Glentanner Park Centre

5 July 2017 | Grace

We arrived in Glentanner Park Centre a little shy of 8pm. Families of rabbits greeted us–there were probably 50 of them, seriously. This holiday park allows you to choose your own spot (others just assign you one). For safety reasons, Marco picked a spot just a few metres away from the other campervans. I slightly objected, but thinking about it now, I’m glad we went for his choice because it also meant not having to walk too far in the cold to get to the toilet and the kitchen.

Disclaimer: The main photo is just a screen capture from a GoPro video I recorded. I wasn’t able to take proper photos the following morning, out of over excitement, waking up to the awesome mountain views. I also forgot about the check-out time, so we had to organise ourselves quite hurriedly.

 

Tomtom

Since it’s winter, it starts to get dark before 5pm, and we didn’t get to see much during the entire trip. Marco told me to just “imagine the views” 😉

 

Road

Holiday Park Tip: It doesn’t matter what time you check-in at a holiday park. If the reception is closed for the day, you’ll find a letter or a note addressed to you in a letterbox or stuck on the door, telling you a few instructions. You don’t need to ring them up or panic in case you’re running late.

 

Supper

Our first meal in the campervan. We had ciabatta pockets, roast chicken, and tomato sauce. It was amazing (and we were also starving).

 

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