At last, the days a getting longer, and more importantly warmer, and thoughts turn again to getting back on the road and camping. The camper has been sitting in the shed for the past couple of months, and is getting itchy feet - or is that itchy wheels... Either way, we are keen to get back under canvas soon.
I hope to give an update in the next couple of weeks of our pre-season maintenance schedule for the camper, but that can wait until I haul it out of the shed and take some photos. We have kept the solar panel hooked up to the batteries, so they're fully charged and sitting at 14volts which is great. The camper is looking a little dusty, and I am in the process of changing the generator box for a new one to house the
Coleman Hot Water system... All good fun!
In the meantime it has been a hectic few months in this household. The usual whirlwind of school and all its associated additional commitments, with a few other projects on the go, including unpacking and setting up our new home was compounded with a bit of surgery and a few weeks laid up. Ah if only there was more hours in each day!
With impeccable timing, the day I go in for surgery, the Little Helper revealed that he had perhaps got a small piece of Lego stuck up his nose. Jo ended up spending all day at hospital with him, whilst various nurses and doctors all had a go at removing the Lego. Eventually a team of three burly nurses wrapped him in a sheet and held him still whilst a doctor extracted the Lego. It was a painful way to learn that the only thing you should stick in your nose, is your elbow!
Internal Combustion Engine Model - for little mechanics (and not so little ones!)
The Little Fisherman has been showing more interest in the mechanical workings of engines of late, so when I found this
model of an internal combustion engine by Haynes, I knew I had the perfect birthday present. We spent the best part of a rainy day putting it together, and were thrilled with the result.
Of course we then had to try out our skills on a real car.
