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Florry The Lorry

Vanlife (oldies) enjoying the journey of an alternative life with our self built lorry called Florry.
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Meandering around Europe & the UK and juggling family life 📌

21/05/2026

🥲Being depressed is not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign that you’ve been trying to be strong for too long. 🙏Mental Health week in the UK took place from 11–17 May 2026, so it finished a few days ago. This year’s theme was “Take Action.” I did this and went to the doctors for support. NOTE: doctors can refer to talking therapies and it's not always about medicines. I have gone down the route of a little help talking to someone to ease the grief and help with understanding what is happening to my dad.

😲1 in 3 of us will struggle at some point in our lives with mental health issues or simply feeling low and needing someone to talk to. There is absolutely nothing wrong with admitting you need help, and I truly believe it’s important we speak out and openly about mental health.

👫Both Chris and I have had counselling in the past to help us navigate some very difficult times in our lives. Once again, I’ve reached out for help because, honestly, I haven’t been coping too well lately. I’ve been crying most days, feeling mentally exhausted, overwhelmed and struggling more than I’ve wanted to admit. Reaching out to someone to talk to is OK.

👍Not feeling positive all the time is OK. Whether it’s lorry life, vanlife, home life or any kind of life… sometimes we all need support, and there should never be shame in asking for it. You are not alone.

🥰I’m incredibly grateful to have Chris, my family and friends but sometimes it's good to reach out for more. This is what I've done to help myself through this particular phase of my life, and if anyone reading this is feeling low or struggling to cope, please don’t suffer in silence. Speak out, reach out and get the help and support you deserve.

🌿 One thing I try to do when things aren't going great is to get myself out in nature. Yesterday I did this and took Dad to Thornham Walks...it's beautiful and the lush green and did me and dad the world of good 👍

❣️Sending much love, Cat, Chris & Rolo 🙏❣️👍🚛🐾😘

20/05/2026

🚛 😔 For a while, we really didn’t think we’d make it this year to the vanlife festival and we've never missed one. Caring for Dad has been our world, and it’s taken a lot of juggling (and some amazing carers) to enable us to be able to go, and hopefully all will go smoothly 🤞

👉 We were going to be displaying Florry 2 but in true Florry fashion, plans have changed again 😅We will be displaying Florry the Lorry Version 2.5 & 🚛🔧(…and yes, we’re really hoping it’s ready in time🙏🤞)

🥰 This will be our first longer trip out since caring for dad and honestly… we’re over the moon. We’ve never missed a vanlife festival, and we didn’t want this to be the first.

🚛 Vanlife isn’t just about the vehicles, It’s about the people. The friendships. The family you find along the way. We’ll also be doing a talk, and I’ll be on a panel (wish me luck 😅) – so please come and say hi, ask questions, or just have a chat!

👉 Are you coming this year? Let us know below, if not, why not ?

👉 And if you’ve ever changed your home layout… was it worth it...we seem to be doing it a lot lately 🤷‍♀️

🙏We definitely need this longer break and counting down the days to see so many familiar faces… and meet some new ones too

❣️ Love & Peace, Cat, Chris & Rolo 🐾🚛🙏😘❣️ (for info about the table , see an old post 👎
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17/05/2026

😢Felt really sad leaving our little slice of paradise in Menorca today But it’s been such a productive week in so many ways… lots sorted, lots of precious memories made with friends and my daughter and munchkin too 🥰

😳Back in the UK after a busy week in Menorca getting ready for summer season. It was a stressful flight sitting next to two very drunk loud Russians, but home now and reunited with Florry, Chris, Rolo & Dad ❤️

🚛The lorry is still a bit of a tip while we finish the bedroom area 😂 but we’re slowly getting there! Check out our new big bedroom window 👍

🎪Now it’s time to focus on summer plans, festival prep and getting Florry ready to be displayed again 🚛✨

🙏Here’s hoping for a lovely English summer filled with family, friends and making memories ☀️🙏

❣️ Love & Peace, Cat, Chris & Rolo 🚛🐾🙏😘❣️

14/05/2026

🙏 A beautiful, full-on day yesterday visiting friends here in Menorca.

🌍First stop was Santo Tomas for a lovely walk through to Son Bou, followed by meeting a friend for a drink at Johnny’s Bar 🍻 and then finishing the day with a delicious Indian meal in Mahon with my Menorcan sister (not by blood, but we call each other sisters. We have so many strange similarities, even our parents and life stories!) and another lovely friend.

😳I was out from 8am until midnight yesterday… and my cup is certainly full of love, laughter, support, and friendship.
It feels so special to be back, even for this short time.

🐾 Meanwhile Chris and Rolo have visitors back in Suffolk. Pippa (munchkins doggy) and Florry the lorry is outnumbered with dogs Vs humans right now 🤣

🙏Very excited for the next few days and more on that tomorrow ❤️ Meanwhile, photos of the beautiful walk ❣️

❣️Love & Peace 🚛😘👍🐾🤗🙏

11/05/2026

👍A very productive morning… rewarded with an afternoon in the Menorcan sunshine ☀️

An afternoon visit with my friend Barney's mum (missed rolo not being with me) for some very yummy gambas at the Rustic 🦐. I even braved the pool! Apparently 22 degrees now counts as “warm” 😂

🙏Honestly, Menorca just does something to my soul. Beautiful, peaceful and impossible not to feel happy here and a definite reset!

