Author: minirollsrule

Heater Pt.1

I’ve been so wrapped up in work and travelling over the last few months that the weather has turned without noticing. It’s now getting colder and wetter and any time I have to spend in the van is becoming noticeably chillier. I’m spending more on hot chocolate and coffee in costa for the excuse to sit in the warmth while working. This was not the plan for the van, so I have bought myself a little diesel heater.

Stephen recommended it to me after he bought one. With a 3 week delivery time from China, I ordered one that evening too hoping that it wouldn’t be too late. Now it’s finally arrived and looks to be a really good, neat little package. I’m hoping it works as well as some of the reviews have said!

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Beatrix Potter The Lion And The Lamb

This morning was standard touristy as Emily and Aimi went to visit the home of Beatrix Potter. She wrote the Peter Rabbit books, which were so successful and earned her so much fame and fortune that she bought and protected many areas of the Lake District. These were almost exclusively given to the National Trust and now make up a large part of the Lake District National Park preserving the landscape for generations.

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Bleaberry High Seat

Today I needed to crack on with some work. Being a digital nomad is great, but sometimes you do have to just sit down and plough through work to actually get anywhere. This is fine when everyone is at work day to day, they aren’t there to interrupt or distract. But working for yourself means that unlike them, you can’t just leave the phones and emails at work for a week while you go on holiday. Today I had to get some key things done and needed reliable internet to do this – something the campsite was seriously lacking.

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Washout

The van really is very comfortable. Now I’ve spent many nights on a cold tent floor, I can really appreciate the luxury of being able to roll over without getting a damp sleeping bag, or finding my shoes nice and dry instead of wet through next morning from the rain. It’s cost a lot to get my camper up and running, but I guarantee it was worth every penny when a miserable morning like this comes along.

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Into The Lake

Leaving aside the unending battle of the location of the North-South* division line; The Lake District is a REALLY LONG way away from the south of what most people describe as our “tiny island”. So far, in fact, that we decided to make an overnight stop after 3 hours of driving last night, and there was still over 2 hours to go to reach our destination.

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Legitimising The Van – Boxes Pt.1

For a long while now (has it really been 2 years…!!!) I have been converting my Van to a Campervan. Most of the important parts are there but it’s still technically a Van, whether or not I’ve spent a night in it. In my eyes, any vehicle you’re happy to sleep in, could be called a campervan but I understand what when it comes to the DVLA registration of a vehicle they need to set certain standards.

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