Ribblesdale. A friend cancelled a meeting in Huddersfield, a fair way to the east. The demands of work. A shame to miss him, but I was pleased not to have to drive a hundred miles or so in the wrong direction. Unfortunately it was already afternoon and I needed a plan for where to sleep. […]
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Tarn before breakfast.
The new sleeping bag is a big bonus. It’s not compact or light – but we’re in the van so it doesn’t matter. Last night was around 5 degrees – but we slept like logs and woke if not quite toasty, then not shivering either. Van life gets better with experience. The wind comes in […]
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Hit the north – Archie in the Lake District.
It’s grim up north – or so we’re told. Living somewhere as beautiful as the far west can make it hard to motivate yourself to travel in Britain – but it’s worth the effort if you do. Amanda’s from North Yorkshire. We have had the good fortune to work from Edinburgh, York and Manchester. And […]
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Home, and planning the next adventure.
The first ArchieVan adventure is done. And we completely loved it. Wonderful scenery in the German mountains and forests, the Slovenian Triglav National Park, the Dolomites, and even driving through Kent yesterday as the trees turned. We met some great people. Ate some great food. Swam in lovely water. Marvelled at so many things. And […]
ArchieVan – taking delivery!
It’s almost a year since this journey started. It’s that long since we bought Archie Van after seeing him on Auto Trader as a straightforward VW Crafter. We had big dreams. We talked regularly about “When we’ve got our van……..” And then one day he arrived. “Blimey” we said, “he’s big!” He soon had to […]