A Very Happy Christmas To You

23/12/2007 by Bob and Di.

It is wonderful to be able, at any time of year but especially at this Christmas season, to greet those whom we have met since launching the Parc Verger project, and others who have been watching our progress, and say how much we appreciate all of the support we have been given.

2007 has been a good year for us. We were able to open officially after the inspection by the sous-prefecture on 31^st January, and we have been delighted to welcome so many over the period since then who have come to see what Parc Verger is all about.

During the year we have continued the development of the site, and are now awaiting the start of the current project, re-grading the entrance of the site. This involves digging out the first five metres of the drive, and replacing it with concrete, but at a much lower gradient. Next to that a drain is being inserted, and the lower half of the drive will then be re-graded, which involves taking away some half-a-metre of earth at the deepest point.

Hot-foot after this comes the installation of sanitary facilities in the existing chalet, and here we are fortunate to have Mike Lockett on site, as he has had experience of such work before, and is very happy to be involved in this development.

Slightly later in the scheme of things is the clearance of the additional land adjacent to the site, where we plan to have pitches for caravans, tents and light motor-homes. It was too late in the year to grass this area, so we have delayed the land clearance until the beginning of March, with the idea that we can get grass seed sewn fairly soon after that. Whether this will be available for visitors in 2008 we do not know, but we live in hope.

If you have visited us already, then we look forward to your next visit, and hope that you will enjoy seeing the on-going development of Parc Verger in 2008. If you have not yet been here, then come and see us soon! This year there will be four RVs on site (including us) over Christmas - how about joining us next year? OK, it may not be as warm as it can be in Spain, but today is a perfect day, wall to wall sunshine from a blue sky, and even though it is winter the countryside is beautiful. One of our current guests said “I never thought I could fall in love with a place on a first visit, but I have here”. That’s how we felt about it when we arrived, and we’ve not lost that sheer pleasure in living here.

A very happy Christmas to you, and may your travelling in 2008 be enjoyable and safe.

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