🐾Meanwhile, Chris and Rolo are back in the UK enjoying blue skies but apparently “very cold” weather and Rolos taken to taking up most the bed while im away 🤣🐾

❣️ What's the weather like where you are right now ? Love & Peace, Cat, Chris & Rolo 🙏🐾👍🚛❣️

10/05/2026

🚛Just like that, I'm back to our happy place! Flylife, vanlife, lorrylife, boatlife, bikelife or bus life it all gets you to some destination.

🚛This morning I woke up to a cold, crisp morning in Florry in Suffolk, and this afternoon I’m sitting in the sunshine in gorgeous Menorca, at the villa, sorting out the final little bits before our rental guests arrive for the season. Travel whatever way you do it is good for the soul.

🐾Rolo, Chris & Florry are still in Suffolk and it feels very quiet without them here. I needed to come back to finish all the last bits and bobs here, as well as an appointment with the consultant to check up on the results from the procedure I had before leaving.

🙏It’s going to be a busy week catching up with friends, mixed in with a much-needed rest week too. Hopefully lots of lovely photos, sunshine and memories being made, especially as little munchkin and her mum are joining me at the end of week for some girly time together 🥰

😄Words can’t really express how happy I am to be home from home. Florry is home… but Menorca is home too, and we miss her so much whenever we leave her behind.

❓Do you have places you miss when you leave or a happy place that always makes you smile ?

❣️Love & Peace to everyone, Cat, Chris & Rolo🙏👍🐾🚛❤️🇪🇸

09/05/2026

🤷‍♀️Sometimes lorrylife is dreamy sunsets and sea views… and sometimes it’s hospital appointments, sawdust, messy bedrooms and trying to hold everything together at once which we we trying to do. Not always easy but we are doing our best. These little daisies made me smile today, never seen pink ones before.

🐾 Rolo still taking it all in his stride and definitely enjoying the sunny days and sleeping on the bed looking out the back of Florry to see if he can see his new friend Ned next door😂

🚛 Oh and yes… we’re STILL working on the lorry 😂 But we keep going! The bedroom is currently chaos with drawers, storage and a new window going in, but hopefully all will be revealed over the next few weeks. The rest of Florry is finally starting to look really good though and that’s keeping us going 🙏

🥱This week has shattered me a bit. A full week of appointments, doctors visits and trips back and forth to Specsavers for hearing appointments… and that’s just for Dad!

❣️Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend so far. Love & Peace, Cat, Chris & Rolo 🚛👍🐾❣️😘

05/05/2026

BBC: After the BBC radio interview, we were invited to take part in a news article with Dad and us, and of course we agreed as it gave dad a voice.
Link in the Bio and comments to the piece that was published.

🚛Florry has been featured in national newspapers in the UK and all over the world and even as far away as Australia, but this one interview felt different and more important.

👍It wasn’t about the van or the build this time, it was about Dad and change of life when you get older and for their carers who need to help them navigate their way.

My dad's voice was heard and he travelled the world, cooked for the queen's coronation, was very successful, he's our biggest fan! . He's worked from the age of 16! He has a life of stories to tell but sadly so many older people say they feel invisible in today’s world, and this article gave him space to be seen, listened to, and valued. That is something really special ❣️👍

🤞It’s a reminder for all of us… when we see an elderly person in a shop, at the doctors, or just going about their day, we’re not seeing “just” an older person. We’re seeing someone who has lived a whole life already. Full of stories, experiences, laughter, loss, love, and lessons. There is so much wisdom there if we take the time to listen.

🤷‍♀️Remember one day, we’ll be those people too.

❣️ Love and Peace, Cat, Chris & Rolo 😘🐾🙏👍❣️🚛

04/05/2026

🤷‍♀️Another version of Florry was needed. Crazy I know 🤣 as if we don't have enough going on.

👎We finally admitted to ourselves, we are fed up of climbing up and down into bed and it's lost its charm, and worst of all, Rolo can’t join us anymore 🐾

🛏️We did toy with having the bed at the front and sofas at the back. Even gave it a proper go for a night… but it just didn’t feel right. Too exposed when the door’s open, we like our cosy little hideaway at the back.

👍In the end, we’ve gone for a compromise, less storage (gulp 😬) and we’ve sacrificed Rolo’s old bed space all to bring our bed down lower but keep it at the back and make life that bit easier.

🙏Still lots to do, we need to get a longerwindow and build drawers at the bottom of the bed but it’s already starting to feel right 🙌

🤞Will share more once the room’s finished…Florry 2.5 is being built.

❣️ Love & Peace, Cat, Chris & Rolo

02/05/2026

😲OMG… my humans are at it again 🐾🙄 Florry Version 3?! As if they haven’t got enough going on already…
I didn’t get a say, obviously. I’ll just be here supervising (and checking snack storage priorities) 👀🐶
Keep your eyes peeled… something new is coming 🚛✨
Rolo 🐾

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