Offgrid Day 1
I planned to leave around 3.30pm for the three hour drive across the south to Wantage in Oxfordshire.
The destination is Off Grid Power Solutions to have work tomorrow to make the van more off grid usable.
Over the morning, when I woke with terrible stomach pains, we put all the stuff I need for two days away from home.
So, everything was going far too swimmingly up the motorways and around the M25. As usual, despite the A3 junction work being completed, everything slowed to walking pace.
TomTom was actually working at this point to say that the M4 was blocked in several places. Without a co-pilot I had no idea where and why.
Instead the route changed to the M3 and Bracknell to the M3 and Hook near Basingstoke.
I stopped at Fleet Services to check everything was working and th n set off again. Across country to Reading on the M4 and then Reading Services where I had planned to stop.
I had avoided one hold up. The next was J14 to J15 and the M4 closed. TomTom then decided to head off the motorway at J13 and north towards Oxford on the A34.
I finally arrived at just gone 7pm. Not too bad considering the detours to avoid closures and some time eating a 'king burger at BK in the services.
There is another couple here at the Off Grid farm. They have a Cathargo C-Line and here to have a compressor fridge fitted.
Once I managed to get almost level, I put the Bluetti on and boiled the kettle for coffee.
Hopefully I can get some pix of the gear they will be fitting in Molly.
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