The Tigín Two-step and Camper Yoga
For those of you who have never heard the song Lanigan’s Ball it is an Irish folk song that has been rambling around in my head these past few weeks as we negotiate two adults moving around in a confined space. This new dance we’re calling the Tigín two-step: “She stepped out, I stepped in […]
Back to Bricks and Mortar
This week finds us back at home, re-grouping for the next stage of our van-life adventure. We had a couple of reasons for returning, the main one being hubby is working the night shift this week, which means he is in bed by 7pm and conducts a 5 day training course from 3am to 11am […]
It Finally Happened
After almost two weeks of cold, wet, snow and rainy days, yesterday it finally happened. The rain dried up, the sun came out, the birds were particularly chirpy and although there was still a nip in the air, there was definitely a feeling of Spring. All around us on the camping park, campers emerged from […]
Next Stop Mannheim
For more than 20 years all I have seen or known of Mannheim has been as a stop on my train route to the airport in Frankfurt. A university city at the confluence of the Neckar and Rhine rivers, Mannheim is a large multi-cultural city with a long and rich history going back to the […]
Acknowledging the Overwhelm
In the scheme of real world problems my being overwhelmed at moving into my new camper van seems trivial, but these feelings are real and should be acknowledged. Although I have spent a large portion of my adult life traveling, adventuring and exploring, I crave routine and the familiar. Transitions have always been a stress […]
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