GREAT ESCAPE TRAVEL GREAT ESCAPE
THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS always appear to be over in a sudden blur as the hectic autumn term at school begins in earnest. But often, good weather and daylight hours continue well into September and October.
Bearing this in mind, our son Ben had booked a UKSA Dinghy Instructor Course on the Isle of Wight for the October half-term holidays, hoping that the weather would remain favourable.
As Ben perused his course criteria certificates, we boarded the Red Funnel ferry for the 60-minute crossing from Southampton to Cowes, the most northerly point on the island.
Booking the ferry trip through the Caravan and Motorhome Club and staying at Southland Club Campsite for six nights meant that we could take advantage of discounted ferry tickets through the ‘Sail & Stay’ incentive scheme.
With full board paid in advance, we left Ben to complete his residential Gold Duke of Edinburgh section with his very own nautical adventure at the impressive Sea. Change UKSA training centre, which is based in West Cowes.
Then, temporarily ‘teenager free’, we headed off to Southland Campsite, a 30-minute drive away. After our first experience of automatic check-in,
