Campervan Birding Many twitchers will remember us from the late 80's on as the couple with a campervan. If you have few commitments it is an ideal alternative to driving to a long-distance twitch and then home. The overnight bit driving there is great, but driving home, especially if you've dipped, holds a great danger of falling asleep at the wheel. It's easier now with Air Bnb etc. but I can remember many times spending hours looking for a B and B, only to end up sleeping poorly in the car. A campervan is a perfect solution, but obviously not for everyone. They're not cheap to run nor buy, especially since they became popular with the masses, plus it isn't always easy to find a camp site. Again, it used to be easier, we spent many nights at the bottom of Cot Valley, which enabled us to bird around there, but could hop over to Scilly as soon as it became necessary, without the delay of getting to St. Just Airfield, which also meant you could get the first availab
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