Who is who…

Have you ever been in a motorhome before?

Like living in cramped spaces?

Think its a bad idea to get a puppy 3 weeks before leaving the Uk to travel Europe?

If you answered No to those questions you are like us…complete novices, learning as we go and rolling with the adventure.

Our family consists of 3 dogs – Jasper our calm goldie with selective hearing, Mabel the grumbleweed who likes food, rolling and sleep, and Ernest the bulldog puppy who lives for food and adventure but doesn’t like the rain. Two humans – my hubby Mark whose bright idea this was…despite never having been in a motorhome and saying just months earlier that he had no desire to move. And myself Maria, a self confessed dogaholic/workaholic who sold my dog grooming business to buy our motorhome, who is mostly called Van…but became ‘home’ in our minds incredibly quickly.

I’m a luddite with technology with the brain of a sieve and 3 months into our year long adventure its obvious how quickly you forget where we have been and what we have seen. Things can easily blur together, so this blog pulls it all together: our daily events, great finds, food, camping spots and random thoughts of the day.

We love the outdoors, and so have a tendency to seek out great places to visit with our dogs, quite often off the beaten track (as our heavily rattled van will testify). We mainly wild camp and try to live as sustainably as possible (happy to share ‘eco on the road’ tips), and both love cafe culture so are always on the hunt for great independent coffee spots and vegan food.

It is meant as a lasting resource for those searching for inspiration, recommendations, or just following what we are up to. Ask as many questions as you like, share it with others it will help and we hope you enjoy and find it useful. I love to keep in touch with people so please comment on anything that touches you, and if you are thinking about/ starting / or on your own van life adventure I’d love to hear from you.