March 21, 2026

Sunrise Hike: Sugarloaf Mountain (Short)

The plan this weekend was to visit Glendalough. I had a weekend with no plans, an itch to be outside, and for once, the weather forecast was looking good. Unfortunately, the van’s rear brakes had other ideas. They sprang a leak and I was grounded. Fortunately, living in a van at home means I still […]

November 18, 2025

Month 1:

s I menetioned in teh Day 1 post, the first month of owning the van was somewhat uneventful. The van was mostly parked up as I was entirely out of funds from savings and a loan taken to buy teh van.

September 15, 2025

Hello world!

July 2024, I drove to 3 hours to view a van on the other side of the country having come across it online at 1am that morning. I culd hardly sleep. I had been looking for so long. This van felt right and scary all at the same time. I phoned a friend who said to me “go look at it. You don’t have to buy it. Just look at it”