Wander Lost

Month: October 2024

  • Back to a ‘normal’ life

    After Patty flew back to Argentina, I was at a crossroads with a number of options.

    1. Lady Cindy had not sold with the Italian brokers over the summer so I could return to the boat, work on it over the winter and sail or sell her next Spring.

    2. I could stay in the van in the UK over the winter and replenish funds with temporary work, like I did at Tescos a couple of years ago.

    3. Get permanent work and settle down again.

    4. Pick a country and fly there.

    I decided to start looking for work in the Southampton area (to be near family) and let fate decide.

    Fate has decided option 3 by presenting me with a job advert for trainee bus drivers in Southampton and allowing me to succeed in the application process.

    So, for the next two years, at least, I will settle to a normal working life. I have already found a flat within walking distance of the bus depot and move in next week. I hope my holidays in the next few years will be exploring the world, and I will blog those trips. But, for the most part, that is the end of this blog.

  • Back in the UK to Lands End

    On returning from our month in Indo China, we settled back into van life and completed our circuit around the UK by travelling to Lands End and back. This was to be Patty and my last trip together. Patty wants to return to, and settle in Argentina. I will be staying in the UK until the right direction for me reveals itself.

  • IndoChina

    After our camper van trip to John Ogroats and back, we flew to Thailand for a month long tour of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. On the second week, we met and travelled with Jet and her family.

  • John Ogroats and back

    After returning from Europe, we traveled up the East Coast of the UK to the top of the Scottish Mainland, John Ogroats and then back down Western Scotland and England back to Southampton.