What Makes Us Want To Travel & Why A Motorhome?
Having lived the vast majority of our lives in Northern Ireland, it is only when you travel even a tiny bit that you realize just how isolated we feel here – especially having lived through 30 years of “The Troubles”. The troubles started on my 5th birthday in August 1969, so during most of my […]
Lets See Exactly What We’ve Got – Parking The Motorhome
In fact the van sat in the Castle car park for 4 days while we debated the various methods we might use to get it into the driveway. We wanted the main door to open to the side of our house – not our neighbours – which meant we would have to reverse the motorhome off the […]
There She Blows …… Collecting The Motorhome
Getting to Cumnock in Scotland meant an early start and involved the following: Driving to the ferry terminal in Belfast. Parking up the car for our return. Boarding the ferry as foot passengers. After arriving in Cairnryan, hopping in a taxi to take us to Stranraer. Getting a train from Stranraer to Ayr. Getting picked […]
Where Did That Come From?
I’m sitting in our living room looking out at a huge (30 feet long HUGE) lorry based motorhome desperately trying to understand how it came to be here. I think I mentioned in passing to Alan, around Christmas 2014, that I would love to travel. I watch travel programs and think “I’d love to see […]