New Arrival - 'The Baron'

Happy days, picking up our brand new addition to the fleet 'The Baron', from Paul down at VW Downunder.  Aftrer arriving straight from the Brazilian factory a couple of months ago the boys have been working hard converting it to its finished state, so it is now ready to get out and about on its travels.

From this.....

To this

Paul from VW Downunder handing over the van

In white, this van reminds me of the one one being driven by the  Libyans in Back  To The Future. This is how our vans leave the factory in Brazil.

The Baron about to commence his maiden 

You can have any colour,as long as it's white!

Love the alternative layout in this van.Lots of space to spread out and read a book.

Birthday Trip

Being 7 months pregnant this year on my 35th birthday I fancied doing something a little slower paced.  So after a token bit of work on the Friday morning we packed up Penfold and headed to Hope Valley in the Peak District.  Jolly had found this great campsite Hardhurst Farm Camp Site, 5 minutes down the road from a lovely pub.

Friday evening was spent having a couple of games of pool at the pub, followed by a scrummy dinner of Chicken Caesar Salad in the van.  Then on Saturday after a very lazy morning of reading and eating a 3 course breakfast we headed off and walked the couple of miles into Castleton to have a look around the pretty village.

Lunch by the river was then followed by another stop on the way home at the Woodbine Cafe for tea and cake. Followed by dinner at the pub and an early night tucked up in the van watching 'The Kings Speech' on our laptop.

Absolutely lovely weekend, just what baby humphrey needed and whole heartedly recommend the campsite.