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What’s SUP, Summer?
Much like every other year, we thought this summer would be one of a slower pace, with plans limited, a busy work diary and adventure opportunities initially seeming sparse – We couldn’t have been more wrong. In late May, we ventured down to South Wales with Melissa’s family, in search of a relaxed family holiday,…
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The Adventure Continues
Having had such a successful first adventure to The Peak District, it was time to sample some more of the epic scenery it has to offer – with a little help from our friends! Over the course of the 3-4 months leading up to this trip northwards, we had been talking with a few likeminded…
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A Comfortable Adventure
With our recent trip to Snowdonia proving to be an insightful and somewhat uncomfortable one, we turned out attention to a particular area of frustration within our living area – The Peak District looked to hold the answer, so we got adventuring! We’d had a very wet and cold trip to Snowdonia back in late…
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A Big Hill – Snowdon
With our trip to South Wales complete, we had no plans – Right up until I had one of those lightbulb moments… First of all, I’d like to say to anyone reading this, this was not one of my finest ideas ever. It turned out well… on the most part we came away fairly unscathed.…
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First things first.. Wales.
With Dougal approaching the completion of the first phase of his conversion, our attention turned to the prospect of our first adventure in him. We’d ventured around locally but it was time for a roadtrip, but where would we go? This was the trip where everything changed for us, having never been to wales as…
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The Van Build
With the vessel to adventure sat firmly on our driveway, it was time to get building! Not before one small trip to a local favourite of ours, Aldeburgh. To start with, the build was set around getting the most from the van, as quickly as possible and on a fairly tight budget. It began with…
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So, Who Is Dougal?
Quite simply, Dougal is my pride and joy! A 2012 VW Transporter that had lived many lives before I owned him. My partner Melissa and I purchased him in 2021 and he has totally changed our lives since! In the late spring of 2021, an opportunity arose that quite literally turned out to be a…
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