wind.

I genuinely do believe that Brunnehilda is jinxed! At least the boys are not on board so a day of rain can at least be salvaged - and that’s what we tried to do. 

 

Ok, so today’s blog is going to be educational - now there’s a first! There are 5 rules for surviving a rainy day in a caravan and I’m going to tell you what they are. Listen up ...

The first and most important rule of dealing with rainy summer days in a caravan is - don’t get up to early! That was an easy rule to follow - tea in bed saw us stretching get out of bed time until nearly 11! A bit of breakfast - inside obviously - and ablutions and you’re already well into the afternoon!

The second rule is go somewhere in the car. You can’t get wet in a car and who knows, the rain may stop by the time you get somewhere? It didn’t! In fact, by the time we got to Waitrose car park at Great Malvern it was coming down in bucket loads! A bit of shopping and a bit of a mouch around. Found out that HSBC shuts at 2pm still everyday because of COVID - scandalous! Found a nice little cafe (Lyttleton Well) - a little over zealous on the COVID stuff but unlike many it didn’t get in the way of a good coffee and agreeable egg roll - and all at EatOutToHelpOut prices as well. Found a nice shop to browse, Rhubarb Home, and spent some money on a desk mirror and beer can opener!

This brings me onto the third rule of surviving a day of constant rain - go spend some money. After Malvern we headed for a local caravan accessory shop. We just needed some toilet fluid but we just knew, given the weather and the size of Caravan Stuff For You’s showroom, it wouldn’t end there! 2 Isabella chairs, an awning cupboard and £120 later we were cleansed!

The fourth rule isn’t really weather dependent - eat!

So we headed back to The Crown and Handys at Ombersley to get Kim her pannacotta. As yesterday, the rest of the meal was excellent as well and all with the £10 off per person as well! Result.

We got back to Brunnehilda determined to get a bit of outside air before bedtime. In the end the moths forced us back in. To be fair they were only a few minutes ahead of the rain returning!

And so to the fifth rule - TV and appliances can’t change the weather but they certainly can take your mind off it! So we transported ourself to 2005 Baltimore drug gang violence of The Wire - oddly feeling jealous of their violent and painful lives because at least the sun was shining on them!!

Lying in bed writing the blog and guess what - it’s raining again? I’ve decided, not only do I want every Brexit voting person to personally apologise to me, I now also want anyone who wished for rain during the recent short heatwave to stand outside Brunnehilda this evening and give themselves a good soaking! Enjoying the rain now eh??