Time for another behind the scenes blog post!

This is our home for three months. (For those, like me, who aren’t good at car taxonomy, it’s a Mazda Bongo.)

The Bongo is 20 years old, and needs a bit of TLC. We have had three garage visits so far, one overnight. I think of it as Bongo B & B.

We did have an awning, but pegging it down on granite in the rain each time we moved sites was less than fun, so we posted it to Ellie (thanks Ellie, hope it’s not in the way) and now we are footloose and awning free.

Rain has accompanied us around the UK, but on the plus side, we have seen some fantastic rainbows.

Rainbow over the Fleet, Dorset

A Shropshire rainbow

Rainbow over the west coast of Scotland at dawn

Cumbrian rainbow

The living space in the campervan measures 2 x 1.5 metres, some of which is taken up by the cupboards, fridge, cooker and sink. The rest of  it is multipurpose.

Kitchen

Dining room

Office

Studio

Bedroom

Ten tips for sharing a living space of 2 x 1.5 metres for three months.

1. Take turns to move, carefully.

2. Even though there is nowhere for them to go, you will lose things constantly. Don’t worry, you are camping, almost everything is optional. Except the keys. They are here somewhere.

3. Herd any stray wildlife off your pitch before parking.

4. Always check how much water is left before you start cleaning your teeth.

5. You think you know all your travelling companion’s little habits. Believe me, you don’t! You will discover some new ones that you never noticed before. Breathe, pretend you are still blissfully unaware.

6. You will laugh ’til your sides hurt more times than you can remember doing in the past year. Maybe it’s time to reevaluate your life.

7. Be restrained with the souvenir shopping.

8. If you’re blogging in the Highlands, you’ll need to visit a lot of cafes. It would be rude not to eat cake.

9. Take your phone to the loo, even in the middle of the night, in case there is some interesting wildlife.

10. Relax, pour yourself something cold, and watch the sunset.

Sunset over The Fleet at Chesil beach

Ardmair sunset.

Sunset over Holyhead Mountain, Anglesey

Shrewsbury sunset

Sunset at Narburn Lock