Chris, Melle, Homer and Roxy on Tour

 So, we’ve got started on our latest adventure and it’s been interesting already to say the least.  You try to plan for every eventuality but, of course, you just never know what’s going to happen.  And that’s a learning point right there, to prepare your best but then to just go with the flow.  One of my favourite sayings at the moment; One of the hardest things to do though is to be patient to let the way become clear, and when at home like lots of people I tend to try to fill every waking moment being useful and moving things forward.   As a result, I tend to get frustrated when things don’t happen quickly or I don’t get a response from someone.   But, of course, I realise, especially when travelling that it is often in the quiet moments when you’re just pootling along that things happen.   Maybe because it’s then that you give other people time to respond and do things?   I think this is because we often can’t do things completely on our own, ...

 Phew! After a few hectic days packing, cleaning and spending time with family and friends we’re finally off on our adventure! It took approximately 6 hours to pack the van and 10 hours to get the house ready for Airbnb. No complaints but you realise how lazy you are at keeping your house clean and tidy when preparing it to let out 😏 🤣 This is just our clothes! We’ve had to carefully select which clothes, shoes and coats to take as effectively we will be in ‘winter’ and spring seasons when we ski in the Pyrenees and fiesta in Seville. As you can imagine this has been very hard for Chris to decide what to take 🤣 We are very excited for this trip as it will be a true tour through France and then southern Spain. This is us something I’ve wanted to do for a while, I’ve had a love of Spain since a child having spent many holidays in Spain and the Canary Islands. I love the language, the food and the culture and can’t wait to see the ‘Spanishness’ of those southern cities and countrys...