Well, the first job was to remove the bulkhead. Easy peasy. Or so we thought. But hey ho, nothing will be straight forward so we may as well start now! The mesh bulkhead was in 3 parts bolted with 13mm hex and T40 torx bolts – so easy enough to…
240v Electrics Idea The 240v electrics are quite simple on this van, as they aren’t really needed. But, we want it just to operate a 240v battery charger and a single 240v socket just for a single 1/2kw electric heater in the winter. So nothing major. Now simply, you need…
See HERE for trip index This trip is slightly different to our previous Asia trip as my parents should have been joining us for the first 4 weeks (see later). As they are (cough) 70+ we’ve had to take that into consideration in terms of locations and timings, with the…
Well, following on from our 2015-2016 plans, how did we do? Hmmm. Not hugely well. Totally my parents fault, mainly my mother, whose selective hearing meant she thought we were talking about a return to Cambodia and Thailand in 2016 – despite saying 2017 and even in our previous plan…
Unbelievable. Sad. Saying bye bye to friend that has given us so much and made so many adventures possible 🙁 After 10 years to the day, 70,000 miles, and countless nights of unbelievable adventures, travels, touring and excitement, the van is leaving us and going to a new home and new owners who…
Blimey, good job our plans are fluid 🙂 We’ve always wanted to go back to SE Asia as on our 4 month backpacking trip we feel like we rushed bits. So we’d planned to go back to Thailand and Cambodia in a year or three. Ankor complex (Siem Reap –…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This is a nice bike ride through quiet country lanes all the way to Castle Combe – and directly to the racetrack! Ideal for a day out if the motorsport is on. As we did it for the motorsport, we did out and…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This route is a bit off road, brideway and muddy roads, hybrid bike needed as a minimum. Once leaving Melksham on Forest Road, then heading on bridleway/track through the lovely Spy Park, and then across the top near Bowdon, but then kinking right…
For full Wiltshire route index see HERE This is a nice bike ride through country lanes via Lacock Atworth and Holt, and easily extendable to Corsham if you want to do a few more miles. Starting in Melksham, and stopping at the Old Ham Tree in Holt for an excellent…
When we started this blog a long long time ago, it was all about our campervan exploits and touring. But, as we found we like to mix our adventures with Backpacking (which we NEED to do more of) and Cycle touring, as well as local walking and cycling. So, our…