The van is in lockdown....

aight so I know 'lockdown' is a touchy term given the past 4 shitty months, but alas sadly it's true. John (our lovely mechanic) has made me promise, and vow with hand to heart, NOT to drive it till it's in his hands again. RIP to 'Van Life' (temporarily of course) BUT, all jokes aside, I've been assured it's all fixable (*queue tears of relief and joy) at a reasonable cost and will eventually reach a roadworthy status. woo hoo!

From what I have understood and gathered, the go is that we literally have 3/4 brakes missing, and whilst we have ONE, it is shot to hell (*insert dodgy, dodgy, practically non-existent brake photo below). and further down below, is what a brake is SUPPOSED to look like. EEEK. Additionally, the suspension needs work as well as the timing belt needs replacing, and lastly, a fresh heavy duty battery to hopefully eliminate the chances of needing to roll start again in the middle of Woop Woop.

As evident in the impromptu blog name (which I will change eventually), the van name IS still pending! Emi and I need input on what name will honour our ancient green-mobile. So far (on my shortlist), for the gents, we've got...

~ oliver

~ martini

~ kermit

~ wasabi

~ onyx

and for the ladies....

~ sage

~ olive

~ ivy

~ calypso

Let me know your thoughts in the comments :)

Cya!