the first wild camp.

“what a crack that was” the first wild camp in the van, don't think you could find a better place than the rollright stone’s they seem to still hold that magic we all have forgotten about from the past, this place is just so old, the van played her part to the best and never needed solar power once, (god bless her and all who sail in her) and as you can see it wasn't just a stunning sunrise i got,but also a sunset too

      (ps, I'll put the photo album on later)

live blog,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this is a live blog, at this moment in time poppy and me are in a lay-by in the middle of nowhere having our first go at wild camping, will write more tomorrow,

solar charger

well that’s the van dragged into the twenty first century, just kitted her out with a solar charger and 300w inverter, “so that’ll be no more big orange lead on camp site’s then”

  

“so let’s wild camp”

this week’s music video is for the big fella,

this week’s music video is for  the big fella, cheer’s rocket for the monsoon blog, nearly forgot how good this song was,

(ps,,,, you can keep your rain big fella)

photo of the week,

photo of the week again, “sorry but it’s poppy again” just love photographing this woman ,

before

after

“shine on you crazy diamond”

“let’s have some music”

the late great Keith Moon

(23,08,46 – 07,09,78)

”if you ever wanted a car parked in a swimming pool moon the loon was yer man”

“Jarhead' bear gets out of a jam in Florida” (a fluffy animal story from the BBC)

A bear cub in Florida, which had a plastic jar stuck on its head for at least 10 days, has now been freed.The cub, affectionately nicknamed "Jarhead", got its head stuck in the container while rooting through rubbish around the town of Weirsdale.The cub was days away from death as he had not been able to eat or drink, biologists who rescued the bear said.They sedated the mother bear before grabbing the cub, pinning his ears back and prising off the container.

the first blog done from the van,,,,,

“well here we go then” this is the first blog done from the van and as you can see poppy look’s well impressed by it all, “wonder if this is the first ever time someone has blogged in a 1986 talbot talisman camper van” 

ever wish you hadn't started something,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

do you ever wish you hadn't started something,! I've been setting up the new laptop for the van all day

 

“why did they make it so hard transferring from vista to window’s 7”

photo of the week

“we have ignition”

 

i now finally have hot water in the van,

"if you get five big fella, please redo the comment"

had some photo problem's on the last post so had to re post it, it was a shame because the "big fella" left a comment that I've lost now, it made me think back in 1971 i was there waving my little flag, and on the other side of the pond there was a young man making his mind up, if there had of been a cruel twist of fate, that comment would never have been left, and we would never have got to see the mans photo's,

"if you get five big fella, please redo the comment"

Swindon (a trip down memory lane)

Friday was a bit of a trip down memory lane and a chance to show poppy the real Swindon, just the good bit of the day photographing the real Swindon, not the club’s, outlet village, and other corporate crap that’s killed this town but the real Swindon, (have added an album on slide show) one old memory was when the queen came to open the wyvern theatre in 1971, we all lined up along reagent’s street to get a glimpse, as you can see from the before and after it has gone a bit to pot, “but i suppose that’s progress” and as for the wyvern theatre it’s still going, and in 1972 i saw my first ever concert there, “the strawb’s” and this is them “still love this song

day five of redundancy,

i find myself at day five of redundancy, “yes i could pick up the phone now and be driving in the morning” but sorry enough is enough, since passing the hgv 1 in 82 I've kept all the top supermarket’s going, help build the new Swindon, kept the post running on time, and even driven tank transporter’s for abro , put iron’s in the fire today that may take me back to walking from art school in 1977,  think I'm on my own now but with my gob and determination I'm sure i can do it.

day four of being made redundant,

well day four of being made redundant, still waiting to hear back for the job of Katy Perry's personal dresser, but in the meantime am keeping busy with odd job’s on the house and van like this one, sorting out the leaking water heater look’s easy enough, just take off the top water valve, put the gasket back straight with some gasket sealer should be job done,

 “well sorted that then”

(apparently if the heater has suffered frost damage in the past the top of the valve can warp, look’s like £35 then !!!)      

photo of the week,,, (a couple of day’s late)

this cheeky little sod, helping it’s self to the bird’s food