We're taking the camper and heading up towards Scotland and Hadrian's Wall. Not saying we will go all the way but, you know!!
Delilah has had a lot of work done to try and maximise the chance that she will make it all the way up North and back. The ferry has been booked.... and that's about it so far. Better get on with more planning!
Delilah is nearly ready to go. All she needs now is the accelerator pedal re-installed after a bit of welding last night. She needs a good clean. And finally, she needs to be packed up! She looks excited at the prospect of going on the boat again... bit like me!
Oil change completed!! Final engine tweaks then thats all the mechanical stuff sortedl!
Checked in to Condor and now relaxing in the back of the camper!!
Condor have once again put my car outside. Poor Delilah is half outside. If the weather is rough and spray comes over, she might be rusted away by morning. The weather doesnt look promising either!
So far, so good. Delilah has only a light salt covering to remove when I find a suitable car wash. I tried to use the windscreen washer but discovered that I need to put some air in the bottle first so that the water can get to the pump.... quite strange. It is going to cost 50p unless I can wait till I get the pump fr ...
We are staying in a hotel for the first couple of nights and I have found a great one hidden away in a small village. Might head out to sample some local ales later on! As soon as I can motivate myself to move, I'll get some pics of the grounds. For now, here is the view from the window!
3 words ... VILE,VILE, VILE! We're in a motorway somewhere near Warwick & it's properly raining!
This car didn't get much bigger; even up close!
There are worse places to stop and fix things. A pipe had split and some bolts came loose!!!
Not able to book in as it's 5 minutes past "quiet time"
In the Peak District staying in a hotel due to missing 8pm check-in time of local campsites.Looks like the Scotland tour is going to have to go on hold as Delilah is limping along :-( Tonight we'll have to come up with a plan b & c for the rest of the trip.
Stopped in a random town that TomTom has provided looking for Halfords.
Have found a Halfords & stocked up on some camper repair essentials!
New pipe in place... should be stronger than the old one. Quite strange lying in a Pay & Display with the rocker cover off. I checked a few things and tensioned the fan belt to see if the noise goes away. Either way, with a top up of oil, we need to give her a run so off to find a camp site... any have vehicle lifts I ...
This is far more serious than the camper problems!!!!
Have been here in the Peak District for a couple of days without any mobile signal. The lack of mobile signal is no problem, but, the lack of free internet is a nightmare!! The only method of communication is pay phones. Here H is in one such relic with a matching jumper!!
In a Bakewell coffee shop eating lemon bakewell pie (H) & picnic pork pie with pork & apple sausage roll (Shane). YUM YIM :-)
We are walking around a small village and H met the real Harry Potter! Apparently he was a really nice guy but didnt talk much!!
Shane with his pot of tea for one & huge roll! Shane: "it's solid beef baby"