For a couple of days we had been mulling over the idea of buying a small camper van to provide an option between staying in a dismal wet tent and the cost/bother of sorting out B&B accommodation. We had previously discussed a part-exchange deal with a seller on the Isle of Wight which seemed pretty keen. At lunchtime in the New Forest, we decided to forfeit the planned afternoon bike-ride and instead focus on researching what to look for when buying a camper, prices, etc. Happy that we were doing The Right Thing, we placed a call to the seller who agreed to give us a call back a bit later on with his decision. We retired to the pool area of the B&B/hotel and bit our nails awaiting his return phone call. It never came.