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Friday, 15 July 2011

Chapter 26 - Breaks (part2)

 Chapter 26 - Breaks (part2)

Dear Diary...

Breaks chapter still on going and hope not for to long !

Dad have contacted 1stchoice to get the Breaks master cylinder from the web, 1stchoice is the website recommended by the mechanic to get parts for cars from breakers, if you need a part for your car, go to the web site http://www.1stchoice.co.uk/ and put in the part you need. They contact over 250 UK breakers all over the UK and they send you emails with quotes from all the breakers where your part is available...
Good service and free !

Not for me in this case.... from 250 UK breakers , no one have a Master Breaks cylinder in stock !! :(

Dad was running around like a headless chicken for 2 days to around all breakers in Swindon etc... but no luck to get this part .

Last scenario, dad decided to go to official car shops and try to get this part as new !?
Yes, Renault still using this part for the latest models, that's why breakers do not stock this part !! *LOOL*

Now you ask...
How much is the new Master Breaks cylinder for the camper-van ??
and I answer...
Surprisingly.... with VAT is: £72.76

PLEASE INSERT COIN !!

Yes, lets be realistic about this... £72.76 is only the part but is not all...
When I was serviced, they found I had a break wheel cylinder bleeding !!
I mean... I need a new break wheel cylinder too :(
No... don't cry... wheel cylinder with VAT is only : £11.36
Fine, by now I have Daddy crying on my shoulder and calling me all the ugly names you can Imagine :o/

So far, only in Parts, he spent:
£72.76 - Master Breaks Cylinder
£11.36 - Wheel Cylinder

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£84.12

INSERT COIN ... pleaseeeeeee !

This (of course) still not including the labour ! They will have to replace the parts and bleed the breaks

Dear Diary, I never had been a religious traveller but by now I pray every night for Mum and Dad, they do everything possible to keep me tidy and ready but is some things that are very important and they have to deal with, even if this means less money for travelling  :o(

I am now booked to get back to the garage on Monday and hopefully finish with all this tantrums at once ;)

I hope Dad do not swap me for some other youngster Thai Camper.. I would not resist !
And now you wonder... How tha F***lipping this bitch still have a sense of Humour ?
and I answer...

Because life is beautiful and all the rest is only material !!
Night, night dear diary.
I will pray for all the Gods we believe,to be ready and running on the road very soon.

Freeka... the Trouble maker !!!

Monday, 27 June 2011

Chapter 22 - PsySundays

Chapter 22 - PsySundays (Brighton)

Dear Diary...

I know this is not a massive adventure as the ones that will come this summer but I can call it a intro for the upcoming adventures :)
Mum, Dad and a friend have took me near the sea.. yahhhhhooooooo !
Yes , they took me to Brighton and this was a long drive down to the coast.
3 hours drive from Swindon to Brighton !
Was not bad and even being a slow camper-van, I managed to do a good mileage for the diesel expend PLUS, I managed to be as quick as possible (for my age , I still do very well)
All was fine and I had good fun.
Dad had to go to Brighton to DJ in a club, the club was in front of the beach and the day was very hot...
Wicked !! :)

We arrive in Brighton around 3oclock in afternoon and the place was full of cars and campers
No space to park but lucky, Dad know the place from before and he managed to find a parking space for free :)

The club closed at 01.00am and we start to drive back.

I know was not a massive adventure to be registered here but was a 6 hours journey driving up and down without any incidents.
During our driving, many cars was stopped on the road with over heating and even we saw a Jeep caught on fire :/
I did get a bit hot as the day was one of the hottest days of this year but dad was careful to check my water and oil before we left to Brighton.

No incidents to register and dad got back home happy as a pig in shit !! :)

Do you want a full report ??

Even counting that Dad still have to change my Oil and filters -> (Diesel, air, oil) I did a good rating on a mileage,  I manage to make 260miles with £40 of diesel but I would make the 300 miles with the same amount of fuel (around 28/29 litres).
£40 = 28 Litres of Diesel (in UK)
300 Miles = £40
Dad hopes I can make more after the oil and filters have been changed ;)

Next I will go to Cosmo Festival and that will be again a full on drive.

Mum and dad have been take some photos in Brighton...
Do you want to see ?


Yes... I know am a bitch... but I dont run on water !!! 
Anywayyyyyy .. here photos for your curiosity :)




Be ready for the next chapter of the
Amazing Freeka !


