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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Cabinet Saga – Renovating The Woodwork
The cabinetry was in good order but was a little dated (circa 1982). The motorhome had been built by a luxury yacht manufacturer, so had been finished to professional marine standards. All the cabinets and drawers had been hand crafted with dovetail joints, ensuring a very strong construction. At some point, the wood side panels and cupboard surrounds […]
The Smallest Room in the Van – Our New Updated Bathroom
The “bathroom” was also circa 1972 in looks and smell and needed completely gutted. The old walls were the usual waterproof wallboard in a sickly cream colour. The plastic corner sink was also cream, cracked around the edges, the taps and all down the pedestal. The taps and shower fittings were all 1980’s fading gold […]