A new loo and a leak.

Happy New Year.

We didn't stay up to see the new year in. We watched a Bruce Willis movie that finished at 11, but we were ready for bed by then. 

We decided to change our toilet to a compost one. We had one in the 5th wheeler and liked the way it worked. There is less water usage, which is handy when you have a limited supoly. We have measured up the gap and it will go in very nicely. The agent is in Raglan, so we went over there on Monday and picked one up. It is very similar to the one we put into the 5th wheeler, but a bit more modern. It has an automatic turning handle that goes for 45 seconds and the poo bucket lifts out so we don’t have to take the whole toilet out to empty it as before. So it is easier for us getting older and not as strong. The urine goes into a bottle in the front and should last 3 or 4 days.

As you can see it is a very neat and tidy unit.

Last night Eddie noticed the carpet by his couch was damp, so he had a look underneath his couch and the pipe that brings water into the caravan was dripping. We put an ice cream container under the drip until this morning. It was about a 1/4 full when we looked this morning, so that would have made a lovely mess. It is all fixed now, but we have left the container underneath just in case. We will have to check it every now and then to make sure it is still ok. Just one of the joys of living in a caravan.