Mitsubishi Vantech JB500 Delica camper

Summer Adventures 2019 DubFest 14-19 June The weather forecast was an amber warning of heavy rain, and we debated whether it was worth going.  But in the event is was fairly sunny.  Don't have any pictures though. Jazz and Art in the Neuk of Fife - 28-29 June We stayed at Silverdykes and used the new awning for the first time because the camp site does not allow freestanding tents.  It was open studio weekend, so dozens of local artists were selling work from their home studios. Arbroath, Montrose and Stonehaven - 10-12 July Short mid-week trip.  Arbroath has a working harbour and more fish and chip shops than anywhere else I know.  It also has embroidered street lights and bicycle stands! After staying in Arbroath I headed north to Montrose.  The high street is a little sad today with mostly pound shops and charity stores, but there are some lovely buildings and the view coming in reminded me of the painting of Delft after ...

The seating and luton bed in Daisy are just plywood boards with foam and tired covering.  Now I have a sewing machine, how hard can it be to re-upholster? I decided the two most used base seats needed fresh foam, but at £25 per seat I was not keen to replace all 7. 

Trip to Ireland - May 2019 After my daughter's Higher Exams we took some time to travel to Ireland.  This was the first time we had used Daisy with one person sleeping in the overhead space and the other on the bed made up from the table area.  It worked very well - not over-crowded and we slept fine. Day 1 - Home to Maybole I am not sure of there is much of a village here - it is a dot on the map about 7km east of Turnberry on Scotland's east coast.  But where is a lovely and secluded campsite called the Walled Garden.  Very peaceful, with walks along the wooded riverbank and, usefully for us, not too far from the ferry port. Day 2 - Maybole to Belfast The ferry from Cairnryan departs at 11am.  So we left the campsite at 9am and expected to be far too early. But the road to the coast was closed and we had to take a back road detour.  But we made it in time to join the ferry with a lot of motorbikes.  On the ferry we decided to stay at ...

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...