After a nightmare 2018 losing my beloved youngest son to suicide aged 25, my lovely daughter in law to breast cancer and a good friend who died in his sleep, I decided life’s too short not to do something on my bucket list, so I’ve decided to ditch the antidepressants and lounging around watching daytime true crime programmes (can you believe i have repetitive strain injury on my wrist due to repeatedly fast forwarding through ads!!) since I retired 2 years ago and have bought a motor home 
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I have happy memories touring with my ex in our caravan. I decided on a Moho as probably the best option being in my late sixties.
I have driven an automatic car for 25 years and was worried about using manual gears in what is basically a Ford Transit chassis.
I collected it on Monday and in order to check it out, stayed for a couple of days on the campsite where I am going to store it to give it a check over.
The smell of burning rubber as I arrived at the site was overwhelming! I can only presume I was possibly riding the clutch too much or something.
A friend who is a seasoned motor home owner stayed too just to put me through my paces. She was a Godsend and made the transition a lot easier.
I am still very nervous driving it on the narrow Fenland roads near the storage site but hopefully I will gain more confidence as time goes by.
I’m several stone overweight so it’s a tight squeeze everywhere inside but hey, what better motivation to go on a diet is there.
Some of you may remember that I was reluctant to move in full time with my partner of 4 years. Well I am finally moving in with him and will now have a bolt hole to escape to as I’m used to it being just me and my dog. Of course partner is free to join me on his holidays as he works full time and I also have him on my insurance.
Most of the time it will be just me and Lulu though. I’m sticking to EHU campsites for now and have a few weekday sites booked this autumn not too far away.
I am also booked on a motorhome manoeuvring course in October and intend to camp all year around hopefully except when snow and icy roads are forecast (here’s hoping for a mild winter ).
I’m really looking forward to my adventure of touring in the UK.
Are there any other solo motorhomers out there who too have taken the plunge late in life? Would love to compare notes .
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