A day on the road…

So what does the day look like waking up in a van? Well firstly it’s quiet. Beautifully quiet. Lots of people said I needed to book campsites for my trip, but I think because of the out of the way sites I’m choosing, I didn’t really need to. Our first site in Lincolnshire we were the only ones, our second site in Robin Hood’s Bay there was probably around ten tents/camper vans and this morning there were three of us and the other two families have left leaving just Poppy and I and the sheep in the neighbouring field. 

This morning is one of those perfect blue sky mornings where the temperature is just right with the sun warming the earth after a few days of greyer skies. We woke up and we always go for a short walk for Poppy to go to the toilet! After that it’s breakfast and then today a long, lazy coffee in the sunshine with a bit of reading and a bit of sun puddling for the spaniel. 

I usually wait a couple of hours after breakfast before we set off on a morning walk. Today we followed a fairly overgrown and less than obvious route to a memorial to some farmers who lost their lives in a snow drift in 1967 on the hills above the village of Alnham. It was a 6 mile, 3 hour walk with a little waterfall on the way down which Poppy loved. Jumped straight in, had a swim and a drink before going slightly loopy rolling in the grass and ferns on the other side. Hopefully a few pictures are attached.

After our walk we usually get back to the van for a late lunch and then the afternoon is spent reading with a cup of tea or napping if you’re a worn out spaniel. 

It’s amazing how quickly you forget about time when out of a work routine, especially in a job where time dictates everything - when you eat, when you can go to the toilet, etc. It’s a good feeling to instead be ruled by how your body feels - whether it’s hungry, or tired, and just go with it, rather than be in a routine ruled by the clock.