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posted on 24 March 2012
My wife and I, both retired, purchased a second-hand Coachman Mirada - I think from Go European if my memory serves me well - as we wanted to travel more and after looking at various maps we decided that our very first trip should be a drive to Spain. Our first job was to kit out the Coachman with the supplies that we would require for our three week adventure. The motor home, although a few years old, was well equipped with the usual furnishings, fridge, cooker, shower and toilet facilities even a microwave was included. So, fully stocked up with food and drink we set off to Folkstone where we had booked the train that was to take us through the channel tunnel. Arriving at the security checkpoint we discovered to our horror that our passports were still back at home lying on the breakfast table where we had inadvertently left them. Embarrassed we made a quick mobile call to our daughter who thankfully has keys to our house, two hours later she arrived with passports clasped in her hand. Fortunately, we were allowed to take another train and we arrived in France only four hours behind schedule. The comfortable driving position in the Coachman made the drive down the good motorways to Spain a delight for us both and we thoroughly enjoyed the several camp sites where we stopped for the night. We were astonished just how friendly the other campers were and this camaraderie was to remain throughout the whole holiday. Spain was similar in that the roads were mostly motorway making for leisurely driving although it was necessary to use the air-conditioning feature of the Coachman quite lot. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our first trip in our motor home, experiencing new countries, trying different foods but mainly meeting and making new friends.
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