Day 76 - Dear Globecar , I hope you dont mind me writing to you . I read last night that a couple wrote to Laika and they gave them a free Laika motorhome to use for a year . Well Covid 19 is wearing us down and we need something to cheer us up. We have Gabby already. We are seasoned motorhomers . That is if you call 8 years of travelling in our old van and now your wonderful Globecar then we are seasoned and experienced. We know how to drive the van. We now all about Europe and we love our Gabby but a few weeks ago before lockdown we saw your new models and fell in love with the new one. It is a tad longer than Gabby but that is not a problem . We have driven longer vans . We stood inside and the fridge won me over . We are both not young and kneeling down to the fridge in Gabby is giving me dodgy knees and a bad back . You dont want to be responsible for my bad back do you ? We would love to have the new model for a
year from you so that we can run around Europe and beyond once this pandemic is over. We could wax lyrical about the new ven and write all about our experiences. . We want to enthuse about the over cab window . We dont even mind giving up the storage space above it . Do you realise Globecar that we our Gabby with a new one? . We will write objectively about our experiences so please Globecar can we borrow a van from you for a whole year and go touring ? We will always be in your debt . We await your positive response and can assure you we will look after your van. Regards and best wishes from two intrepid travellers.
As I waited for a window of opportunity when the rain stopped I could not help thinking how some folks have all the luck. They seem to fall out of work and into wonderful situations where someone pays them to do something . That was why my mind was writing my letter to Globecar requesting them to consider letting us have one of their new models to try out and test . We are
. What had triggered off my thoughts was the reading of a blog. A blog from a couple who had given up work and somehow managed to persuade to hand over a very expensive motorhome. It had been kitted out with everything they needed and they had the use of it for a year to travel where they wanted . I felt very envious of them and wondered how they did it . I guess I will never know the answer. They had travelled through France, Italy, Spain and Portugal . I wanted to offer Globecar our experiences by going to Croatia, Romania , Albania , Montenegro and Greece and reporting back on each of the wonderful features in the van.
All I knew as I waited for the rain to abate was that it was never going to happen to us . My imaginary letter to Globecar was as far as it was going to go.
I had intended to walk across the fields today but the overnight rain had left the grass soggy and the river banks muddy . It looked as if once I got that dry window then it would be pounding the pavements in search of house number 76 and anything else of interest along the way . 76 Trombones - memories of the song and the bingo calling . The older couple with the dog had already done their walk by the time I left the house . They were kitted out in jackets and hats. Their walk .
Day 76 and the end of week 11 of lockdown . My walk took me down towards Swarthwick Lane . I had a mind to have another go at finding the milestone that supposedly was somewhere hidden in the grass between Swarthwick Farm and Ivy House Farm . Looking at my watch I realised that I was never going to get that far today . Instead I headed into the estate . I found house number 76 but the owner had no number on his door . Nothing to photograph . I walked slowly back . My jumper off as the morning warmed up. It went back on as the dark clouds started to cover the sun. It looked like rain again . I headed home ready for my cuppa and to try to find things to do. Another week has passed by and I wondered what next week would bring .
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