The Van Life Dream Starts..

Let me introduce you to Ethel2!

My new Mercedes Sprinter, converted with a king size bead, full shower, gas hob, sink, heating and massive amount of storage space in the back!

I was so sad to sell my first van ‘Ethel’ at the beginning of pandemic, but it was the right decision. Ella and I had some amazing, fun times in her, including an epic Wales camping trip where everything that could go wrong did, but that added to the fun and we very quickly realised that we love Van Life. So the dream, when I sold Ethel was to replace her with a more functional van. The dream was a van with a shower because we are both girly girls and need our creature comforts. I also needed a decent bed because sleep is VERY important to me 😂

Pandemic and the ensuing lock downs were a much needed break for me. I had exhausted myself with work and so I took the lockdown time to really think about what I wanted from life and I quickly realised how much I missed my van and getting out and about and whatever work direction I was about to go in, van life had to be a big part of it.

So, a few short weeks ago, I was browsing quirky campers website and came across this van. I knew immediately she was the one. The energy felt right, the conversion had been done well and she had a shower and bed! SOLD!

So decision made, Ethel 2 was purchased. Tentatively I learnt how to drive her, she is a long wheel base and I was very nervous. I quickly realised she is easy to drive and manoeuvre but I made sure to stick to local places to visit whilst I pluck up the courage to drive her further.

So watch this space. I will be sharing all about my new van life journey with you here and on my Instagram @vanlifedream_ head over there to follow my daily journey 💖