As long as I can make coffee, I'm happy to camp anywhere at any time. I've been taking advantage of the good weather to camp when I can.
We've got solar panels so we don't always need an electric hook up but I have to use a battery operated milk frother as the plug sockets don't work off solar. The fridge and lights do.
Waking up before 6am with the dawn chorus and a lazy hour or two spent in bed reading.
It's been getting hot out there and in the van, but with the shades up, curtains closed and vents open, I have been able to sleep and keep cool.
It's been getting tricky to find sites that will accept one nights camping. A lot of sites are charging £60 a night per pitch. I found this one for £16 a night inc electricity. Not the best views, but clean and a toilet and shower.
I can always find a decent shot for the 'gram.
We've purchased a stool to use in the back. If it's wet weather or we're not stopping long, we don't pop the roof. Now I can sit down to make tea, prep lunch without breaking my back bending over. When the roof is pooped I've got a good 4ft head clearance.
I had some flowers from a student for my birthday. I forgot to take them out of the van. I have a routine when we arrive home to make sure we're fully stocked for the next trip. I replace towels, dish clothes, tea, coffee, sugar etc as we unpack.
We spent a night two nights in Scotland on our way to and back from Northern Ireland. It was a last minute trip and our usual route sailing from Liverpool was fully booked.
As the van was packed with the awning, there was limited space in the van when we pulled up. We made do with the solar panels and ate out. I was still able to make tea and use the sink by moving the storage box.
We had 4 nights on a camp site Lough Neagh with lots of visits with our grandson.
Our camping set up.
What's left when we drive away from the awning.
The plug sockets are a pain. One is behind the cooker and difficult to use when using the stove.
The other one below doesn't like the plug on my coffee machine, but is good for the toaster.
We have a lot of picnics in the van. Grandson insisted on it even though it was a perfect day for being outside.
On our way back the ferry was delayed by 90 mins so I made a pasta salad for lunch and a cup of tea.
The van is due for its annual service and habitation check, so we decided to give it a deep clean. Everything has been emptied out, cleaned and washed. These piles need sorting as we put everything in 2 years ago and there is quite a bit of stuff we haven't used.
Peter is cleaning out the water tanks and they need to air dry, so we won't be packing back up until our next trip.
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