And we’re off!



 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 countryside. 

Here’s a rough map of our tour:

We’re also very, very lucky that we have people visiting or meeting us on our travels in Javea, Seville and Cordoba. It’s always great to share adventures with others. 

We both enjoy being in new places but also the travelling to them. Tomorrow we take the ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe and then drive through France toward the Pyrenees to ski and then onto Spain in a few weeks time.

And of course we have little old Roxy with us this time which has been a trial in itself! 

Rabies vaccine £48

European Heath Certificate £178

Meds £86

😩😱

Anyway, we’re very much looking forward to having her with us on this adventure.🥰

More news as we travel through France 🇫🇷 

Blog written by Melle

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