Monday, 6 June 2011

Chapter 19 - The Picnics

Chapter 19 - The Picnic

Dear Diary....

OMG wat a wkend...
I mean... for many of you not used with this new modern language !
" OH My Good, what a weekend..."
Mum and dad took me out for picnics many times before but they never post any images or infos because they are shy ! 
Only this time... I did impose my presence to them and forced them to publish this adventures too !!
(Dad says, I can not keep acting like a teenager any more..pfff...)

Want to read the story to the full ?


So... here we go , this was a three days picnic adventure 3/4/5 - 06 - 2011

FIRST DAY:
Mum and Dad took me to Bristol on Friday (3th) to see some house.
When they come back, Mum and Dad had the idea to pick some things up and go close to nature near the river to make a barbecue.

Was a beautiful day, the place is brilliant and we could even see, the boats passing on the river.
The day was very sunny and hot, really good :)
















DO NOT ASK ME where it is !!
I could not tell you :) Sorry but I want piece and quiet , some times and as you know , paparazzi do not let me alone for a second !!

I have more photos from this place and others from picnics but you will see that at the end of this post.

Following the facts... I still on 3rd - Friday nigh and as any Friday night we look for a bit of action, so... after Barbecue we know of a bar near this place with live music... /// ... off they go !But how??
They crazy...they walked on a main road where mad traffic passes by...and there was no pavement or any light...spooky..:0

They left me near the river and went to the bar to have few drinks and listen to some live music...
Want to see some photos ??



This bar have a camping side on the back, with some very curious vehicles and some curious people too ;)




OMG... That is a real steaming machine ...


Weird people !!! Not only this... Dad found a couple of my Old ancestral hung around... (As any old fart !!)









CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS !!??
What more can you expect to find in the backyard of a pub ??
Great !
After a short visit to my ancestral's, Mum and Dad returned ;)


SECOND DAY:
Next day (4th-Saturday) they woke up with the Birds singing :) beautiful !!
Soon, the quit place start to became more active with a couple coming for a rabbit shag, a old couple for a moment of reflection by the river with Christian books and a group of youngsters having a barbecue... PLUS... a (normal) couple coming for a picnic and talking about business of the working days... No quit any longer !!
Anyway, we still had lots of barbecue pieces from last day, so decided to stay till late and came back home around 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

After we arrived home, mum and dad just found , they didn't want to be at home on a Saturday night, so they decided to go camping somewhere ... but where !?

After some search in the web , they found a camping park (about 1 hour drive) they phoned the people and off they went to *Hillview Park (OARE) you can read the review or find directions to this camping park here:
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=9435

By now you must have decide to
INSERT A COIN TO FREEKA !?
If not, keep reading...


The park was very small and is all about mobile living houses but have some extra space for camper-vans and caravans... Good !

Anyway, I am not here to make a review of the camping park !
We arrived was around 7 o'clock, we set up and eat.
Soon after this its started raining and we had lighting and thunderstorms....i must say i was a bit scared...but mum and dad looked after me so it was ok..:o)
Then... we watched a DVD and slept :)

THIRD DAY:
Next day (05th - Sunday) we woke up with birds again ... what a life !!
Mum and Dad like it a lot... I dont find very funny to be shit all over by birds :o/
Sunday... They have a quick look around the place (very small, not much to see in there , really)
What you do on Sundays ? well, by this time we have relaxed enough and decided to keep doing it for the all Sunday, so we picked some animals wild life DVD and spent the day watching it until we get board and came back home around 7 o'clock.


Dear Diary...
What a fucking brilliant weekend !!
Dad has slept inside me 1 time before but this was the first time mum has slept inside me ;)
They kept complain I am not long enough as they can not stretch their legs at night, bla bla bla bla bla...
Is their fucking problem ! Besides, they do not set up all the double bed as it should be, so...
what the fuck they complain about !?
Fucking foreigners, always complaining about everything !

But anywayyyyyyy, this was a good introduction to the times coming, as they will have to sleep inside me, many ,many more times ;)
They have tried 2 different positions already but I am sure they will try many others... I am talking about sleep positions.
But anywayyyy... They always can go sleep on top in the bank beds....  hahahahahahaha

Right... enough of gossip, Dad made a photo album just for the picnic photos, in this album you will see photos of 3 different picnics.
Enjoy it !