OCTOBER
2005
ENGLAND-St. Albans
ENGLAND-St. Albans
We are
now well on the way to
finishing the caravan. The back area consisting of shower, wash
basin and toilet with a door is nearly finished, forward of this is a
wardrobe, fridge/freezer and microwave,
opposite
Mervyn’s bed which
has a lifting bunk over it, this area is 99% finished. The
wet
wardrobe is also complete. The framework for the kitchen is 
ready
to install and a start has been made on Howard’s over cab bunk.
The insulation of the Luton is complete. The overhead kitchen
cabinets are also under construction with the framework and the
base
finished ready to install.
ready
to install and a start has been made on Howard’s over cab bunk.
The insulation of the Luton is complete. The overhead kitchen
cabinets are also under construction with the framework and the
base
finished ready to install.
Tuesday 11th the over kitchen cupboards are now in place, awaiting the tambour doors. The over table cupboards should be fixed in place by the end of this week. The over cab bed is now awaiting fixing in place. The electrics are 99% complete. The kitchen will soon be fixed but the work top is still to be cut. The extra seats have been ordered and they should take four weeks
. The water has
been
turned on AND OFF, IT LEAKS, it will require at least a day to
fix.
Sunday 23rd the
over table
cupboards are now glued in place. The work starts tomorrow on
fixing the kitchen unit in place, the route of the drainage pipes is
still to be fixed. Is nothing simple?
Next the
small doors
for the kitchen cupboards have to be made while we are waiting for the
new seats.
NOVEMBER
2005
Tuesday
29th the bathroom is complete,
except for a cabinet to be
added
later. The bedroom is complete. Opposite the beds the
wardrobe and the fridge/freezer and microwave section is also
finished. The over door cupboard needs a door but the six tambour
doors, two over the table and four over the kitchen, are all in
place. The over cab bed is fitted and can be raised for easy
access to the cab. There are still two new seats to be fitted and
the table to be made.
JANUARY
2006
Saturday 14th having
had a
phone sensitive tracker fitted, Mervyn crossed the Channel into
France. Tuesday
having travelled through France, Mervyn crossed
into Spain, to travel in a south easterly direction to Javea where our
friend Ann now lives.
Thursday
26th after skiing, Howard flew out
to Javea (via Alicante)
to be
greeted by awful weather. Rain, rain and still more rain.
The next ten days were spent visiting Ann.
SPAIN-Javea