Well a week has passed now since returning from the First dub-vacation, what a brilliant week we had even though numbers were a bit lower than expected. Such a friendly atmosphere with a host of early bays, late bays, T25's, T4's some T5's and a sole splitscreen pick up aswell, lovely. The majority of those that attended have all said they will be there next year, so roll on Dub-vacation 2. And a big well done to Brett Hawksbee for organising it all. My better half having a go at circus skills Our very own fairground on site A couple ot T25's A T5 pick up So many activities laid on for the little ones including climbing wall and quad bikes Even had time to make this and finally a sunset and a knackered woofer
Just ;D ;D I think that with the enthusiasm and support of everyone who came, we established that a week VW long event, for the whole family, is a viable alternative to the generic show... (which is not meant as a criticism of the generic shows) It was a fantastic start, but only a start. Yes, there were a few problems... the cancelled hovercraft for example. But I did not just go "Oh, the hovercraft's cancelled on us... shame". I arranged the free climbing wall, Go-Quads and Fairground Session, very last minute, because of the hovercraftlessness But what did we do with our week? We did Archery, we did Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, Rock Climbing, Fairground Riding, go-quadding, seaside cruises, African drum workshops, Ukulele workshops, meditation workshops, Shamballa Jewellery making, card crafting, off road course rides, hula hoop making, poi, Zumba, street dance, fitness, photography workshops, treasure hunts, 5 discos! (Sorry, but now you know to expect an overload of Ska ) All free within the about £50 a head price. Many also checked out the Owl and Bird of Prey Centre, the meerkats, crazy golf, lakes and shops, and enjoyed Mal Fry's musicianship, some fished (very successfully), some banged some golf balls around (a good walk, spoiled), played volleyball, or football, or played on the 'beach'. Everyone who went this year bought in to the vision of something different... for all the family, and just about everyone tells me they will be back for Dub Vacation 2. Dub Vacation 2 will be a maximum of 200 pitches, and the week will never exceed 250 pitches. I knew in advance the numbers for 2012, and planned appropriately. The same will be true of 2013. If the planned number are sold out I will NOT be continuing to take bookings. It will always be a 'small' event, a family event, and already the VW based workshops etc are being confirmed as cast iron before website for 2013 goes live, and there's other new stuff planned. Including more for kids, (although they kept pretty busy!!) I'm looking forward to it already.
