Whilst walking the pups on the beach, the clouds lifted and we got our first glimpse of Gibraltar. That settled it, we are heading west. Still if we visit we will no longer be able to state we haven’t been on British soil for almost 8 months!
But firstly van chores of laundry and food shopping. Parking in city centres is always tricky and our eventual spot in Estepona meant lugging our laundry through the streets but it was good weight lifting. Plus we spotted a couple of nice murals, so while the washing was on I went for a 3 mile jog around the streets to find as many as I could.
I found 8 murals, 1 sculpture, a funky xmas tree and a orchidarium. This form of jogging in random directions with no set distance in mind is great fun. Plus I get plenty of photo breaks, which is a bonus as my legs are sore from yesterday.
We once again forgot that everything closes down in the afternoon and had to wait until 5pm for the pet shop to reopen (active dogs eat sooo much food!). Mabel got in trouble on the afternoon walk for trying to eat a sundried turd…she lock jaws horrendously and didn’t want to give it up…minger!
This evening we drove further along the coast to La Alcaidesa, which is a stunning spot with clear views of Gibraltar and even Africa. I’m already sowing seeds that we should take the van to Morroco but appear to have a lot of wrangling to with Mark.
I’m really happy living in the van and we have so much of Europe yet to explore, I’m trying to eek out our travels for as long as possible. Mark is less sure, but still wants to visit Glastonbury, Glasgow, Italy and Denmark again so that’s certainly a few more months 🤞
I am really looking forward to driving around the UK visiting friends. Drop me a message and I will tag you on the route – nowhere is too far lol (Colchester, Norwich, Ely, Great Yarmouth, Newcastle, Buckley, Sandbach and the Isle of Man so far 😊)
Resolutions wise. Day 2 of no water involved headaches and I’m in bed imagining my hot water is a scrumptious hot chocolate. Huge thanks to Ella for the donation!
Exercise wise I’ve done a Betty Rocker barre workout that resulted in Ernest trying to hump my leg repeatedly (remind me not to introduce him to any ballerinas 🙈), day 2 of Holly workout on a pavement where a cute 13 year old staffie waddled over to say hello (his mum recommended Pointer Clinic if we ever need a good vet near here), my 15,000 steps and mural hunt 3 mile run (I was meant to do further but can’t face the steep hills near where we have parked).
With Mabel aiding my sleep I got 9 hours last night, I usually struggle to get more than 6! I also did another lesson on my overcoming self sabotage course and am feeling good. Only another 363 days to go 😄💪 oh wait it’s a forever thing…only a lifetime to go! Early victories and consistency…I even turned down cake!
N.B. apologies no photos, I seem to have maxed out wordpress photo allowance so will have to find a way around it. This may take me a while as I’m not tech savvy. Tips welcome lol
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