Breakfast in the van....

“Here’s a really useful kitchen utensil”, my mum says “to take with you in the van, seeing as you have a microwave”

After boiling a pan of water in the microwave for a full 15 minutes to make our first coffee of the day, we decided that our microwave was a little under powered. “From now on we’ll double all the timings” says I. Eager to try out our new toy we grill some toast and place two eggs into the poacher following all the instructions to the letter, until it comes to how long to cook it for....

Close the lid and cook on medium power for 1 minute, allow to stand for 20 seconds and cook for a further minute

Sod that... microwave on 75% power for 2 minutes

Ping goes the timer, the door is eagerly opened to examine our repast. Following is what can only be described as a dull pop.

Et voila, breakfast in the van.

Two and a half hours cleaning later and we’re off up north. First encounter is the Humber Bridge

This guy was trying to get out of the way of my driving....


Then on to Scarborough

The north Yorkshire moors...

Then north to Robin Hoods Bay
 

Then to Whitby abbey,

Looking to find a spot to stop overnight proved a bit tricky. Eventually we ended up at Guisborough just outside the sprawling metropolis of Teeside, on a small farm with a Jack Russell terrier covered in cow muck that insists on jumping into the back of the van at every available opportunity. The excitement continues.....