How A Couple In Clare Kept Sane In Lockdown With The Help Of A Ford Van!
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Happy Clare Campers!
24-year-old Padraig Greene, a graphic design and woodwork Teacher in Clare has spent the past five months converting a second-hand Ford Cab Van into a class camper van with the help of his girlfriend Nurse Amy Blue.
He told Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast it’s the most worthwhile thing he’s ever done and has been invaluable for his mental health during lockdown.
It helped us to focus on something different. Working on the van and starting this journey and now planning ahead where we are going to go is just a freedom to look forward to in the time ahead.
It’s just freedom : These people spent lockdown converting vans into creative mobile homes
Long lockdown days gave some DIY enthusiasts the opportunity to unwind by transforming their vans into tiny mobile homes. With summer on the horizon and travel restrictions easing, they are ready to hit the open road
Padraig and Amy with their camper at Spanish Point, Co Clare. The couple is planning to travel the Wild Atlantic way in it this summer. Picture: Eamon Ward
Fri, 07 May, 2021 - 08:03
Martha Brennan
It seems almost everywhere you look these days, people are channelling their inner Fern, from the Academy-award-winning film Nomadland, and seeking to live life on the open road. For many, lockdown provided the perfect time to work on such projects, with groups like Self Build Campervans Ireland growing in numbers since the pandemic hit.