2023. The Riesling and Schnitzel Tour. It seemed that there wouldn’t be time to write up this tour. Few days were without long drives, and those quiet days were busy in other ways. But here I am, sitting in the gardens of a Bohemian restaurant early in the afternoon, with a reservation at 6pm, and […]
Author: Kelvin Collins
Brittany. A short hop. A vast difference.
Vive la difference. It’s nearly two years since our wanderings ceased and we began a more normal life. We took jobs that our parents understood. We had an address, (albeit a caravan), we took our place on the voter’s role. Two years of itchy feet. Our Welsh tour, and this year’s tour of the north […]
ArchieVan unwrapped – and holidays at home.
Wrap. Unwrapped. Four years ago we were stupidly excited at the transformation of ArchieVan from one time delivery vehicle to a gorgeous, but subtle, camper that was to be home for three years. We spent a rather large sum getting the van wrapped in a wonderfully coloured Avery product called Midnight Sand. We fitted sexy 18” […]
Wales 2021. A mini tour.
Oxwich Bay. How we got here can come later. We’re here right now and for once the rain has paused. Wales. Good with rain. ArchieVan is parked up at the end of the car park at The Oxwich Bay Hotel. Few car parks are romantic, but with a ridge of trees towering behind us and […]
Towards a new van life.
Why now? When we were on the road I loved to write up our tale. Most days I’d get a couple of hundred words down, ready to pull it together and post on Saturday lunchtime. Back in St Just I planned to write a blog every month. A letter from St Just. With more than […]
A St Just Lockdown Diary.
The 4th November dawned clear and bright. I was in the fields when the sun peeped over the horizon above Hailglower Farm. The morning was crisp, but the chill of pre-dawn was soon chased away by the sun. Footpaths were busy with dog walkers and birders. All had a spring in their stride brought on by […]