"Please don't be having sex at the back of the van!"

Having collected our RV, Kim’s biggest concern that having watched the sex ed show on channel 4 and that “all parents have sex at least 3 times a week even really old ones!!” that there might be festival of fornication on our rubberised mattress in the confines of our very large tin box in 40⁰ heat. Having had some caravan experiences as a hormonally laden teenager (those stories still make me laugh!) I know the difficulties of such a situation and despite my reassurance that the American built suspension system would easily cope, unfortunately Tina reassured Kim that there would be “none of that kind of stuff going on” for the rest of the holiday!!  Oh well that’s that little detail sorted out then!!

Kim’s concern however pales in insignificance as the rest of us worry that despite almost and hour of induction on the O’Donnell RV wagon Angela and John are unable to switch the engine on!! OMG do we a new van, do we need a mechanic to replace the ignition no John “we just need to turn the key properly!” I am sure there will be other gems to follow from the very loveable O’Donnells.

So after a mega shop in a mega supermarket we head out into the desert. My god it’s HOT! With the AC full blast it’s still like a tandoor in here!!The landscape is impressive though, vast plains and craggy arid mountains for miles and miles. Eventually our friendly American sat-nav voice brings us to Zion. (that sounds a little religious!). Unfortunately is pitch black and for various reasons, which I am not going to admit, to we miss our camp spot but we do end up in a fantastically organised RV park. BBQ on at 10pm - dinner and bed.

GRB