Our First Cup of Tea

We picked up William on Saturday from Bournemouth and after a few hours looking round him, going for a couple of test drives and sorting out a few last minute issues we handed a large bag of cash over to Gary and set off home.

The two hour drive back along the coast to Brighton went without a hitch and he didn’t miss a beat all the way home, I was met by the gang outside the house!

So on Sunday we went to a local beauty spot called Devils Dyke and had our first picnic and most importantly our first cup of tea!

Van Cover Ordered!

Just ordered a Pro-tec cover for the Bus to keep it warm at night, we wouldn't want the paint job to be unprotected out in the elements especially when we live by the sea. Ideally we want to get a garage but the funds aren't available at the moment so this will have to do for now.

The microporous membrane is waterproof and breathable. It exhales condensation but does not inhale water and dust. The microscopic pores are 500 times smaller in diameter than water droplets.

Only a few more days until we pick up William!

Searching for William

It’s taken a long time and we've travelled along way to find William, luckily I had some help! 

We've been looking for a while and after negotiating a private sale I was let down badly by the guy who sold it to somebody else, so we made a decision to go with a restored Westfalia from Coolcampers.

I viewed the bus before it went to the paint shop and being a Cali import it is very solid all round, the type 4 engine is fuel injected and runs sweet, the Westy interior needs a few bits to make it really nice and I’m looking forward to the shows next year to find the bits I need!

He's almost ready!

We've just received a few pictures of our 1976 VW Westfalia Berlin from Gary at Coolcampers who is restoring it for us. William is a cali import thats just had a full windows out re-spray with new door and window rubbers all round, we've also replaced the pop-top canvas, rims and tyres just to mention a few!

We are due to pick it up on Saturday 17th October 2009 so it will be just in time for a local camping expedition before it gets cold.

Only a few days to go!