Humberston 31/8-4/9

We’ve spent a few days chilling out post festival with Aunty Anne and family in Humberston which has been great. We have also headed into Grimsby a couple of times so that we could both get some new (second hand) books and haircuts (mine was well overdue). I’ve been trying to drink some English ales before we leave the UK, two of the better titles are Bishops Finger and Jolly Ploughman, both were very nice. We also made use of the sensational local chippie, where we got some huge Haddock and chips for tea one night. We’ve had a lovely stay here so it was sad to leave. We set out on the motorway for London for the last time (for the immediate future anyway) on Friday and it was lovely that our van also wanted to get in on the act and give us a farewell present, in the form of another blowout on the motorway. The front tyre went this time, thankfully we were able to stop without incident. A motorway safety patrol was just behind us when the tyre blew so they stopped to see if we were ok, they also stuck around while I changed the tyre so it was good to have their high visibility van parked in front of our van. Once the tyre was changed, we drove carefully into London and collected a key to our temporary accommodation in Fulham. Following our arrival we have had a few van trials and tribuations, mostly to do with a toolbag who had promised to buy the van when he viewed it online and then reneged in person. We then had to contact everyone we’d put on hold to try and get the sale happening, a very frustrating process. We’re hoping to avoid any more time wasters.