Che-erry, Cherry Baby!

Yes I know it should be Sherry, but hey ho.

Picked her up at Vantage today and had a 2 hour handover! Loads more on this van than I realised, including a solar panel which I'd missed the first time I viewed. Cab aircon was a boon on the way home, and it has electric cab windows so no more getting out and running round when people are on my left.  So much easier to drive! I don't feel like a truck driver in this one.

Time will tell if I miss the wind-out awning, but pop-up gazebos are all the rage so that's an option. 

Fits on the drive too:

Practise night on the drive tonight, let's hope the bed is ok....

Whitley Bay

A meet organised by Vicky for the Harrogate Nights Out Meetup group. The Old Hartley site overlooks the sea and a lighthouse. Once installed we headed off to the Delaval Arms at the entrance of the site, where I drank beer and pinched people's chips.

Saturday 12th April

Walked along the coast up to the picturesque Seaton Sluice, with a couple of galleries showing local artists but I resisted temptation. 

We then got a bus to Tynemouth and I split off for a lunch in the sun at a pavement cafe, and a poke around in  the Raspberry Bazaar which had some great textiles, but again I resisted! Not enough time to visit the markets which had been recommended to me by some people at the cafe. Went over to the abbey and saw the battlements plus gun emplacements from the war. After a lot of fannying around trying to find a bus back, I gave up and grabbed an Uber back to the pub by the site.

Sunday 13th April

Headed off to the lighthouse in the morning and watched the seals. The others were going on to Whitely Bay but it was time for me to come home. 

Would come here again, it was only 90 mins up the road.

All Change!

Goodbye my lovely rust-bucket - I've decided I can't stand the strain and cost of the MOT failures. Much as I love the interior, I'm just afraid the thing will only be fit for scrapping soon.

So after a bit of searching I found a 2016 WildAx Pulsar being sold by Vantage in Leeds. They will take mine in part exchange too! Hurrah! Both vans need some work doing so it will be a few weeks until I can collect. It is more expensive than I wanted to pay, but at the last minute came down by 3K so I decided to go for it.

So meet the 3 Cheers Mark IV, but I think she'll be known as Cherry Baby!