UK staycation boom predicted

As you can see from this recent photograph of me, stereotypes aren’t always accurate! 

Is your suntor based on the Austin A55van with, lift up roof ? I borrowed one many moons ago

Yes agree. There are good reasons some folks can’t walk very far, but others simply won’t be bothered. Our difficulty comes in the shape of an elderly pooch, but he has a chariot to get around in, quite good on off road tracks, and he’s still able to potter around, so we don’t have to shove 8st uphill all the time! 😂

We have a trip to SW planned this year, based around an event cancelled from last year. Fully expecting it to be well outside our normal comfort zone, but we shall just get on with it. We have a few bolt hole locations planned, some treasured and hopefully not too discoverable.

Are it must be a summer picture ;as you have taken your smock off

Actually an A60 Morris Suntor. It was our only car first couple of years of being together, so holiday accommodation and every day vehicle. I learned to drive in it. We did thousands of miles in it, it got down even the tiniest lanes (think a wide arm span) in Cornwall, with care. Wish we had it now, would be great as a day van, occasional overnighter, but our old bones aren’t up to prolonged usage any more.

We would have liked to have fitted a bit of North East Cornwall into a trip later in the year as we might head along the coast, eastwards taking in Devon and Dorset in order to call in to see family in Christchurch but we have decided that it'll have to wait until things cool down a tad and all of those staycationers head back abroad and leave a little bit of room, and I speak as one of those who likes to head abroad occasionally.

It's quite a while since we were last in Cornwall and it's a shame to miss out on places just because others have the same idea but there is a limit.

I can see us taking in some of Wiltshire and Somerset on the way to Dorset but they're only plans at the moment.

Great vehicles for their time , it may have been a Morris  1961or.62 I think? I did my driving lessons and test in a Triumph Herald still have my red original licence in with my photo licence case,,has in the past raised eyebrows if asked for identification

 Whoops thread drift ,  but then as others🤷‍♀️

Is the local AF reg still around, our neighbours lived in Cornwall and for years drove around with FAF on their number plate. 

Used to be specific to Truro, but can’t say I’ve seen it in recent times.

Interesting comments about size of older cars. No wonder some folks struggle with latest models and narrow lanes!