Tam n pups winter trip 2022

[Northernraider]

Jeeso .

Got woken up 05.10 , heard voices near the van , 10 minutes later I heard the burstner start up and drive off. Just nodding off back to sleep and there's a knock on the van . Climbs out of bed dressing gown n Crocs on ...opens hab door , no one to be seen. Calls out hello , nothing . Shuts door looks out blinds otherside and there's a security guard standing at front passenger door . Can't open that for the bed obviously. So out the hab door I goes in me dressing gown . Guard Says ' are you on the ferry to France this morning " under my breath I said no mate I'm just bored and decided to park in a port for kicks ..." yeah " I said .

He says "oh , you know you can park down there in the lane at the booth" no I said I just parked beside the other camper which obviously is now gone"

So short of it is I got moved to the lane at a closed booth. The 10am ferry is apparently the first one anyway but I'm now wide awake 4 bloody hours before my ferry and I'm the only one in this lane the other camper must have either left altogether or decided to park up somewhere else. I really don't want to go back to bed incase I find I'm blocking up the lane when it opens. My ticket said I had to book in by 8am anyway but Fiddlesticks sake. I didn't get to bed till 2am in the first place lol. I'm knackered

 

[CaptainPaul]

Jeeso .

Got woken up 05.10 , heard voices near the van , 10 minutes later I heard the burstner start up and drive off. Just nodding off back to sleep and there's a knock on the van . Climbs out of bed dressing gown n Crocs on ...opens hab door , no one to be seen. Calls out hello , nothing . Shuts door looks out blinds otherside and there's a security guard standing at front passenger door . Can't open that for the bed obviously. So out the hab door I goes in me dressing gown . Guard Says ' are you on the ferry to France this morning " under my breath I said no mate I'm just bored and decided to park in a port for kicks ..." yeah " I said .

He says "oh , you know you can park down there in the lane at the booth" no I said I just parked beside the other camper which obviously is now gone"

So short of it is I got moved to the lane at a closed booth. The 10am ferry is apparently the first one anyway but I'm now wide awake 4 bloody hours before my ferry and I'm the only one in this lane the other camper must have either left altogether or decided to park up somewhere else. I really don't want to go back to bed incase I find I'm blocking up the lane when it opens. My ticket said I had to book in by 8am anyway but Fiddlesticks sake. I didn't get to bed till 2am in the first place lol. I'm knackered

Nightmare Tam
Hopefully when you get across you'll get a wee spot to rest up for a bit, that drive down to Lennys probably wrecked you beforehand, you'll slow the pace a bit when you hit France

 

[Northernraider]

Nightmare Tam
Hopefully when you get across you'll get a wee spot to rest up for a bit, that drive down to Lennys probably wrecked you beforehand, you'll slow the pace a bit when you hit France

Think I'll be having 40 winks on the dinghy

 

[Mikey RV]

Think I'll be having 40 winks on the dinghy

Don’t fall asleep in the dinghy, you will end up in Dover and put in a holding compound.

 

[Northernraider]

Just curious but why would there be a dozen brand new unregistered rhd chausson motorhomes be going from UK to France? ...where are they going?

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[Lenny HB]

Just curious but why would there be a dozen brand new unregistered rhd chausson motorhomes be going from UK to France? ...where are they going?

I think you will find they have come in from France, Chausson all come in via Newhaven.

 

[Lenny HB]

You on the boat yet?
Our last trip, boat left ½ hour early.

 

[Northernraider]

I think you will find they have come in from France, Chausson all come in via Newhaven.

But they are going on the boat


I'm not on yet but someone driving these on one by one

 

[CaptainPaul]

Just curious but why would there be a dozen brand new unregistered rhd chausson motorhomes be going from UK to France? ...where are they going?

Are they Ford based? If so probably built in UK being shipped out to be shipped back again once sold madness lol

 

[Northernraider]

Jackie just text , she's at Portsmouth waiting for her ferry to santander, its been delayed due to rough seas ....I hope it was the bay of biscay and not the channel lol

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[Lenny HB]

But they are going on the boat


I'm not on yet but someone driving these on one by one

Strange, there are always loads parked there.

 

[Northernraider]

Are they Ford based? If so probably built in UK being shipped out to be shipped back again once sold madness lol

Aye all Ford transit

 

[CaptainPaul]

Aye all Ford transit

Yea French van made in UK.... you couldn't make it up lol

 

[Northernraider]

Strange, there are always loads parked there.

Yeah there was a few out before the check in area ... but these are in the lanes and one guy going back and forth loading them . He's on his 5th now but at least a dozen in the line .

