This is a little site to tell everyone where we, Cathryn and
Peter have been and where we are going to next on our adventures in the van.
Keep checking back, updates will not be regular but there hopefully will be
some!
The Van
The van is a Mercedes 508 with a 3.8 diesel engine, it is 6.3m long, 2.4m wide and 3.5m high with the roof rack, (£300 made for us on Skye out of the biggest, hardest chunks of steel ever) two man canvas covered canoe and bikes on top. It was already converted to suit our needs pretty well when Cathryn bought it. It has a permanent bed across the back with double doors which open nice and wide to show a lovely midge and rain free view! On one side are two large storage lockers that double up nicely as seats. On other there is a small work space, rings, grill and sink. Under this lives gas bottles and our fridge (Electrolux rm212), kindly swapped for 2 bottles of wine by Dom and Ella. We have a catalytic heater which gives out 1.7kw and should be plenty warm enough to keep the ice out at the top of the mountains!
last update 5/4/2006