Date Destination Nights Towed miles
1964
Cortina Mk1+Sprite Musketeer
1965
June Frensham 1 84
Sept Frensham 1 84
1966
March Frensham 1 84
May Eastbourne CL 1 120
June Kings, Eastbourne 2 120
July Frensham 1 84
CC Club CL at Frensham, Surrey
August Westward Ho 12 453
Total for the year 17 861
1967
July Frensham 1 84
July Cumbria 6 710
Aug Hastings 6 130
Total for the year 13 924
Total for 3 years 30 1785
1968
Aug New Romney 6 165
Total for 4 years 36 1950
1969
May New Romney 4 158
June Frensham 2 84
4 July Littlehampton 2 114
July Littlehampton 3 108
Aug L-h, Kings,Romney 6 228
Total for year 17 692
Total for 5 years 53 2642
Petrol Transit+Musketeer
1970
May New Forest 5 186
St. Mary’s Bay in Kent.
August Chmouth/Land’s End 6 641
Total for year 11 827
Total for 6 years 64 3469
1971
May Littlehampton 3 102
Aug St Marys 7 158
September St Mary’s 3 158
Total for year 13 418
Total for 7 years 77 3887
1972
May New Forest 2 186
August Allonby, Cumberland 11 630
We pitched on this foreshore for 11 nights with an awning.
Parking is now restricted to designated spots with pay & display charges.
August New Forest 4 165
Total for year 17 981
Total for 8 years 94 4868
1973
April New Forest 4 160
June Frensham 2 65
July St Mary’s 3 140
August New Forest/Dawlish 11 347
Sept. Brighton 2 80
Sept Kings, Eastbourne 2 110
Total for year 24 792
Total for 9 years 118 5770
1974
April New Forest 5 187
May St Mary’s 3 157
June Brighton 2 94
July Manston 7 178
Aug Swanage 9 244
Total for year 26 860
Total for 10 years 144 6630
1975
May Worthing 5 85
July Brighton 2 98
Diesel Transit+Musketeer
August Manston 7 180
CC CL at Manston
August Worthing 5 98
Totals for year 19 475
Total for 11 years 163 7105
1976
April Cumberland 10 701
May Worthing 2 100
May New Forest 4 105
Jul Dulverton/Westwood Ho 10 467
Aug Great Yarmouth 8 318
Total for year 34 1691
Total for 12 years 197 8796
1977
April New Forest 4 200
June Manston 3 180
Wild camping near Chesil Beach
Aug Penzance/Dawlish 11 611
Total for year 25 1089
Total for 13 years 222 9885
1978
April Swanage 4 250
May/June Charmouth 5 306
July/Aug Hastings 5 146
August Cumbria/New England 12 990
Total for year 26 1692
Total for 14 years 248 11577
1979
April Swanage 5 250
May Bognor 3 104
August Burnham/Dawlish 15 430
Oct Thetford 2 221
Total for year 25 1005
Total for 15 years 273 12585
1980
May Worthing 4 100
July Hythe 7 165
August Newport/Llandwewi 14 551
Total for year 25 816
Total for 16 years 298 13401
1981
April Workington CC/Yorkshire 9 742
July France ( Brittany) 17 918
August Mildenhall/Lowestoft 7 306
Total for year 33 1966
Total for 17 years 331 15367
1982
April Totnes CC 8 412
June Dorchester CC 5 243
Sierra+Musketeer
August France (Sables) 17 1036
Night halt near Bordeaux
Total for year 30 1691
Total for 18 years 361 17058
1983
July Hythe 4 170
August France 18 1150
Site at Escalle near Calais
Total for year 22 1320
Total for 19 years 383 18378
1984
April Worthing 3 92
July Lowestoft 4 288
CC Club site at Lowestoft
August Minehead 4 351
Total for year 11 731
Total for 20 years 394 19109
1985
July Lowestoft 7 320
Site near New Romney in Kent
August France Royan 16 1032
Total for year 23 1352
Total for 21 years 417 20461
1986
July Southport 5 502
August France Angles 16 1000
A favourite site in the Vendee
Waiting for ferry at Dover
Sept Sheffield 2 380
Total for year 23 1882
Total for 22 years 440 22343
Sierra+Leda Cambrian
1987
April Holland 7 637
Lunch break in Belgium
August France 17 1664
Total for year 24 2301
Total for 23 years 464 24644
1988
May Interlaken 9 1308
Site at Interlaken
30 August France 17 1620
At St. Mere Eglise
Total for year 26 2928
Total for 24 years 490 27572
1989
May Exeter 8 410
Aug N Spain & France 17 1481
Total for year 25 1891
Total for 25 years 515 29463
1990
July France – Le Muy 17 1660
Lunch spot in the south of France
Aug Dawlish 10 360
Total for year 27 2020
Total for 26 years 542 31483
1991
Citroen BX TZDEstate+Leda Cambrian
May France – Verchai 11 1274
Aug France – Castets/Royan 16 1742
Overnight on the A1 to Paris
Sept New Forest 2 190
Total for year 29 3206
Total for 27 years 571 35049
1992
Feb Cumbria (Greenacre CL) 4 720
May Cumbria (Oldside CC site) 3 720
Aug Cumbria (Greenacre CL) 12 A&G 6 720
Total for year 19 2160
Total for 28 years 590 37209
1993
April Lamplugh CC site 4 720
C C Site – Dockray Meadow.
