Easter inspiration.
By Dan Cartwright
In-line with the forthcoming easter bank holiday we know your bags are already packed and your plans made so we thought we would do something a little bit different with some interesting easter trivia for your journey.
1. The first easter egg was produced by Fry’s of Bristol in 1873. As we all know Bailey caravans and motorhomes are made in Bristol close to the old Fry’s site but unfortunately they are made out of Alu-Tech rather than Chocolate… which leads on to your next interesting easter fact…
2. The tallest easter egg recorded was made in Italy in 2011 and dwarfs just about any caravan on the market today. The egg was 10.39 meters tall and weighed 7200KG. We assume this was a hollow egg so presumably a hot knife and you could install some windows and doors and use it as a caravan.. you’re gonna need one big tow car though.
3. Americans love Jelly Beans at easter and consume more than 16 million jelly beans over the Easter weekend. That’s enough Jelly beans that laid end-to-end would wrap around the world. The UK’s consumption is unknown but if you want an easter challenge then a jelly bean is 2cm and the average single axle caravan is 6 meters so if you eat 300 jelly beans you will have eaten the length of your caravan this easter.
4. Easter ethics… When it comes to Chocolate bunnies 76% of people eat the ears first but more than that, Florida state this year re-legalised the dying of chickens for easter. So if you are touring in florida and you see what looks like a tandoori chicken walking around – that’s all fine.
5.Easter is celebrated at different times by Eastern and Western Christians. That’s because the dates for Easter in Eastern Christianity are based on the Julian Calendar. Whilst this is ecclesiastically contentious and has been for many decades between the two churches it does mean that if you’re big in to Easter you can organise a motorhome or caravan road trip across europe to celebrate two Easters.
