North Berwick 2 Loch Lomond

On the back roads to the M8 out of North Berwick in the most foul weather dreek , driving rain we came across this remote desolate junction, which even through the atrocuios weather had a certain magic.

The beauty of the sun over of Loch Lomond more than made up for that harrowing journey across Scotland. We now have pitch with electricity on the banks of the Loch. After three days with no direct electricity, having to plug in at cafes, libraries and friends continuous electricity is a joy at 'only £5' a night. 

The pitch is in the woods right by the Loch, in a very quiet corner of the site:

The views of the morning sun and evening sun are glorious.

Came across a lovely couple with a Bongo set up very similar to ours:

We enjoyed some wine, some whiskey ,some beer, some vodka as well as sharing music and memories with them till late into the night, a very enjoyable, memorable evening. 

The journey to and the evening by the Loch two very different but equally magic moments. 

Bongo on a Beach in North Berwick

Wild camping packed in with several others from all over the UK & Europe by the most beautiful beach at North Berwick. Weather glorious unlike the citizens in this architectrially sterile  gated-community aka the Scottish Rivera. 

In a Service Area car park on the way up to Glasgow

Amazing what you see when you're looking, as I am sure campervans have always been there, I  just never noticed them, today I saw three in the car park of Service Areas on the M6 on the way upto Glasgow and the Games.

This campervan was owned by a delightful chap who described himself  as 'a mad Cornishman' a retired maths teacher who'd succeeded in locking himself out of his mini campervan. I thought our Bongo was compact but his was like a pocket campervan. He spends eight weeks a year roaming around the UK in his Romahome (Ramalone!) campervan designed for one with all mod cons. He writes songs and plays guitar - a modern day troubadour!

You can see the Bongo and his Romahome and another Lidl bag...

Also met this lovely Dutch couple who'd been married 50years having spent the first 25 arguing now in retirement happily wandering round Europe in their campervan complete with Satalite dish and home made mode con addition - very eccentric - could almost have been British as they sat on the grass enjoying the sun and their van's facilities.

Finally we came across our first Bongo on the Road. Four people were travelling in it. The husband told us he used it mainly as a van to move stuff and had no trouble in several years of ownership with the engine but the roof can be problematic , while his wife told us when they used it as a campervan and arguing he slept upstairs and she down!

To conclude, campervan people are friendly , candid and always up for a chat with advice and guidance and no two campervans seem to be the same just like thier owners!

On The Road To Scotland - Bongo Moment

Left London Tuesday for Scotland travelling via Leicester, Stockport and Liverpool. Lovely ride over the Pennines via Bakewell. Some lovely Bongo Moments on the way despite being held up for an hour behind a huge vechile with a Police escort travelling at 5 mph on the very narrow A617 to Stockport.   

The Awning Up...

A key milestone for this weekend was to sort our the awning aka tent. Thanks to Sam I put the awning up, it was much easier than I'd expected. Created a great space which will allow us to drive off the site in the Bongo leaving stuff in the tent while we play tourists.

Also chance to use the collapsable kettle and the small stove to make a cup of coffee!

Still in that field near Bath...

In a field near Bath