Friday 24th – Tuesday 28th June - UK to Wales
11:02:56 Friday 24 June - we took delivery of Kevin11, our
brand-new baby caravan. Weighing in at a
grand 1750kg and 7.78m we can now confirm that all his biological systems
function appropriately, that he doesn’t squawk “are we there yet?” whilst
driving, and that he sleeps through the night! It was a relatively painless
parturition with only four contractions as the EFTPOS machine sucked our life
savings away over four days. The
instruction manual that accompanied him has thus far been pretty accurate as to
where things are, how they work and what to do if they stop working. We’re
proud to announce that he’s already toilet trained with a magnificent
waterworks system!
Whilst Kevin is a bit of a drain to tow, our hope is that if we
plonk him somewhere and leave him in place for a couple of weeks he’ll be distracted
by the playful antics of other vans and be less demanding on our diesel budget.
Our first outing with Kev was a run down to Wales for a friend’s
birthday bash. He performed
beautifully…there’s a lot to be said for a firm hand when parenting. And as for the birthday bash – lots of plonk,
plenty of roast beef and horseradish sauce plus a catch up with some Darwin
mates.
