Saying ciao for now

The last few weeks have been rather emotional.

Finishing my jobs, seeing loved ones to say ciao for now has all taken it’s toll on me mentally and physically (although I think the physically part is mainly due to a wedding hangover from the weekend!).

Realising that I won’t see my family and best friends for a little while is kinda sad; from those who I speak to and see on a regular basis, to my nephews who are going to grow up so much! Waaahhhhh…

Still, all for the greater good* isn’t it.

But, to add to the stresses and strains, our trip has been delayed a few days due to having to have a hospital appointment, which luckily I managed to rearrange as it was originally in a few weeks! Thought I might have to fly back but the lovely nurses and staff at Salisbury District Hospital have managed to fit me in, albeit a few days after we were supposed to leave. 

However, changing the Euro Tunnel tickets turned out to be the easiest travel change to make and we have already booked our first camp site in Belgium! Hurrah!

Love each other

*to be read in an accent a la Hot Fuzz

Vannigan

Where it all began! It only took us nearly two years (!) but we finally did it…

Instead of buying a campervan that was already finished, we were persuaded to buy an empty shell and do it ourselves. It was hard work, especially as we literally had no experience and not a clue what to do! But I would recommend it to anyone, as even though it was extremely frustrating at times, we are so pleased with the result; our little home away from home.

  • Where it all began
  • Making it warm
  • Adding carpet and cladding
  • Bed using repurposed wood
  • Fixing the ‘kitchen’
  • Hideaway cooker
Just before we cut the window in

Learning new skills along the way (and a shit ton of patience!) we made our new home on wheels.

  • More cladding
  • Pimping my ride
  • Hello!
  • The point of no return
  • Swivel seat!

And here it is in all its short wheel base glory!

  • Thar she blows
  • Good reads and good tunes
  • There’s a cooker in there somewhere
  • From the back
  • Ten points if you can guess the map without zooming in!
  • Testing the bed

Sending it off to the DVLA to be reclassified as a ‘motorcaravan’ was pretty nerve wracking considering our short time frame – did we have the right things? Are we sending enough photos? Will they accept our design? Luckily within a few days I had received the new V5 back!

WE DID IT!