Well here's Hammy!
What a sigh of relief that we remember him bigger than he is in reality. Our plans for sleeping in the back will be easier executed if our car does not look like a motor-home or a van, but more ordinary.
I kept on looking out of the window to see Gordon's return in Hammy. It was an amazing feeling getting in the front with Gordon and starting to get the feel. Wonderful! Gordon folded the two rows of seats at the back down in no time. I ran upstairs to get some curtaining material to see if we could hang a divider curtain: our latest decision is to try to use the washing line.
Then we had a good look at the boot cover, which cannot take too much weight and wondering if we could add two narrow "shelves" to support it and give slightly extra packing space. This would be above our feet when we sleep at night. We are reluctant to cut to size or thin under mattress so are thinking of having a foam mattress cut for the back.
After a fair bit of discussion we both agreed that 2 bicycles would be just be not possible. So we are still trying to work out how we could put one bike on the front seats at night without damaging the upholstery. Maybe put it in a bike bag which we have and then stand it on an old double duvet to give protection and during the day we could lay the duvet out on our bed to save space.
We hope to take 2 small chairs and possibly a small table, but we will have to carry those downstairs and see how they fit in. Gordon had a good idea to stand the panier bags (which we will use for clothing and also on the bicycle) against the tinted back windows for privacy and insulation.
Gordon also got an inverter with a 3-point plug so we could use and charge the laptop and the camera battery charger (at different times).
There's still much to ponder and do - but all exciting and all adventure! We haven't even opened a map-book yet!
It's time to go to sleep now!
Our hearts are full of thanks.
