23 Apr 2014. <GB-ENG> Preston, Lancs; Blackpool, Lancs —
Woke up warm and cozy. Carl didn't get in till 9:20, so we were totally uninterrupted till then. Took the time to sort a lot of things into place in the van. Then Carl helped us with a few things, not the least being the providing of a lead for external power. There was a little trouble with the driver's seat, in that all previous drivers had obviously had long legs — it took a couple of stumpies from Oz to show that some bolts used in making that seat swivel got in the way of the forward adjustment of the seat — removing a couple of washers allowed sufficient clearance for this to be solved.
After filling up the water tank, we took out leave of Carl and his clan. We can't fault the care and attention we got from them, and would happily deal with them again!
After filling up with diesel — 68 litres, £92 (let's hope it lasts a while!) — went back to Squires Gate Retail Park for a few more bits, and to put up yesterday's blog entry (to which I'm adding the pictures today).
We then went into
Blackpool, because Susie really wanted her hair done properly. After driving past the
Blackpool Tower, we couldn't get to our first intended hairdresser because of one-way streets and traffic rerouting due to roadworks, so chose to go to another a little out of town. Good choice. Susie not only got her hair done, but had a lovely chat to Paula as it was being done!
We were then on our way to The Shovels, a pub that is part of the Brit Stops camping stops plan. On the way, decided to simply pull over on the roadside opposite a small farmyard, and there we stayed the night.
The view from the van
Distance driven — today, 19 miles (31 km ); to date, 41 miles (66 km )
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