Julian...he's just a little camper...: UPHILL: August 29th.

We'd been unable to book a site close to home at short notice due to this weekend being a Bank Holiday. With Julian being new to us, we'd wanted to spend some time away from home...but not too far to return if anything important was amiss. So, as the sun was shining this morning, we decided to head to the beach at Weston-S-Mare for the day to see how we got on.

It has to be said that the location (Uphill village area) suited our experiment perfectly. The beach was quiet when we arrived and didn't get over-busy at any time...so we were able to chill out and watch the sand surfers, kites and bobbing boats...the tide came in too!

Travelling such a short distance from home along country roads we found the journey itself easy going in both directions. Even the dog was chilled (she doesn't usually like travelling). Once on the beach we managed to find everything we needed on board. We used the fridge, the cooker, boiled the kettle and washed up. So far so good!

Note:

Dustpan and stiff brush needed! There's sand everywhere!

About 'Julian'

When purchased by us on 23rd August 2016, the Talbot Symphony autosleeper had its original (1993) internal features, including upholstery and curtains. As these were in good condition I felt no desire to make costly changes. I did however spend just over £150 on stuff like kettle, cutlery, cushions and sleeping bags...choosing shades to tone with the established blue colour scheme.

Having never previously owned a campervan, and generally disliking traffic, tents and tourists...why did we buy Julian in the first place?
Well, 'formal' holidays simply don't work for us, and Julian seemed to offer a 'get up and go' opportunity...a now and again, weather permitting, weekend or short-notice mid week get-away option.

My husband hasn't yet retired so works full time, and I'm busy with my own interests during the week. We have evolved to fill all our shared 'relaxation' periods with household jobs and gardening so it seems that, unless we make a decision to take time 'away from home', nowt will change.

During our get-away periods my husband hopes to again enjoy countryside walking, whilst I prefer to wander. We both enjoy reading and we both have decent cameras. I'd like to write short stories again too...but we'll just see how it goes.