Le camping

A few more camping essentials - extra strong tent pegs, spare guy ropes, wellies, earplugs...
The nights were pretty wild and windy but the days were lovely and clear -

Skimming stones at Combe Martin

Parked up at Putsborough

Grumpy camping dog

Lovely black rocks

A solitary winkle

Mysterious initials found on the beach...

Camping Essentials

Off in the van for a few days tomorrow - brrr...

Blue Sky in Devon

We went to Woolacombe in the van for the weekend -and apart from a rocky start when Mark locked the keys in the house and then got wedged in the dogflap trying to retrieve them...we had a nice time!
All my photos seem to be of sky -

Camper Van Love

These are available as a pair of postcards here!

Our First Vanniversary!

A year ago this week we traded one of our cars for a bright red VW T4 Transporter - one of the best decisions we ever made (we don't often make good decisions...)

So here are a few of my favourite Van moments from 2009, and here's hoping for lots more to come!

Our first trip - 'wild' camping in the Forest of Dean

Never forget the bacon (or the frying pan)

Nearly there... our epic journey to Mundaka

A gathering of Vans

Dog's breakfast at Putsborough

Breakfast, Bournemouth and Beach Huts

We camped at Hurst View campsite near Lymington, which is open all year (and was surprisingly busy for February!) and after breakfast we headed down to Boscombe to check out the new surf reef ( but there was no surf..)


So we walked along Bournemouth Pier (Molly wasn't keen, she doesn't like looking through the gaps in the floor!)...


Wandered along the beach...

And found lots of lovely beach huts...

I'm having number 233, but remember you can buy your own very specially personalised Beach Hut here!

Roll on the weekend (is it only Tuesday?)

Yay - we're going away in the van at the weekend - can't wait, hope it isn't raining like today though...

Left my soul down by the sea...

Molly keeping an eye on the bacon..

September's Bestseller

A bit late I know, but here's September's best-selling card - 'For You' - a perfect wintry birthday card.

Speaking of wintry, we're off to Devon in the van tomorrow for the night, thinking it might get a bit chilly - will pack ALL the fleeces..

Windy Welsh weekend

After a first day at school... we decided to go to the Gower for the weekend.
It was very windy but we had some good beachcombing expeditions..

Bill found a funny long-armed crab, then lost it..

Weekend collage #1

Another weekend in North Devon..

We found a really cool new surf shop in Braunton, and then saw some of their boards in Wave Length magazine. Loose-Fit claims to be the UK's first 'carbon zero' surf shop. I love the design of their website and their boards look like pieces of art.

Ooh, and they've also got a cafe!

Precipitation in sight

Our weekend in Devon started like this..

...but happily improved.
Lots of running around on the beach, finding baby starfish in rockpools, sleeping in the van and brewing tea.

We found a great little eco-campsite near Bantham in South Devon, compost loos and one cold outdoor shower...