Our first van trip: Easter 2013, breaking the van in on a long-weekend route.
Key Points
- Our very first van trip
- Break-in with a multi-day route
- The origin of the Vanyou project
- Stories and lessons from the early days
"Last March at the Titaguas race, we had the luck of meeting the Vanyou people, Paula and Chema, and we didn't think twice: this Easter we're getting lost. And that's what we did."
On Thursday after work we went to pick up the van and straight to Aigues, Alicante — on Friday we'd arranged with Sebas to ride part of the Autonómico route.
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But of course, what's the point of having a house on wheels? To never stop, obviously! So on Friday at midday we headed to Bronchales, Teruel. And got lost around the Corralizas.
Well, Juan was the one who actually got lost — me and my book got lost in the comfort of the van.
The perfect weather for these days… rain, a bit of hail and a lot of cold. Ideal for parking in the middle of the mountain, in the vastness of silence and in the calm of a place with no mobile reception. A place where hearing dissolves into nothing.
Juan with his trainers and the dog… me with my book… it's been the best holiday I've had in years and I hope to repeat soon — no! very soon.