 

[Lenny HB]

Yeah there was a few out before the check in area ... but these are in the lanes and one guy going back and forth loading them . He's on his 5th now but at least a dozen in the line .

Only ever seen them coming off the ferry.
If built in the UK it could explain why they suffer from water ingress.

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[Lenny HB]

Don't panic it's going to be a calm crossing.

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[Minxy]

Morning Tam, assuming you're going to be keeping your doggies company on the crossing you can have a good kip with them ... so long as you don't snore and alert the crew!

 

[Northernraider]

Only ever seen them coming off the ferry.
If built in the UK it could explain why they suffer from water ingress.

I'm just curious where they are going, I didn't think there were many countries where people would want a rhd.

But maybe they're faulty or summit

 

[Northernraider]

Morning Tam, assuming you're going to be keeping your doggies company on the crossing you can have a good kip with them ... so long as you don't snore and alert the crew!

As if I would do such a thing

 

[Minxy]

As if I would do such a thing

Which? Snooze or snore?

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[Phill D]

But they are going on the boat


I'm not on yet but someone driving these on one by one

Are they going to France then to channel isles!
Do the drive on the right?

 

[ElliesBoss]

Speaking to a fellow trucker a few years back and he would take a trailer load of stuff to another EU country and then end up bringing it back a few days later. Something to do with VAT, duty and subsidies but the companies made money by doing it. Crazy world. Sure it wouldn't happen now .

 

[Lenny HB]

That photo is of my old burstner, probably the last campsite I was ever on , a week before I sold that van.

Just had to go and lie down, Tam admitted to staying on a campsite.

 

[DandG5515]

Just curious but why would there be a dozen brand new unregistered rhd chausson motorhomes be going from UK to France? ...where are they going?

I believe Autotrail Grimsby manufacture for other tigano brands as well. It’s probably part of an order to another rhd country. Swift made a big thing a few years ago, about taking orders from a Australian or new zealand hire company as down under they considered our motorhomes to be more luxurious than the home grown brands.

 

[Northernraider]

Bonjour madam y mounster. Ich bin ein francois sevet pallet.

We are in monteville. A small aire uncle lenny recommended, a complete shit to get to as the first 2 roads the satnav tried to take me had 2.6m height limits on railway bridges ...but 3rd time lucky we got here.

The good news is I seem to have fixed the van problem , not only do I get more power on hills , no eml light but the rattling noise I was getting that I put down to the thrust bearing has gone and so has the shuddering I was getting in first and reverse gear ...its like a different van...definitely worth £36k now

Hopefully it also helps my fuel consumption. Had a little walk around , friendly locals so far lots of bonjours, and admiring looks at my pack o puppies.

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[Norfolk Nige]

Incidentally guys this is the link to the next part of my trip on polarsteps as I want to keep Ireland separate from Spain.

Polarsteps

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www.polarsteps.com

Can I ask the 200 and odd people who follow my polarsteps to please leave a like etc on each post when they view it as at the moment there's probably only about 3 folk that ever do and it just often feels like a waste of time and data posting pics etc on it when I'm not even sure people are viewing them. They aren't always exactly the same pics I post on here.

I'd also appreciate any folk that use Instagram @the_boondockin_bums to give me the odd like and follow on there too as I'm trying to build that up . It don't cost nowt but it does make it feel more worthwhile posting stuff If I think folk are actually viewing it

Ta in advance.

Hi Tam. Just followed you on insta

 

[Littlewheels]

Morning Tam, assuming you're going to be keeping your doggies company on the crossing you can have a good kip with them ... so long as you don't snore and alert the crew!

Recommending criminal activity l never l know you live in the East Riding is your abode Hull Prison We don’t want Tam joining you as our winter read will be lost.

 

[Dutch 68]

Just curious but why would there be a dozen brand new unregistered rhd chausson motorhomes be going from UK to France? ...where are they going?

Well coming across this today……

 

[Lenny HB]

Bonjour madam y mounster. Ich bin ein francois sevet pallet.

We are in monteville. A small aire uncle lenny recommended, a complete shit to get to as the first 2 roads the satnav tried to take me had 2.6m height limits on railway bridges ...but 3rd time lucky we got here.

The good news is I seem to have fixed the van problem , not only do I get more power on hills , no eml light but the rattling noise I was getting that I put down to the thrust bearing has gone and so has the shuddering I was getting in first and reverse gear ...its like a different van...definitely worth £36k now

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I told you how to get there, stupid boy.

 

[gus-lopez]

I seem to have fixed the van problem ,

When you have 5 minutes i would get under & give it another spray & work it back & forward with a shifter adjusted to the size of the arm.

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