Now, the advent of Niomi has meant a further radical rethink, which broadly speaking means 'he that drives, cleans, maintains and loves the van the most' gets not to sleep in the van anymore (along with his wife). Yep, you guessed it. The kids get all the luxury and us old-timers get to sleep in a sleeping bag on a mat outside in the awning. Romantic wagon becomes romantic tent. That said we did opt for slight luxury versions of both and they are pretty comfortable, but even so - something doesn't seem right in all that. To add insult to injury they both seem to want to join us in the mornings as well so no-one is snoozing in the van by getting up time. Anyway, that's how our first campervan adventure as a foursome seemed to go, but despite all that it was a roaring success...
After Banchory we headed to Lunan Bay - a glorious 2-mile stretch of sandy beach in between Montrose and Arbroath. I'd found a lovely tiny shabby-chic campsite which was to be our home for a few nights. Given this was Niomi's first campervan experience we approached it with suitable intrepidation. But, true to form, Niomi seemed to take her first taste of life on the road easily in her stride. We all delighted in the fresh air and had great fun on the beach and dipping our toes in the frosty North Sea. We even popped in to see our friend Carol and her husband Mark, dogs Ghillie, Monty, Belle, Baxter and Chester, cats Max and Miles, numerous Belgian Booted Bantums and other hens, one Harris Hawk, and a variety of tropical fish. Plus one quite amazing garden to boot. It's quite a household. Massive thanks to them for hosting us for the day and for kindly donating some lovely plants for our garden.
One final note in all our adventures. If travelling with a 4 year old and 2 year old wasn't enough. We did the whole trip with Emily's 'not to be disturbed' butterfly chrysalises in tow. And whilst we were away they all hatched into 5 lovely Painted Lady butterflies (now released in our garden). Congratulations to Emily on her first pet success :-)!!
Always room for just one more
After Banchory we headed to Lunan Bay - a glorious 2-mile stretch of sandy beach in between Montrose and Arbroath. I'd found a lovely tiny shabby-chic campsite which was to be our home for a few nights. Given this was Niomi's first campervan experience we approached it with suitable intrepidation. But, true to form, Niomi seemed to take her first taste of life on the road easily in her stride. We all delighted in the fresh air and had great fun on the beach and dipping our toes in the frosty North Sea. We even popped in to see our friend Carol and her husband Mark, dogs Ghillie, Monty, Belle, Baxter and Chester, cats Max and Miles, numerous Belgian Booted Bantums and other hens, one Harris Hawk, and a variety of tropical fish. Plus one quite amazing garden to boot. It's quite a household. Massive thanks to them for hosting us for the day and for kindly donating some lovely plants for our garden.
One final note in all our adventures. If travelling with a 4 year old and 2 year old wasn't enough. We did the whole trip with Emily's 'not to be disturbed' butterfly chrysalises in tow. And whilst we were away they all hatched into 5 lovely Painted Lady butterflies (now released in our garden). Congratulations to Emily on her first pet success :-)!!
Chilly intrepidation
Get on board the Beach Train!
Early Baywatch audition
Hands in the air I
Hands in the air II
Daddy to the rescue!
Skipping back to the van
Sussing out the campervan life from the dashboard
Breakfast on the lawn
Toddler control campervan style
Who's that sleeping in my bed?
Videoclip: A campervan life
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