Here you can see the van after I added some solar power and a shower and hot water system. Not looking too bad.

Here is how the caravan looked when I first got it. Pretty normal I guess. Notice the furniture and general whiteness.

The Caravan Story

The caravan has a history and has suffered greatly at my hands. Because it still makes me laugh when I see the photos I am going to tell you the story now. It's going to be multiple posts because I am using Picassa to post. Maybe one day i will clean this mess up....When I am really bored....

Current Location!

At the moment the caravan is parked on the field at the bottom of Liz's garden. I have a pond a stones throw away and the trees provide plenty of shade for the solar panel and wind shadow for the wind turbine. The caravan is a new improved whiter version, never finished of course, but slowly reverting back to a habitable state.

Perth to Newy and Back....

Ok, I have been very slack. My best excuse is that my internet connection has been unreliable.
Here is the Update.
I drove from Perth to Newcastle to collect my caravan from Jamie's garden. I left on Sat Afternoon and returned on Sat afternoon exactly one week later. I drove 18Hrs a day averaging about 110kph on the way there and about 70kph on the way back. The car used about 9.5Lt/100Km on the way there and about 18Lt/100km on the way back with the caravan. I enjoyed the drive and listed to alot of audio books and music. I came back via Albany leaving the Caravan there.
A few weeks later I helped Matty and Liz move down from Perth to their new home in Albany, where my van is currently located...

Perth - SA Border

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We went to fly dougies again yesterday. It was strong and rough air. When we arrived matty stood on a bee and was stung. When we left I stood on a bee and was stung. Odds? 40'C today

Dougies

Matty flew my fun at Dougies, it was lovelly ssw for 20mins and then it went E and became rough.

Matty made his first video of the footage from Albany and Dougies, find it here:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6stj3uFAmP8

Shellies

Sandpatch

Great Day at Cott

It was supposed to be SW it was WSW most of the day. Everyone flew. Awesome day.

Saturday at Bakewell

Everybody went to bakewell. Some flew early in the smooth morning SE and we flew after lunch in quite thermic southerlies. I flew my dear fun as it is all my back will lift at the moment and Matty flew his Pegasus. We are planning to go for a fly in the country tomorrow with the power harnesses, should be 4 of us up at once!

Cott Again

Matty and I had a good morning at Cott, it was off to the south and ended up getting too strong in the afternoon.

Awesome day at Cott

We got up around 7.30am this morning and made it to Cott very early. The winds were lighter than forecast and mostly WNW. I flew for an hour and top landed early on when it was light. Then as the day warmed the air became less bouyant and more turbulant, but still fun ;-) It was 20knots much of the afternoon and great fun. Matty flew his colourfull Mars... A good Cott day.