The post will be brief tonight, because we are having technical problems with Basil. The engine does not seem to be charging the battery as we travel and consequently we are running out of 12v electricity. We have found a…

Today we finally moved onto continental Europe. Not by much, but enough. We decided to make an early move from Battle in the hope of catching an earlier Euro Tunnel. It worked. We were moved onto a train one hour…

On Friday we headed down to see Sarah’s sister in St. Leonards on Sea, via Hassocks. The reason for the diversion via Hassocks was a fairly sombre one – we were visiting Sarah’s Mum’s grave. Sarah’s brother Jon and his…

We’ve finally left home. We spent the morning loading a few last minute items and securing the house for a potential 8 month absence.   Finally at 1.30 Basil’s engine roared into action and we were off. To be honest…