I have now been on the road for a month, through the thankfully short heatwave of 38 degrees, and back to my old normal of 16 degrees and raining in the Peak District, and I am absolutely loving it.

I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to be driving in Katy, especially on roads that I have previously been driven on by other people. It is now just me and my little van going places!

I had been staying at campsites in the Upper Peak District and in Shropshire for 8 days before meeting up with my sister, and have had some amazing walks.

The Peak District is somewhere that holds many wonderful memories for me, especially of my time living in Marsden. The first campsite at Crowden was only 12 miles from my old house.

The layout of the van is working well, I have had the camping kitchen mainly inside the van for all of these last two camps due to the inclement weather. I have used bungee cords to attach it to the sides of the van for travelling. I do take all the rattly kitchen stuff out before driving though.

The chair bed is folded up during the day so I have a cosy reading nook. I have also sat there in the evenings with the back doors open watching You Tube van life videos on my tablet while watching amazing sunsets and stitching. This really is living my dream and I am so happy.

The second site I stayed at just outside Leek was near some fantastic rock formations known as The Roaches, so Katy and I had a little adventure out there one day and I climbed all the way to the top.

I also had a walk around the local reservoir in a beautiful pine forest.

On my last day there I drove back over the moors to Buxton for an enjoyable afternoon looking at the park and spa buildings which put Buxton on the map in the late 1800s. It is a very pretty place and well worth a visit.

One of the old buildings for taking the waters has been turned into an arcade and there is a small exhibition about the spa in its heyday. You can still see the original tiles and all the treatment rooms which have been turned into little shops.

Jacky and I have been having an excellent time here at Rebellion. Although most of the bands we have seen have been on the outdoor stage, some have been inside the beautiful Winter Gardens, which has some stunning architecture. We spent yesterday afternoon in the Spanish Room which has a stunning panoramic frieze below the ceiling.

We are off on our great adventure to Scotland tomorrow in her campervan, Eva. She has changed the layout again so I will get some photos of that for you as well as it look very different. I will post some of our travels as and when Internet allows!

Whatever you are doing have fun, take care, stay safe and as always thanks for visiting.