Month: May 2017

  • Start at the start…where it ended!

    Start at the start…where it ended!

    Leading on from the last BLOG entry the replacement gearbox was fitted and we focused our attention on contacting campsites and making sure everything was checked and packed. We would need to run the van with the storage box on the back to give us extra capacity for the outdoor equipment. This has become known as the…

  • Joys, trials, tribulations..

    Joys, trials, tribulations..

    I don’t think people realize just how emotional owning a campervan can be. You have to live it to really understand the ups and downs. I’ve become  sentimentally attached to my van as times passed, and this last month has been a roller coaster ride with highs one minute, and lows the next. This has been…

  • Seeing Red

    So my van has gearbox issues! But no reason to stop chipping away at the things that have annoyed me until that can be fixed. Basically, the gaps in my wheels aren’t massive because of the style of alloy, but annoying all the same to see the rusty drum behind. So yesterday / today I jacked…