Changeover day
We had to be off one site by 12pm but supposedly not arriving at the next until 4pm so we ambled around for a bit in the morning, went and found a supermarket and did some shopping before coming back to pick up the trailer. Said goodbye to the hustle and bustle of Camping Zeeburg at almost exactly noon, and travelled down to Turnhout and Baalse Hei. We were there by 2pm, and they were happy about that so no problems there.
It felt like a huge contrast between the two sites – Baalse Hei was in the middle of the countryside, very peaceful, and the site itself was fairly empty and quiet. In our small camping area only 3/10 of the pitches were occupied at any one time, and this was mid-August, we were really surprised. Plenty of space for our palace this time, and we were thrilled to see a little play area in the middle of the field, which our kids had to themselves for 99% of the time!
After we’d set up we went for a walk and explored the site, sat and had a beer in the bar while the children played in the big play area, the length of the lake away! Felt as though we were going to have a lovely relaxing week, and we did