Road trip back on track After a good nights sleep in the camper at Trent Lock, we thought we’d make an earlier start today. All being well we would be camping in Scotland later today! So a quick mug of tea for the road and we thought we’d head off for a cooked breakfast at … Read more
OK, guesswork time over… With all the parcels and deliveries recently, the house was becoming a bit of postal depot recently. Time to get stuff out of the boxes and get them fitted where they belong rather than clutter up the place! First up the box from Paul at Type2Detectives. I had been in contact … Read more
Ben Pon Barndoor gathering… Despite its name, the 2018 Ben Pon Barndoor gathering wasn’t just Barndoor buses, there was a great selection of other classic air-cooled VW’s to see as well, such as this VW Type 181. It had many names across the various countries it was sold in. It’s a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, manufactured and marketed … Read more
Bye Belgium So time to leave my great little stopover in Strepy Thieu, Belgium and make the journey back to France and the port of Calais. After yesterdays long day of travel, yesterday means it will only be a couple of hours or so to make it to the ferry, so a nice relaxed drive … Read more
Not lost, an adventure After spending a couple of interesting days at Nuremberg, it was time to push on to somewhere new for a change. One option was to head further south towards Stuttgart and possibly see the Porsche Museum there? That sounded like a bit of a plan, so time to hit the road again… … Read more
Classic games February is a busy old month for us. We both have birthdays, plus it’s also our wedding anniversary as well, and this year was our 25th – I’m lucky to be married to such an amazing lady! Not the normal sort of thing, but I managed to find a complete retro travel Scrabble … Read more
If you’re going to rescue a VW 1955 panelvan from the depths of a forest, then undoubtedly this is how to do it! Apparently it was left abandoned, deep in a forest valley in the French alps for at least 40 years! It was then pulled out of the forest in September 2016 by ‘restoring’ it on site and driving it down the mountain !
Sit back and enjoy…
Congratulations to the guys at Airmapp and Serial Kombi on this awesome rescue and the great ‘Resurrection’ video! 🙂
Apparently this trip is not all about me! After last nights bar room sing along, much to Lornas delight, we found out that Hawick is famous for Cashmere wool and knitting! So after a full Scottish breakfast with some Haggis, we headed off to explore the town and find the knitting heritage museum and visitor centre of the … Read more
Looks like the camper van bug is not just something that’s isolated to me – my brother obviously had similar influences to me growing up at home, as can be seen in one of my Dads late bay window Westfalia pop top camper (he’s pictured top right)… So finally my brother and his wife have taken the … Read more