Well here we are, back on the air in cyberspace and almost ready to begin a new adventure. But in the intervening six weeks since we were last in touch, there have been changes. Yes, our beautiful Delfin has morphed into a panel van conversion called Smiler. Just take a closer look at the front grill and you can see the smile on her face.
We are the proud owners of a Rapido V56 on a Fiat Ducato chassis. Because I am getting a bit long in the tooth to be driving a private,heavy goods vehicle,of almost 4 tonnes,with a handbrake which I couldn't pull up far enough to hold Delfin steady, on slopes and ferry ramps, it was decided that for safety's sake,which in itself, is a good enough reason, we should downsize to a vehicle more suited to my age and abilities. Despite being shorter (6 metres compared with seven and a half metres) and narrower, Smiler has all the elements of a motorhome inside. More of that once we are on the road.
These are a couple of pictures taken on the day we found her, but since then we have been busy adding the extras which we need to keep us comfortable and mobile. A solar panel and an inverter; the refillable Gaslow system and twin leisure batteries from Delfin; a quality alarm to supplement the one installed by the manufacturers and a Heath Robinson fly screen to cover the huge space when the sliding door is open. Almost ready to go!
Hello ladies, in 2 days we're leaving home for Morocco. We wish you a quiet trip on the ferry to Spain. Hope to see you somewhere on route in Morocco. See you, Tom & Mariejan
ReplyDeleteWell done Daf and Sue.
ReplyDeleteWe have just done the same, but in a larger change sort of way!
In the process of selling our 3 slide out RV and have bought the Rapido V56 as well! Collecting tomorrow.
It will be an interesting time deciding what to pack in the limited space.
Could do with talking to you as well. See you are on facts. Are you on facebook?
Regards
Chris (aka G2EWS)