Tam, Jade and Franky's European Adventure

[Northernraider]

Well I've stopped for the night in the same place I stopped the first night I left to start my trip.
Back here in Berwick , don't like driving franky once it's dark really and it's been a long day for jade. So we will stop here and only an hour and a half from home in the morning

 

[scousebird]

Your last night, are you sad?

 

[Just smiffy]

Bet you can’t wait to get home now and you won’t sleep much tonight or you may well do as you’ve had a long day driving...

You’ll drive down your street and you’ll expect it to have changed but it will all still be the same..

Enjoy catching up with your family Tam and don’t let jade get spoilt....

 

[Sam and Viv]

Dam,missed you were sitting in the lay bye at Haggerson for the night heading to see Cliff in Newcastle. We only live couple of miles from you in Crosshill,enjoyed your travels . Cheers Sam and Viv.

 

[Northernraider]

Dam,missed you were sitting in the lay bye at Haggerson for the night heading to see Cliff in Newcastle. We only live couple of miles from you in Crosshill,enjoyed your travels . Cheers Sam and Viv.

I did see several vans parked in there and had thought about stopping but thought it was too close to the road so came here

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[Northernraider]

Your last night, are you sad?

Not sure how I feel to be honest...heads a bit all over the place with mum's probs.
Will see how things go

 

[scousebird]

Have you heard how your mum got on today?

 

[Northernraider]

Morning from cold and windy Berwick.. ..lovely nights sleep really quiet and i was serenaded to sleep by the waves crashing on the shore, was a little windy when I went to bed but like a tornado when I woke up fortunately I was parked in to the wind so didn't have to endure the skylights rattling all night.

The waves have died down now and aren't as spectacular as they were when I arrived which is a shame as I'd liked to have got a few pics last night but here's a few from this morning although they aren't the best I sort of jumped out took them and dived back in to the warmth of franky it's bloody freezing out there brrrrrrView attachment 205422 View attachment 205423 View attachment 205424 View attachment 205426

I'm off to hunt down go outdoors now batteries are really knackered now not sure they will last much longer

Eeeeeeyy how time flies ...im in exactly the same spot

 

[Northernraider]

Have you heard how your mum got on today?

Nothing as yet have left 2 messages with mum and sis but not replied yet

 

[scousebird]

Nothing as yet have left 2 messages with mum and sis but not replied yet

Does she know she's got a fan club?

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[golly]

Great spot, we we

Well I've stopped for the night in the same place I stopped the first night I left to start my trip.
Back here in Berwick , don't like driving franky once it's dark really and it's been a long day for jade. So we will stop here and only an hour and a half from home in the morning View attachment 259359 View attachment 259360

Great spot, we were up there on Sunday. I see there are some barriers on the approach road, not closed though, yet !!

 

[Northernraider]

Great spot, we we

Great spot, we were up there on Sunday. I see there are some barriers on the approach road, not closed though, yet !!

Yeah I can't remember if they were there last time or not but I noticed them tonight when I drove in.

2 other vans here when I came in

 

[irnbru]

So we will stop here and only an hour and a half from home in the morning

That’s a bit hopeful is it not or has Frankie got wings

 

[Northernraider]

That’s a bit hopeful is it not or has Frankie got wings

We dinae hing aboot ye ken

 

[monzer]

Are you going to do a post trip analysis type report? best bits.... things you would do differently etc.....? You should.

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[Onemanandhisdog]

Did you go and see baby Franky?

 

[Northernraider]

Did you go and see baby Franky?

I did ....havent made up my mind yet

Think I've been spoilt with this van ...not sure about the other one yet ...going to sleep on it

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

No harm in that, you wanna get it right.

 

[Shrimp]

You may find Tam that a smaller van will feel cramped after the space you’ve been used to.
Also be aware that you’ve had all this storage-garage etc-a smaller van won’t necessarily be the same!
Why are you changing the van, personally if Franky works for you & it’s been good this last year, it hasn’t stopped you going anywhere, the only probs you’ve had have been minor really. Think I would stay with the van I know!

