Mitsubishi Vantech JB500 Delica camper

This is a complete list of all the changes I made. I bought Daisy on 17/5/2018.   Repaired the steering and brakes Replaced the exhaust Added GPS and reversing camera Removed the tired decor stripe Replaced the passenger wing mirror Replaced the extractor fan Added another reversing light Removed the roof box Changed starter relay and wiring to cure hot start problem Fixed the cigar lighter (so the GPS would work) Cleaned the outside, including the strange black spots on the roof. Painted the side skirt, fixed a hole at the back Painted the front bumper Fixed the passenger sun visor so it stays up Replaced the interior light bulb Added 2 more 240v sockets Added bead seat covers Replaced the floor mats Cleaned the interior carpets Added a dash clock Added new interior clock and thermometer Fixed the drivers window winder Built side window screens Added a phone charging point Added 8 interior lights Replaced 5 curtains Replaced toilet and f...

My European Adventure One of my reasons for buying Daisy was a fear that I would be made redundant.  I wanted to be able to travel quickly, and not be faced with difficult decisions to spend money when I was not earning.  And I did not want to undertake a trip in an unproven vehicle. I was fortunate that my redundancy started with gardening leave, so there was no point in looking for jobs which I could not take until I actually became redundant.  In effect I had 3 months on full pay and no work.  Yippee.  But the downside was that camping in Europe will be cold and few sites are open.  However, the Alan Rogers web site has a list of all year camp sites - it is not 100% accurate but it is very useful.  Here is my route.  Most stops are camp sites but the purple ones are hotels.  Usually that's because there was no convenient camp site open at the time. Start Point - Newcastle to Amsterdam Ferry - 3 Jan 2019 This ferry is...

Weekend trip to the Isle of Bute. Easy drive from Glasgow after work.  S took train to Weymms Bay.  Lovely camp site.  S saw a hedgehog.  Windy and a bit cold.  Trumatic would not work, but we had a fan heater.  Fitted new hub caps.

Moffat  26 May Aberfeldy Caravan Park  21 July Thacka Lee 22 Sept

The Road to Durness  - August 2018 This is our first week in Daisy.  We kept to our ground rules of road trips - don't plan to travel much more than 2 hours a day and stay in nice places. Friday 10 August - Invernahavon, between Damwhinnie and Aviemore.  It took a long time to drive this far, partly because of traffic approaching the Queensferry bridge on Friday after work.  It's a lovely rural site, with a little river and a few midges.  Saturday 11 August - a nice day out in Inverness, then on to Fortrose on the Black Isle.  The campsite is really near the town and there were a few good pubs. Sunday 12 August - Drove the the Crask Inn.  Met the Episcoplian Bishop over dinner.  Willow camped in the garden - a bit wet.  A few cyclists doing Lands End to John O'Groats. Monday 13 August - Followed the remote road up to Durness. Pretty campsite with a sandy beach and pub. Tuesday 14th - The slow road to Ullapool....

Sunday of the Bank Holiday Set out at 12.30, and took three hours to get to Biggar, because that's what happens when you take the A-roads; and then get confused around Lanark and end up on the B-roads; and then end up following cycle route signs.  Back in Biggar for the first time in years.  The road over the hills and the drop down into Moffat Campsite; birds; dogs; kids; blue sky; clouds Soul; reading Pub singers

Sunday 20th May We did not wake with the dawn after our first night in the camper as it was exceedingly comfortable. We spent the evening finding out all its funny little features. There is a window, in the bathroom - which must be lovely when you have a lot of solitude. Possibly its intended as a small 'on-my-own' sitting area?  Sunday morning brunch - hot kippers, bread and butter and coffee - in Alnmouth, the other side of Alnwick. Trundling down the A-roads at a mere 40 mph means you get to see everything. There's time to wave at the lambs in the fields. The bus has a short front so the cab sits high up and up-front with a terrific view. All of this part of the world is green.   Driving the bus at the moment can be amusing as the left wing mirror is at a too jaunty angle to be of much use and the reversing camera doesn't work; and the rear view mirror is worse than useless. We were - careful! The windows wind down manually so SP leaned out occasionally to fix ...