It really has been changeable, the weather, since we moored up. The temperature has dropped a shade with the odd cold day and a lot of rain has fallen. The awesome summer weather has moved on and I think we timed our parking up pretty good...
Last week leonie and me headed off up to the Caravan & motorhome show at the NEC Birmingham.
We had visited the earlier show, same type, in Febuary this year and like then we spent the whole day checking out motorhomes and to a lesser extent camping accessories....
In fact we liked some things that much we went first on the Wednesday then went back on the Sunday for some more...
The early model VWs are still a favorite...
But this is brand new in the old style.... 40,000 odd quid... Sold......
And the view looking......
Through the side door.....
This model didn't look as flash to me.....
But was more expensive.....
A reminder of those....
Flower power days.....
The brand new T20 VW vans were plentiful in different fit outs....
This one starred.....
Black and yellow with LED lighting........
And this one starred.....
Black and yellow with LED lighting..... but different fit outs of course.....
Getting back to basics....
And for a bit of old school....
Here's a couple..........
Looking inside....
Old valve radio mounted in the overhead... classy as..........
Looking to the near future....
Was this model.....
And a view inside...
From the rear.. A bit like a super yacht moored off Monte Carlo...... sort of...
A very nice, 120,000 nicka, motorhome was this....
Burstner with dual rear axle...the windscreen went on forever into the roof... Insurance Co, nightmare...
But to keep the sun off or for nighttime privacy it had shades that came up from the bottom and down from the top.......
But in this format......
Ideal for Aaasshhooonn drivers........
Anyway Leonie got thirsty so we decided to get a quencher...
Turned out to be a bottle of genuine French Champagne, good stuff, like nothing we'd ever had before....
I said "Christ man, bloody hell, you could buy a house for that".....
So the fella chucked in a....
Motorhome as well.....
So this is what you get if your thirsty......
2015 Pilote... built in France to order.... pick up in April.....
The interior upholstery above will be as...
This interior upholstery...
Same for the......
Joinery......
Above the dining room is.....
An electric drop down double bed.... joinery to be as above two photos.....
Kitchen with the....
Electric fume remover.... Range hood....etc.....
And plenty of room to store the.....
Fishing gear.... Does it look like a place to sleep?, like the Dog Box.......
So come May another chapter should begin in the quest to Dodge Work..........