 

[Northernraider]

You may find Tam that a smaller van will feel cramped after the space you’ve been used to.
Also be aware that you’ve had all this storage-garage etc-a smaller van won’t necessarily be the same!
Why are you changing the van, personally if Franky works for you & it’s been good this last year, it hasn’t stopped you going anywhere, the only probs you’ve had have been minor really. Think I would stay with the van I know!

I'm changing really because I can't afford to keep a van of this value ( actually that isn't true i can afford to i just don't want to ) ..i only ever bought franky with the plan to keep her one year and the resell it.

My original budget when buying a van was 20k but I couldn't find what I wanted at that price so I bought this one.

The downsizing part is just because the more space you have the more stuff you seem to carry because you can.

The wee franky I viewed is actually amazingly spacious it's a good layout and the storage is immense for such a small van.

But the cab feels very confined as it's a coachbuilt sprinter. And the couple have had it 13 years and never used the shower etc .

It's also on the sprinter chassis rather than an alko one

I haven't ruled it out it's in good overall condition ...does need a few wee bits done on it. .fridge isn't working properly and there's a few of the locks on lockers broken etc but nothing overly serious.

I think any smaller and especially coachbuilt van is going to feel strange after franky

If this one was sold I'd have probably came home with the little one yesterday

Think that's my biggest worry is having 2 vans at my mum's for possibly 5 or 6 months

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[Northernraider]

Well that's me home. It's raining it's cold and pretty much as it was when I left.

Got an update from sister en route , mum's had part of her knee replaced ( the plastic part) they hope that will heal if not they will remove the whole lot. She's having an it scan today on hips knees and back. She will be on iv antibiotics for at least the next 3 weeks bit possibly 6 so will be in hospital all that time probably
I'll get in to see her this evening with sister.



P.s @irnbru from Tesco petrol station at spittal Berwick to mum's house 97 mins

 

[TinaLes]

Who the hell named a place "Spittal" they obviously thought a lot of it
Glad you made it home safe Tam, you have a lot of catching up to do, Mum will be so pleased to see you.
Take her some flowers but not grapes as you will probably eat them all.
Best wishes
Les & TinaL

 

[Janine]

Hope the antibiotics do the trick. You being home should give her a boost, too.

Tell her that she is in the thoughts of hundreds of people, all wishing her a speedy recovery xx

 

[irnbru]

Well that's me home. It's raining it's cold and pretty much as it was when I left.

Got an update from sister en route , mum's had part of her knee replaced ( the plastic part) they hope that will heal if not they will remove the whole lot. She's having an it scan today on hips knees and back. She will be on iv antibiotics for at least the next 3 weeks bit possibly 6 so will be in hospital all that time probably
I'll get in to see her this evening with sister.



P.s @irnbru from Tesco petrol station at spittal Berwick to mum's house 97 mins

Tut tut, 7 mins late, By your own standards you hung about too long Is it Dunf?

 

[Northernraider]

Tut tut, 7 mins late, By your own standards you hung about too long Is it Dunf?

Aye but that was due to traffic and a Muppet in a swift at haddington

Yeah dunfermline ....camped in mum's drive lol

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[Anthea M]

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Who the hell named a place "Spittal" they obviously thought a lot of it
Glad you made it home safe Tam, you have a lot of catching up to do, Mum will be so pleased to see you.
Take her some flowers but not grapes as you will probably eat them all.
Best wishes
Les & TinaL

ave Spital Hill in Sheff as there used to be a hospital there 200 years ago!!

 

[Northernraider]

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ave Spital Hill in Sheff as there used to be a hospital there 200 years ago!!

Pretty sure there's a town down the a1 called spittal on le street

Seems popular name and if like to think it wasn't the spit from the mouth it was named after lol

 

[Northernraider]

Ah there ya go

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Bet Jade isn't impressed with the weather! Only really known sunshine, bad enough going gracefully in to a Spanish winter for her first time without being rapidly transported to Scotland!!

She'll survive and meet a lot of new people to make a fuss of her, not all bad!

 

[Northernraider]

Bet Jade isn't impressed with the weather! Only really known sunshine, bad enough going gracefully in to a Spanish winter for her first time without being rapidly transported to Scotland!!

She'll survive and meet a lot of new people to make a fuss of her, not all bad!

Well she had north Spain and France to climatise as it rained and was dull a fair bit

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