Aug Lamplugh 4 720
Aug France – Belledonne/St. Aygu 21 1787
Total for year 29 3227
Total for 29 years 619 40436
Citroen BX Estate+Quantock
1994
April Lamplugh CC site 9 720
May Munich/InnsbruckVenice 23 2226
A rest near Munich
July Exeter/New Forest 7 387
Aug Langres/Tain/St Aygulf 19 (Jen 7) 1750
Site at St. Aygulf
Sept Lamplugh 5 720
Total for year 63 5803
Total for 30 years 682 46239
1995
Feb Spain – Torremolinos 28 1504
Boarding the Pride of Bilbao
May Stuttgart/Brunico/Ca Savio 23 2493
Site at CaSavio
Aug Lamplugh 7 700
Dockray Meadow entrance
Sept Tournus/Tain/Valras 20 1550
Total for year 78 6247
Total for 31 years 760 52486
1996
Jan Spain – Torremolinos 28 1503
Site at Torremolinos
July Scotch Corner 5 554
Aug Spain – Las Palmeras 22 1800
Total for year 55 3857
Total for 32 years 815 56343
1997
Feb Spain – Bon Sol 28 1225
July Lamplugh 7 726
Aug North Spain -, Las Palmeras 23 1816
Total for year 58 3767
Total for 33 years 873 60110
1998
Jan Spain – Bon Sol 39 1230
Waiting for the storm
Next morning at Valdepeñas
Citroen Xantia 2.1 Estate+Quantock
Sept France/Spain 20 1820
Total for year 59 3050
Total for 34 years 932 63160
1999
Jan Spain – Torremolinos 38 2950
Windmills in the snow
Aug Neufchatel, France 2 320
Total eclipse of the sun.
Aug Lucerne, Florence, Venice 26 2266
Total for year 64 5216
Total for 35 years 996 68376
2000
Jan Spain – Torrox 36 2890
Aug Andorra, Las Palmeras 23 1988
Total for year 59 4878
Total for 36 years 1055 73254
2001
Jan Spain – Torrox 42 3060
Aug Garda, Rome, Pompeii, Venice 25 2900
Total for year 67 5960
Total for 37 years 1122 79214
2002
Jan Spain -Torrox 39 3060
Aug Spain – Las Palmeras 23 1988
Total for year 62 5048
Total for 38 years 1184 84262
2003
Jan Spain – Torrox 50 3060
August Lamplugh 7 720
August Remiremont/Venice 24 1813
Nov El Pino, Torrox 32 3060
Total for year 113 8653
Total for 39 years 1297 92915
2004
17 El Pino Torrox 66 3050
Citroen Xantia 2.1 Estate+Bailey Pageant
July Smedmore House, Swanage 4 240
Aug Las Palmeras, Spain 16 1988
Night halt at Pouilly sur Loire
Total for year 86 5278
Total for 40 years 1383 98193
2005
Jan Spain 66 3050
Aug Lucenac, Las Palmeras 24 1988
Lunch break to admire the Bridge at Millau
Total for year 90 5038
Total for 41 years 1473 103231
Citroen C5 Exclusive Estate+Pageant
2006
Jan El Pino Torrox 66 3060
A rest stop on the French autoroute
Nov El Pino Torrox 33 3055
Waiting for the Shuttle at Calais
Total for year 99 6115
Total for 42 years 1572 109346
2007
Jan El Pino Torrox 64 3056
Winter weather in northern France.
Lorton
Oct El Pino Torrox 47 3058
Lunch stop at Bailen, Spain.
Total for year 111 6114
Total for 43 years 1683 115460
2008
Jan El Pino 66 3050
Nearly home. On the M25
Kirby Thore
June/July Las Palmeras 20 1700
Camping Las Palmeras, Spain
Nov El Pino 35 3055
Heading for Folkestone
Total for year 121 7805
Total for 44 years 1804 123265
2009
Jan El Pino 63 3060
Rest area on the Autoroute
Ennerdale
July Cumbria 6 720
2010
Nov/Dec Duquesa 30
Total for year 69 3780
Total for 45 years 1873 127045
2011
Jan/March Torrox apt/Marbella apt.
