SHOP goes Psychogeographing

SHOP got a birthday present in April which was a weekend in a 1969 California Blue VW Camper Van. It just so happened that we cashed said present in during Psychogeography Month, so always one to lead by example, SHOP roped in two Advisory Board Members and used the trip to embark on some experimental travel of our own.

First off, Rhonda the camper van forced us into slow travel as her top speed was 50mph (downhill, with wind) which necessarily meant that we travelled on A and B roads, giving us time to look around us a bit more and so be aesthtically led. Seeing a nice cove, or a forest we stopped for a wander. In doing this we accidentally discovered; fossils, a cliff railway and a beer called 'Beast'.

Second off, we had no destination planned and camped up wherever took our fancy. Doing this had a mixture of results, leading us to a riverside farm on the first night, a bar controversially opinioned people on the second and a lost-in-time 60s holiday camp - complete with The Shining style ballroom - on the third.

"Well, Rhonda you look so fine (look so fine)."

Counter Tourism: the view out over Exmoor and to the sea. Behind us was the Exmoor Beast, but we chose not to be so traditional as to photograph him/her.

Getting shoes back on after paddling inamongst the fossils.

Pyscho(geographer)s

Not Santa, descending from the bed in the roof.

Some strange men on the beach.

Shoes off for paddling inamongst the fossils

A Games Room all to ourselves, with state of the art arcade games. From 1985. Plus, if you

want to know how successful you are with the gents/ladies, a machine here will tell you all for a mere 10p.