Connected roads – Building a reliable system for life on the move
How we built a reliable, redundant communications setup for motorhome life — Huawei router, MiFi, dual SIMs, and a VPN that just works.
Our Thid Life
Travelling, learning, living fully.
Vincent
Vincent is a sixty-something who has retired from working life but not from living. Had his childhood and working life, now embarking on his third life. Currently a full-time motorhome nomad, touring the UK, Europe and North Africa with his wife Pip and Black Labrador, Scylla.
Scylla’s journal – September on the road
Scylla shares her life on the road – routines, beaches, sofa rights and a travelling bed. A Labrador’s-eye view of motorhome living.
AI: The collaboration that travels with us
Travelling with AI as additional intelligence: memory, iteration and trust turning road life into a true collaboration, not just technology.
Systems & Tech – Part 2: Systems overview
DC, AC and gas made smarter: lithium upgrade, Delta Pro pivot, UV water filter and small comforts turning a motorhome into a true home.
Month two on the road: From Highlands calm to Northumberland’s surprises
Two months on the road: Highland calm at Camusdarach, film-set magic, and Northumberland’s castles and coastlines surprising us at every turn.
Bamburgh Castle: Where truth meets story
Bamburgh Castle: where kings, saints, dragons and cannon fire meet the sea — a fortress layered with truth, myth and the echoes of time.
Looking on the Ground: Tuning our eyes
Last night we saw a Pine Marten. A brief flash in the beam of the torch, gone almost as quickly as it appeared. Add to that the red deer by the woods, the weight of toads crossing the beach path…
The system behind the journey
Life on the road runs on systems. Power, water, habits, even dog walks. When they flow, freedom follows. When they fail, nothing else matters.
Our Third Life
Retiring from work gives us the chance to explore, grow and develop — and this is how we’re approaching it.
Bread on the road – Why the machine earned its place: Wholemeal Spelt loaf recipe
There’s nothing like fresh bread I’ll admit it: I was wrong. When Pip suggested we bring the bread machine, I resisted. In a motorhome, every kilo and every inch of space counts, and I argued that the machine was bulk…