Van Living?

With the weather getting a bit warmer we finally decided to test out the new car's sleeping potential. 

Removed the back seats, sorted out a makeshift mattress, blocked out some of the windows with bits of cardboard, and brought down our bedding, ready for - yes - a night on the drive!

It was a bit on the chilly side - but for the most part we slept ok - and we could get in and out via the two sliding doors.  By the morning we were a bit 'condensated', and we were awake early with the sunshine (not having blacked out all the windows) - but yes, it works as a place to sleep.

Less convinced how it will work as a 'living' space with two of us out and about - trying to get changed, going out for a walk, etc.

Still considering the options!

Changing Cars

Earlier this year our trusty Hyundai clocked 100,000 miles, and since then we'd added another 16,000 or so (mostly for Martin's work).

With the mileage rising, and tyres and brakes coming up for replacement, we decided it might be time to look for a newer model . . .

. . . and last week the deal was finally done.


So today, we said goodbye to our little Hyundai - and not without some sadness, as it has been a brilliant car.

Picked up our new vehicle - a second-hand Peugeot Partner Tepee Outdoor - from a dealer a few miles away in Llanidloes.

We went for this model as it ticked lots of different boxes.


It will primarily be my car (as Martin now has one from work, given the amount of mileage he's doing!) - getting me round town, travelling for work, etc.

It can take passengers (for when we have family or friends visiting), but being based on a van body, it also has a massive boot, capable of carrying a lot of hedge clippings!

There's also the prospect that we can fit it out as an occasional mini-camper van - there are ready-made 'kits' you can get to fit into the boot and unpack into seating with table, or a sleeping platform.  Still considering our options at the moment - but watch this space!

100,000 and Counting . . .

Car is doing well - just clocked 100,000 and still going strong!