Apologies for the hiatus in updates-we’ve had a funny old
season.
Bookings at Christmastime were 40% down compared to 2018 and
by July, the situation had barely improved. We frequently had more staff
working in the bar/kitchen than customers and it was a very worrying
time. Just as the campsite started to fill up, John spent 8 days in
hospital with a nasty eye infection and although now back at home, he’s still
on antibiotics and eye drops and can’t see out of his right eye! Luckily,
our fabulous campers stepped up and really helped out, moving caravans, shopping,
leading Sarah’s weekly walks, gardening and so on. And even now, we are
regularly helped in the kitchen by a team of volunteer washer-uppers!
Ironically, we are busier now than we were in July and we’re cooking 20-40
meals each evening. We've started our Eat-ups menu and we
think we’ll have eaten everything up by Sunday .. when we move into the last
week, low season, and we can start winding down. We’ll keep you posted
with our news over the winter!
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Chenonceau Castle |
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14 July Fireworks |
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Always a repair to be carried out! |
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All customers welcome at the bar! |
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Pitches 2 and 3 in June |
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Pitches 2 and 3 in September |
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Very sore eye! |
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View from a balloon |
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Sarah's Friday Walk - not led by Sarah for once! Thanks Trevor. |