We appear to have the site almost to ourselves. Can't believe this is peak season. Just lovely.
An update on the maintenance of Rosie: She appears to be mechanically robust (touch wood!) - she's now accumulated just under 163,000 miles, so about 12,000 in Europe, with only minor servicing, plus one suspension bush required at the last MOT. That's mainly a few big journeys, but I think it helps that we use her occasionally as our second car - stops her seizing up in between trips. We're glad we got that engine rebuild after buying her. The interior, which is also original and therefore 23 years old, is standing up well to the abuse of three children - and even the three-way (battery-gas-mains) fridge still works, though it needs to run on battery or mains for a while to warm up before the gas will light. I had to change the pump for the drinking water tank a year or so ago, but that was it. However, it is in the area of oxidation that we should perhaps be more concerned: Rosie is showing some classic 'hidden rust' development in some of the side-seams - a typical place for T25's. With peeling lacquer on one side, she also needs a respray anyway, so I'll treat the small patches of rust for now, followed by the full job when we can afford it. I wonder how she'd look in radiant orange?!
