No, its not a beached whale washed up in our front garden. Campalot has finally transformed from being only a model and an airfix kit to taking up a huge amount of the available space.....
Johnmill visited us for xmas and kindly agreed to stay on for a few days through new year to help me and put up with more of Maria's cooking, we were extremely lucky with the weather and the longest calm spell I can remember since coming here, so we managed to get the side, rear and roof panels glued together onto the frame in 2 days, then as a bonus we also managed to get the cabover panel and nosecone in place before he headed back to work.
The old boy did well - he's 65 you know - and only got confused when given a choice of two directions (Up. UP ! THE OTHER UP!!!!) and this time we didn't do his back in or try to poison him with chorizo....not to mention Maria's contributions lifting and propping up panels, womanning winches and generally looking after us. And i contributed my usual bad language and I think I actually broke with tradition and managed to get more of the glue on the panels than on myself....all round a good team effort.
I still have a few weeks of work sealing up the floor and other holes that were left open to allow for clamps and access, and fitting and fettling the leg jacks before we can move it out onto the road and onto the back of the truck for a test drive. Then I can start on the really expensive part of fitting it out and buying windows and other bits and pieces - not spending any more money on it until i know it works.
And yes, i know this is not a post about travelling and where we are, but it is relevant in that this is how we will get back on the road again once it is ready and we are secure in our Spanish residency post Brexit....
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