Hamster the Spaceship

Friday was 'leave London' day. Time to head for the Spaceship head office at Hayes, Middlesex, and pick up my mini campervan. Spaceships are the result of Kiwi ingenuity, a basic campervan, built into alarge people mover type car. The come with a two burner cooker, a bed, a fridge, water bottle and the necessary pots and pans, plates and cutlery, for camping. My Spaceship, dubbed 'Hamster' was waiting for me when I arrived after a quick run up the line from Paddington to Hayes. (Next stop Heathrow, on the London Connection, so handy for drop-off and head for the airport in a few weeks time.) I'll upload a pic of Hamster later.
Each Spaceship has a name, I spotted R2D2, Saturn, and other random names, painted on the driver's and passenger's doors of each vehicle. As one who thoroughly enjoys the yobbish antics of the Top Gear Team I felt a van called Hamster was reasonably appropriate.( I wonder if they have a 'Captain Slow'?) It transpired that many of the vans in the depot , while secondhand japanese vehicles, had arrived in the UK via New Zealand, yes, truly. I think the Rugby World Cup, where many visiting Rugby fand hired campers for their stay, meant that the fleet down under had to be considerably enlarged, leaving a nice surplus for shipping to the UK for the northern summer trade.
The satnav hired with the van had never heard of the address of my friend in Cheltenham so once again my trusty iPhone came to the fore and showed me the way, right to her door in a two year old house, in a newly developed Close. I only had to do double circles on two roundabouts, due to missing the exit, and had to retrace my steps (wheelturns?) twice because of missing a turning. I'd have preferred using the satnav, its not a recommended activity having to consult the directions on one's phone while driving. If I can't get the Satnav to find my next port of call I'll 'phone home' to Spaceship central for a troubleshooting session.
How's the weather been - chilly, but no rain to speak of so far, and improving forecasts.