As I write this, the prospect of any kind of holiday seems a far-distant dream. For those of us with buses used to driving off into the sunset at a moment’s notice, staying at home can feel a bit alien, even if we all agree it’s for the best at the moment. That said, lockdown doesn’t stop us from making plans. With Europe right on our doorstep, it’s tempting to dream of road trips across the continent to far-flung destinations. For the past three years, we’ve made a beeline for some of these in our bus, seeking out stunning scenery in the Alps and Pyrenees, vineyards in Tuscany, the forests of Germany and long, white beaches of France’s Atlantic coast to name but a few.
Yet our fondest trips haven’t always been across the Channel. Since we bought our camper we’ve seen more of the UK than either of us had before. From the Highlands of Scotland right down to the romantic coves of Cornwall. We’ve eaten oysters in Whitstable, walked trails in the Peak District, lounged in a hot tub at a campsite in west Wales and strolled round chocolate box villages in the Cotswolds.
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Lance & Lisa Beaver tell the story of their...‘Old School' Westfalia Bay
The history of our bus is varied. I heard that it used to belong to a soccer player who lived in it for a while, and a tale of a cross country trip that was taken in it. Since we’ve owned it, we have been to numerous car shows with our car club Kahiko Kula and enjoy that immensely, but taking it camping is our joy.
Messing About in Boats
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
Hector A Cautionary Tale.
We’d wanted a splitscreen bus for years. And first got the bug, after hiring one for a holiday in Cornwall in 2009.
Ruby Red
Since the tender age of just 3, Joanne Dix has been into splitscreen Volkswagens.
Playing with Fire
‘There we were, all just sitting around the campfire...’
Four lads take on Le Mans
We’d had the Le Mans 24 hour race on our bucket list for a long, long time...
Happy 70th Birthday, Miss Sofie!
This T1 Bulli from 1950 is the world’s oldest street-legal VW bus and is kept in VWCV’s Classic Vehicles collection in Hannover.
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay…
Lockdown Projects.
California Dreamin'
The beginning of our second week and we were being treated to a day out...
Brochure Line - A 2.6 litre T3!
Taking a peep at a highly desirable VW Bus few of us will ever see in its ‘Exclusiv’ finery
