Untitled - Beeldbibliotheek

40 CARAVAN DAYSnext I take the road I am afraid that a coat ofvarnish is all that will be called for, and I shallmiss something in those pleasant feverish weeksof " fitting out," which used to be so full ofsearching tests and fresh inventions.She is nearly eighteen feet long, six feet sixbroad, three feet six high, to the floor, and tenfeet to the roof. She is built of three-ply oakpanelling, three-sixteenths of an inch thick, witha frame of oak, and a roof of red Oregon Pine,covered with white canvas. She has one screwbrake, worked from the front, and since myjourney to John o' Groat's I have fitted anotherbehind (operating on the back of the back wheels,so that they are gripped on either side)for usein emergency. This has taken the place of theslipper. The under-carriage projects about twofeet in front of the body of the van, forming alittle platform. She has a full lock, sound axlesand springs and strong carriage wheels, aboutthree feet in diameter, with steel tyres of twoand a half inches breadth. The wheels are setwell below the body.We shall now have to have a ground plan of theinterior. I have shown it with the tables foldeddown and the chairs up, so that we may haveroom to move about, and I should explain that it