Hayling Island

We have just spent a sunny couple of days down on the sea front at Hayling Island with the van. On the sea front there is one car park where motorhomes are allowed to stay overnight (for £8) and you can park right next to the beach so we thought we'd try it out.

As it was a Monday night when we arrived the beach was practically empty.

The south coast of Hayling Island looks out over the Solent and the eastern most point of the Isle of Wight. It's quite an interesting stretch of water to watch, as ferries, cruise liners and cargo ships continuously drift back and forth between Portsmouth and Southampton and the continent. While we were watching on the first night we saw a massive portion of an aircraft carrier glide past. The waters are also full of wind-surfers, canoes and paddle boards. In fact we had to call the coastguard once as one paddle-boarder got into trouble off shore and couldn't get back in. Eventually he got himself back to shore but he was exhausted.   

There are loads of beach huts at Hayling Island. We parked the van along side and it became our portable beach hut for a few days.

Our first glass of wine in the van. Very enjoyable.

What a beautiful day it was on Tuesday, and a great view to wake up to.

About lunch time we were joined by a few more people on the beach and the temperature started to climb.

We went for a drink at the nearby pub and looked back over the beach to the van. Compared to the other motorhomes and vans our little Vdub looked tiny! When it is nice weather it doesn't matter as you can sit and cook outside, but when its raining I think it will be a challenge living in it. I think being tidy and organised is going to be essential and again we have come away with a list of tweaks and modifications to make life easier.