Citroen C5 Exclusive Estate+Avondale Rialto
April Charmouth (with Sam A&J) 6 240
CC Site at Charmouth
July Durham/Greenacre CL 11 720
August Shropshire Much Wenlock 9 440
Nov El Pino 34 1530
Total for year ‘ 60 2930
Total for 46 years 1933 129975
2012
Jan El Pino 63 1530
On board the Shuttle
April New Forest (with Sam & A&J) 6 188
May Les Epinettes (with Angela) 5 176
Sept Durham Grange 7 590
Nov El Pino 57 698
Total for year 138 3182
Total for 47 years 2071 133157
2013
Jan Torrox El Pino 64 698
June Rushcroft Farm, New Forest 5 180
Aug Le Rumpval, France 4 340
Camping Le Rumpval, France
Nov Torrox 47 698
Total for year 120 1916
Total for 48 years 2191 135073
2014
Jan Torrox 75 698
Waiting to board at Santander
Citroen C5 X7 Estate+Rialto
July Blackhorse Farm 3 140
Aug Thirsk Racecourse CC site 5 255
CC Site at Thirsk Racecourse
Aug Lamplugh CC site 5 460
Sept Rushcroft New Forest 7 180
C&CC CL in The New Forest
Nov Aranhuez/Saville/Torrox 60 760
Total for year 155 2493
Total for 49 years 2346 137566
2015
Jan Torrox 61 730
June Yorkshire & North Wales 12 572
August Devon/Dorset 6 280
Nov. Salamanca/Caceres/Torrox 61 765
Camping El Pino at Torrox
Total for year 141 nights 2347 miles
Total for 50 year 2487 nights 139913 Towed miles
2016
Jan Torrox/LaCabrera/Santander 60 688
Aug Yeovil 5 246
Aug Dawlish 8 360
Ready for bed at Portsmouth dockside and
ready for 8am sailing.
Nov Aranhuez/Cordoba/ElPino 6 680
Total for Year 134 1974
Total for 51 years 2621 141887
2017
Jan Toledo/Burgos/Santander 59 675
June Shropshire 8 360
Aug Swanage 9 250
Nov Spain 61 860
Total for Year 137 2145
2018
Jan Spain 59 700
July Kent 6 160
Aug Devon 10 450
Oct Spain 63 810
Totals for year 138 2120
2019
Jan Spain 59 700
June Norfolk 10 342
July Stratford upon Avon 10 228
Nov Spain 36 800
Totals for year 115 1760
2020
Jan Spain 56 780
Aug Gloucester 10 240
Sept Cornwall 14 570
Total for year 80 1590
Total for 56 years 3171 nights 149812 towed miles
2021
April Winchester 120 10
May Westwood Ho 210 7
July Cornwall & Somerset 12 570
jondogoescaravanning.com 
Very much enjoyed your Blog and particularly the log which quite closely resembles my caravanning history.
Regards David
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Thank you. It’s been an enjoyable experience building it.
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Thanks for sharing your journey through a caravan life!! Makes me wish I had done the same!!
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Originally it was started at the suggestion of my two little girls and kept in an exercise book. Later it was transferred to computer memory stick. Now it’s become a treasured collection of memories.
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You have brought a tear to my eye, made me admire you, felt envious but most of all have enjoyed your whole blog and i hope you enjoy all your travels in the future.
Take care and maybe one day we will meet some were? Kind regards Terry.
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Thank you Terry. Your comments are appreciated.
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My late parents were caravanners and as a child we escaped Glasgow for our annual summer holiday to Hookhills caravan site in Paignton Devon – your log book is inspiring – my partner Karen and I had the good fortune to tow our small unit to Camping Alpenblick in Interlaken two years ago – I am composing this on my last day of our holiday in Paralimni in Cyprus – you have convinced me to take our Abbey Iona to Europe next summer – many thanks for a well presented blog
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Thank you for your comments. My best wishes for your forthcoming European tour. Enjoy!
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Truly inspirational, have just spent our first winter abroad (Mojácar) many more to come fingers crossed. Back to work for me now to save up for our next adventure. Please keep up your fantastic blog 👍
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Thank you for your kind comments and I wish you well in your future adventures.
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You, Sir, are a hero! Thank you for taking the time to put all of this together. I’m sorry to read that your wife is no longer with us, but it has been so interesting and inspiring to read – I can tell you it has been even more enjoyable to read than you say it is to write. May you have many more adventure opportunities still! Thank you for your time.
PS, nice to see an IAM advanced driver too!
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Thank you for your kind comments. Much appreciated
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Hi, what a fantastic website/blog……
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Hi Jondo I was thrilled to find you on the caravan talk website and to hear you have a Rialto too. Thank you for yr advice btw and welcome! To see this log of more than 50 yrs is inspiring… where to next?
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Hello FlowerFace. Yes! I’ve owned my Rialto for eleven years now and it’s my pride and joy. Where to next, you ask? Down to Cornwall in less than a week.
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