Waiting for the builders

[Louisesjpp]

We're on a very quiet spot, mostly alone, in the van while we wait for builders to turn up to work on our house. I've put this in Continental Touring because we're in Spain, but less than a mile from our home.

It's weird because it's not a holiday, but we're in the van. We're still in shaking-down mode, new to motorhoming, so it's not bad: we keep nipping home for the things we've forgotten.

Anyway, it's a foretaste of the new lifestyle we have planned for ourselves. We have sold our B+B, a big 350 year-old house, and bought a smaller house, a mere 200 years old, hardly run-in! Plus the van, a McLouis Nevis coachbuilt. My husband is going to try retiring for the fourth time while I am starting a new career writing romance (although I think he is going to be my marketing manager!) and as we both love both local life and travelling, this combination of house and van seems ideal. So, we're spending half each day on planning work for the house renovation, half a day on shaking the van down, half a day chasing up the builders (who are now four days late) and half a day doing the things we planned for van life: writing, cycling, walking and relaxing. If you can add up, you will see that our new lifestyle is as hectic as our old one: too much to do and not enough day!

 

[CAB96]

Builders you say?

Spanish Builders?

Going to be a full-time occupation then!

 

[Louisesjpp]

Builders you say?

Spanish Builders?

Going to be a full-time occupation then!

So far, our own job list (and capability) has been steadily increasing. It's quicker and easier to do it ourselves than get a professional to do it.

 

[Roby2008]

We're on a very quiet spot, mostly alone, in the van while we wait for builders to turn up to work on our house. I've put this in Continental Touring because we're in Spain, but less than a mile from our home.

It's weird because it's not a holiday, but we're in the van. We're still in shaking-down mode, new to motorhoming, so it's not bad: we keep nipping home for the things we've forgotten.

Anyway, it's a foretaste of the new lifestyle we have planned for ourselves. We have sold our B+B, a big 350 year-old house, and bought a smaller house, a mere 200 years old, hardly run-in! Plus the van, a McLouis Nevis coachbuilt. My husband is going to try retiring for the fourth time while I am starting a new career writing romance (although I think he is going to be my marketing manager!) and as we both love both local life and travelling, this combination of house and van seems ideal. So, we're spending half each day on planning work for the house renovation, half a day on shaking the van down, half a day chasing up the builders (who are now four days late) and half a day doing the things we planned for van life: writing, cycling, walking and relaxing. If you can add up, you will see that our new lifestyle is as hectic as our old one: too much to do and not enough day!

Variety is the spice of life, retirement just means doing 10 times as much as you did before but without the financial reward, life becomes a very expensive hobby.....

I wouldn´t change it for the world.......