Welcome

Hello and welcome to our Nomadic Wanderings

March 2015

As a pre-amble we'd like to share with you the back ground as to why we have chosen this new nomadic life style. When our children were young we often took them camping in what they may now call 'god forsaken locations', and in all sorts of weather! We often had adventures of exploration which were sometimes verging on endurance, and we called these 'Holidays'. Since they've flown the nest we've continued in this vane, developing our love of hiking and cycling. These expeditions included some long distance cycle routes including C2C, Way of the Roses, Coast and Castles, The Isle of Mann and back home, a coastal tour of Cornwall and a few Cols in the Pyrenees. On these journeys we've sometimes camped or stayed in B&Bs, either as a couple or with our dear friends Sharon and Paul.  

However, since the grey hair and aches and pains have taken over, we now need a more comfortable place to rest our weary bones after our adventures, hence the advent of 'The Tardis', (this is what we called our 1st new motorhome). Why The Tardis? Well, our little space houses a full kitchen, a fully functional bathroom, a mostly sunny dining room, a very spacious lounge and a huge comfortable bed, and additionally, it has swallowed all our possessions with the greatest of ease.

Our ultimate goal is to sell our house and live in the motorhome full time, but for now, we are busy sorting and selling our possessions and I'm working my notice prior to retirement so that we can join " The Grey Nomads " full time.

Update March 2017

We did eventually achieve our goal, but not until September 2015 - so now we've been living full-time in 'a' van for 18 months! I say 'a' van, because The T4rdis has been upgraded to 'T4rdis2', mainly so that all our belongings, including our bikes (which have also been upgraded to Electric), can be housed inside. Since we set off we've spent time in France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic and Netherlands, and we've also briefly visited Austria, Poland and Belgium. Additionally, our list for the near future includes The Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway - so our nomadic life-style is likely to continue for a while yet!

Another Update May 2021

All of the above were achieved in T4rdis2, but as Covid bit in early 2020 we felt we needed a change in living space without disrupting our ability to roam to much. Therefore, we brought a caravan and a Hyundai Santa Fe tow car, and as much as Covid has allowed, we've continued to travel within England's pleasant lands.

Another Update August 2022

Well, this time out lifestyle changed altogether because after a little more than 7 years we gave up out full-time roving and we brought a little flat in Allestree (Derbyshire). I suppose Brexit and Covid were the main factors in this choice but after so many lucky years we felt that a permanent base was the right option - we always knew we would have to do it sometime.

The flat needed some major improvements in the form of decorating, and a new kitchen and bathroom, and as we had no furniture or other household paraphernalia we spent many hours (and money) rooting out just what we wanted. Additionally, the big caravan had to go because there was no room to store it so we are now the proud owners of a much smaller 2 berth Swift that we will put to very good use in the future for extended tours.