First use of the awning - Croyde, Devon

We went to Croyde to celebrate Sam's birthday, our friend Amy joined us and we went paddleboarding - so much fun!  We got to use the awning for the first time...

 It has two 'bedrooms' and a large 'living area', complete with Amy's surfboard!

I finally ate my campervan cookie!  Great present from my colleagues - a personalised cookie from Campervan Cookie Co.  Although I was sad to it, it was very yummy!

We went paddleboarding on the river.  It was made a little easier by the fact that we just went along with the tide as it went in and out.  Our paddleboards were inflatable and they were excellent.  We went with Croyde Surf Academy, it was £45 each for a two hour lesson with all equipment included. 

 A not-so-sunny day on Croyde beach - Sam and the two Amys!

Still not finished the interior, but we're getting there! 

Of course, the sun came out on the day we had to drive home! At least the driftwood we had collected was able to dry out a bit...

Switzerland

 Amelie's first ferry trip with us!  We set off after work to make the most of our time.  We stayed half an hour outside of Calais the first night at Chateau du Gandspette, as they allowed a later check-in.  This was the only campsite we had booked.  We left early the next morning and headed to Annecy where we stayed at Camping de la Plage and had a lovely view of the lake and mountains.

 Sam then found our first Swiss campsite 'near Sion'.  What the guide book actually meant was that it was up a HUGE mountain, with Sion being at the bottom of the mountain and the campsite (below) being rather near the top!  I was amazed Amelie made it up there.  

Thai green curry - one of the meals you can cook on two hobs, yum yum!

 Well it wouldn't be a proper holiday without a barbecue and a McDonalds, would it?!

 We went to Zermatt as there is a glacier where you can ski all year round.  The slopes were empty, we had an amazing time.

 Cheese fondue in the oldest restaurant in Zermatt.

 Nearly made it home... we got a flat tyre on the ferry!  Good job Sam used to be a race mechanic - we were soon back on the road.

Switzerland and Disneyland in the T25!

LED strip lights

Video of Sam fitting the LED strip lights from Kent Electrical Supplies.  Please note this is not intended to be a 'how to' guide!  

Rock and roll bed

After learning a valuable lesson about measuring more than once before cutting (when our lovely new rock and roll bed foams didn't fit), we got them altered and here is the final product...

Thanks to Niven for doing the alterations so quickly and for doing such a good job!

Viking Coastal Trail

We travelled to Nethercourt Touring Park after work on Friday, a perfect place to start our 33 mile bike ride on the Saturday as it was just off of the Viking Coastal Trail.

The bike ride took us around the coast through Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Margate and Reculver, before heading back through some pretty little villages.  The route is fairly well signposted (route 15) with signs like this:

It's advisable to stick to what it says on the signs, otherwise you might end up doing something like this:

It's worth noting that some of the trail has limitations in peak season (from May - September) where you have to push your bike.  Thankfully, it's February now so this wasn't a problem.  The weather wasn't too bad and we even saw a bit of blue sky at times.

We found a friend for Amelie too!  We liked the colour of this one, we might paint our T25 this colour next year.

After a long day of cycling, we treated ourselves to a cheese fondue in the van.  Yum!

The next day, we headed to Broadstairs in the van.  It was so sunny and warm, we ate outside.  

Thanks Amelie for another brilliant weekend!  

Fridge

I bought some wrapping paper from Clinton Cards and it was the perfect size for our fridge door!  I attached the paper with PVA glue.