US AND OUR 'VAN
and husband, John, have travelled the world in their motorhome
2008 Chausson Flash 02 on a Ford chassis. She goes by the name of ‘Nouvelle Nicolle', a result of her number plate and French origins. She had been sadly neglected when we purchased her, but after a lot of hard work and expense, she is a worthy replacement to our original Flash 02 (Nicolle), which was stolen
We originally planned this trip as a shakedown adventure for our new (to us) motorhome, which replaced the one we had stolen at the end of last year. This ‘new’ motorhome had been neglected by its previous owners and we needed to check that all our efforts to get what needed repairing or replacing had been successful. South Wales was not too far to go, so we set off full of hope and a sense of adventure – neither of us had been to south Wales for over 50 years!
Raglan Castle was spotted almost immediately after crossing the ‘border’ into Wales and, despite meeting the dustbin lorry on the narrow approach road, we were soon safely parked and ready to explore the picturesque ruins.
The helpful staff at this Cadw site persuaded us to part with more cash than we had been expecting, but a year's membership of Cadw proved to be a smart decision for us. We
