Our 'van life' dream failed, so we tried to make surfing and cycle touring compatible — this is what happened

Bike riding with surfboard attached.

"Jump out of the van," I yelled. Smoke was billowing from the exhaust, and the handbrake was proving ineffective. We pulled harder and harder on the brake until the runaway Mitsubishi finally came to a shuddering halt.

(Image credit: Isobel Duxfield)