European Preparations!

Never mind Brexit for a cotton-picking second, - we've got a holiday planned!  At least, kind of planned.  The ferry was booked yesterday.
Today was prepping the van for Europe.  Should I change the number plates with the blue EU logo with yellow stars, at the end of the plate?
Nah!
I did rummage around on our fridge and found a geriatric magnetic GB sign.  That's up on the van now.
I managed to rustle up a light bulb kit, and a few fuses.
First aid kit, is Ruth's department.
I drew a blank with the yellow vests.  Ruth started her own yellow vest display at Christmas when we did Christmas carols in Chatham High Street.  She wanted some of the Chatham Evangelical Church members togged up in yellow vests for some strange reason!  And now, I can't find the ones I most definitely had, once upon a time (before Christmas!).

Things for the van

So, in the picture, we have from L to R
1 Not cigarettes!  NO!  But those things in case the French breathalyse me.  You need 'em.
2 Warning triangle.
3 Snow chains (bought them second-hand on ebay fortunately). Legal requirement for the Alps.
4 Rope for a washing line, or for anything like that.
5 Electricity supply cable for hook-up at the campsites.
6 Portable potty fluid (NB, we only use it at night, and only for.....  Well, you guess).
7 Window black-out blinds for night-time.
8 Water bottle sterilised for our storage system.

Plus a whole lot more!
Gave the van a good vacuum clean inside.
The busking gear has gone in, in case we get the opportunity to serenade the Italians.
I've done one or two modifications to the inside of the van.  Just corrected a couple little things that have annoyed me, like putting some more hooks on the side of our Ikea storage/wardrobe racking system.  To stop things wobbling around.

And so, we are almost ready to go!

Italy, - here we come!