Wednesday 31 March 2010

Update








Well things are looking up now we have had some bookings coming in and the website is getting a lot of hits so that seems to be working. The weather up here has been a bit hit and miss we had a really lovely day on Monday then Tuesday it was rain and the wind was strong today we got up to snow but the sun came out this afternoon and the snow disappeared and we had a great afternoon. We have had 3 roaming sheep on the park this week and sapper has had a great time herding the away from the park we do not know who they belong to but they can be a nuisance and I am having to pick up the mess they are leaving behind. But sapper loves chasing them off I was surprised because he normally runs away from other animals. Our shower block is finished so I have put some pics on. We had visitors yesterday mums aunt Elaine and uncle Les and we all went to the Holly Tree for a meal which is a hotel restaurant in the next village and it was lovely the staff could not have looked after us any better it was a real treat. Well I will sign off for tonight and will do a new post in a couple of days. Oh before I forget we had a power cut on Tuesday but we coped very well with our customers and every one was ok. Dick has had a power cut all day today at the old schoolhouse on the east coast but I hope it will be back on soon.

Sunday 21 March 2010

Sorry not to have updated everyone, but we have been busy setting everything up. We have had our first tents this week and our first seasonal pitch is arriving tomorrow. The Toilet and showers are just about complete with 1 toilet in the gents and 1 in the ladies still out of operation. We are still waiting for some parts to arrive, but dick has been busy finishing the rest and they are all operational. I will take some photos later and post them on. All of the toilet roll holders and everything are now on. We have had to send some of the wall panels back so we are waiting for them and they should be back this week. All in all we are now fully functional and we think they look great. The weather has let us down with rain but the ground is fully drained but it stops us tidying. It was nice this afternoon so tomorrow we will start again. Dads shed is up now and water tight. The reception is now up and running and bookings are starting to come in so we are looking forward to meeting all the people who have booked. We had a visit today from mums pal Pat and Alec and it was lovely to see them. I will finish of now and will post some pics tomorrow

Sunday 7 March 2010

Refurb in its last stages













The pictures above are of the fitters Darren and Ian who have fitted the cubicles for us and the one below is Dick fitting all the plumbing for the new toilets which he is doing as I am typing I will take him a coffee once I have posted this. The other pic is dad and uncle John in the shed which is half way up now Just the windows and doors to put on and the jobs a good one.
We are hoping to have the plumbing done by the 10th. The Gents is just about complete and the ladies is just about there then we can turn the water on and hope for no leaks but dick is working hard and I am sure it will all go smoothly. Dad has been busy and painted around the new windows and doors today. Mum, Uncle John and I have been pulling all the dead grass away from under the bushes and trees to day and things are starting to look quite tidy now. Sapper is loving it here he keeps trying to chase things and is always tired at he end of the day. The weather has been great for the last few days and the sun has shone hopefully we have seen the last of the snow.