First proper trip away

Just got back from the Isle of Wight, which was our first proper trip away with the van, being totally reliant on it. It was great, it worked like a dream, no breakdowns or any problems actually. Everything worked as it should, and the EGR blanking plate seems to have done the trick.

She even coped well in a muddy field, and we did a considerable amount of driving around the island too.

I won't bore you with the details on here as below is the video log of the trip, which will be much better than reading me ramble on here.

We went to the Garlic Farm twice, as it rained, and we discovered our tent/awning was rubbish, as it broke, and it wasn't waterproof. We all took the thing down early in preparation for some ridiculous weather!


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