Renovations Update

It's been a while since we've updated - progress has been slow!

The world has gone crazy because of Covid-19, and while many have lost their jobs, we are very thankful that Jeremy has had plenty of work, almost too much!

We pulled the children out of school 3 weeks before end of term one due to Tori being high risk with Covid... and we've made it official :) So we are now almost finished our first term of homeschooling, and all thoroughly enjoying it! No doubt you'll see more about our learning adventures on here also.

Ok, onto the van!

After many attempts we FINALLY found where the water was coming in near the double bed - 3 tubes of Sikaflex later and we're fairly certain the van is now water-tight. Autum is currently at Adelaide Annex and Canvas to have a roll-out awning fitted, and not under cover - given this week we're expecting a lot of rain here in Adelaide, I guess we'll see how water-tight she really is!

So the wall is back on inside the van, painted, and the bed that Jeremy made in the shed and pulled apart to paint, is now assembled and secured in the van also. We bought the mattress base from CaraRest and Jeremy built the box frame and backrest - the back of the van is very flimsy, so we needed a backrest!

Jeremy and Dad Wilson spent a Saturday putting in the BrakeAway unit. Very fiddly, and thought all was good, until Jeremy hooked up to take the van  yesterday to Adelaide Annex and Canvas. Blew 3 fuses before he disconnected it. That's a job for later.

Two new 100AH Lithium batteries now sit under the seat connected to the solar, along with an Enerdrive 40A DCDC charger yet to be hooked up. A Victron battery monitor which has a blue tooth phone app has been fitted. Still a bit to do in this area but it's getting there.

We decided that the old curtains really were dowdy, so we headed to Spotlight and Jeremy chose some lovely navy blue curtains which I'm tailoring to fit all the windows. Also a 'sheer' patterned fabric for the kitchen window and maybe another; depends how dark it is once up. Still a work in progress.

Old sink is out! New timber bench top is in, with a tiny little sink and flick mixer, and the 2.5kg Camec washing machine. That was quick to type - but certainly not a quick little job! Lot's of fiddling and making it work using what was already there. Plumbing still needs to be completed, and Jeremy has plans to run a separate grey water pipe for the washing machine so we can save and reuse the water for another load.

      

 

         

  

      

There's quite a list of jobs still to complete, but we have plans to fit the diesel heater before end of July and take Autumn out for holiday at a great little place we discovered in Currency Creek. We haven't been yet, but Mum and Dad Wilson say it's pretty neat, and perfect for the kids.