Having previously been impressed with the squiggly nature of the Dutch coastline we, or at least I, was looking forward to today’s drive. The weather was a bit pants, but being a driving day it wasn’t so much of an issue. We discovered that a lot of the roads ran along fortifications to keep the blessed water out and when we got to Vroewenpolder at … Continue reading Road trip – third leg Zoutelande to Brielle

We left Zuydcoote beach after a reasonably leisurely morning and after stocking up on Gina, Knackis, goats cheese and crusty bread, headed for Belgium. We were only a few ks off the frontier, and it was so underwhelming I missed a photo opportunity. Belgium seemed to be an interminable road running alongside a tram track, parallel to the beach but on the inland side of … Continue reading Road trip – Second Leg – Zuydcoote via Belgium to Zoutelande

So this is the kick off, scenic Dartford crossing – I remembered to pay for it this time! and a reasonably brisk jog to Dover. We made it just within the 90 min window for check in and queued up in the sunshine. Pasties and other snack food had been purchased en route. Mine clearly was battered about a bit too much on the journey … Continue reading Road trip – First leg -Home to Zuydcoote.

In December we had the bright idea of a trip to Nederlands. The ferry from Hull would be long and pricey with the van, but a drive from Dunkerque would fall into acceptable parameters and the good old DFDS ferry was much more pocket friendly and thus it was decided – road trip – France, Belgium, Netherlands and back. Despite having made this decision, very … Continue reading 3 countries in 1 week – some statistics

The first draft of Easter plans, involved heading over to Northern Ireland, a spot we haven’t previously been to, but upon inwestigation of maritime transport we realised we’d have a lengthy journey, potentially through South West Scotland, which, similarly remains unknown to us. Looking into this further, the idea of Dark Skies Forest Parks, and, more specifically CS campsite behind a pub, kind of sold … Continue reading Sunny Scotland

In preparation for a long Easter weekend, we took the new awning and screen covers to Colombia for a test.Van was crammed full for just an afternoon’s entertainment and we found a spacious spot to begin.Screens went on first – windscreen cover went on first, hooking over cab doors, no worries. You just have to remember not to open the doors when it’s all fastened.It … Continue reading Testing 1,2,3

After a long, noisy and tiring half term week at home with the anklebiterz we snuck away for a pre-camping show stopover in deepest, darkest Derbyshire. The tickets for the show had been booked for months and knowing that there was likely to be some heavy duty purchasing going on the nipperz were barred from attending this time round and were dispatched to Nannan’s. We … Continue reading Darkness in Derbyshire and a Costly Caper at the Camping Show

We’ve not really got up to much at New Years for a while, and had no plans, so thought about sneaking off to see in the new year in the van. We discussed Scotland, Norfolk and a couple of other ideas, but left it, as you do and in the end KB booked us in at Butt Farm near Beverley, somewhere I’d heard of before, … Continue reading New Year’s Caper

You’ve got to love 2 days off work part way through the longest, darkest term. Last year when the long weekend came around we did nowt, but we didn’t have a camper then. This year, as Madame has been learning about the Stone Age, we decided to head south for a megalithic caper. There was no chance of packing up during the week, so we … Continue reading November Long Weekend. Show me the Menhir.

Tuesday was Le Touquet. The day began with rain and wind. We did a roundabout kind of meander into Le Touquet and parked on the seafront. It was blowing a right gale. I had a jolie conversation with a pleasant Madame at the horodateur about the parking charges. As we arrived during lunchtime the first hour was free so for a couple of euro we … Continue reading La Belle France (2)