It is nice to be able to have snacks whenever we want and have peanut butter with us at all times. The bed is fairly comfortable and the sick and stove have great glass coverings which quadruples our counter space.
Our picnic table we have tried to use, even in the chilly air. The shower however, uses almost all our stored water in one shot, so we’ve been doing out best with baby wipes and taking advantage of the camp site facilities (I may end up with dreadlocks by the end of this trip)
I can tell we are already saving money by making the trip this way, and seeing so much more. Our groceries last so much longer than a meal out. Although finding places in the city is next to impossible and better off unattemptable.
We also found out something that I guess we should have known that has changed our plans a bit. We thought we were able to drive through the tunnel connecting France to the UK. Who knew it was only for trains. So, we also didn’t know the ticket prices to head over. If the two of us left the RV behind and went into London for two days, our train tickets alone were 313 euros. To take the RV with us via ferry was 281 euros. So, my dear friends, we have decided to drive a little further around the mainland, see more of Spain and Italy…see a bit of Poland and next time, make a trip where we fly directly into London.
I’m sure you can understand our disappointed, the whole idea of London, not just the James Bond part, was pretty exciting, but we will just have to save it for another time.
Anyway, we are off to the NW coast of France, a town called Dippe…
See you soon!
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.
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