Making time for myself has become a newly found 'habit' one am intending to hang onto. In that small luxury lies the joy of time to read the latest Game of Thrones, view the Tate Gallery on line,discover how much Goa wants the British Tourist back. All sorts of wonderful little bits of information and of course trawling Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, delving into the latest on the Cloud and Crowd funding. Its all there, just waiting for that precious 'me' time.
I am intensely involved in planning the travel route for y Last Great Adventure or LGA as it has become known in my head. To be able to travel through Cornwall, then to Bristol, Southern Wales to see Cardiff and visit St Davids church. To meander through country roads to discover out of the way Stone Cirlces, visit the National Parks, especially the birth place of Stone Henge, the Preseli Hills. I want to visit Waldo's monument again, that great poet of Wales.
I want..... so much.
The joy of this plan, is that I will genuinely be able to do it. To take time to visit Tintagel Castle, walk the shores of little out of the way beaches, trail across various forests, and investigate. Not just a quick peak as if it were a holiday, a good long sojourn. if the research i seek is going to take a month, then a month it will take.
You have no idea how luxurious that feels, to simply think 'yes I can.'
If I want to read my Kindle all day because its cold, wet, whatever the weather, I CAN ! oh that is going to be so good. With absolutely no housework to do, just a quick tidy up of the inside of my car or the luxury of tidying up a camper van, walking the dogs is a pleasure anyway...then Kindle Time ...oh yes ! yes! yes! I am almost hoping for a few days continuous rain just so I can wallow in Rice, J.D. Robb, a little light relief with that wonderfully insightful and incredibly amusing Terry Pratchet and of course, travel books, lots of those. A bag of caramels, a cup of good coffee and a Kindle, two dogs snuggled round my feet and the peace and solitude of my own vehicle..................................great stuff.
The down side is of course that to stay warm in such a manner is going to take fuel, and peaceful non intervention from the local constabulary. Moving me on...would not be a good idea. Little old ladies can be quite the Poisen Dwarf if poked and prodded too much.
All in all, I am beginning to truly look forwards to my adventures. I haven't given up on the idea of raising enough finances to buy a camper van of some sort. I trawled E-Bay earlier and saw several really beautiful vans, way out of my league a good 4 or 5 thousand pounds to buy but, oh the longing I felt at one in particular. *sigh An Apollo Millenium Ford Coach Built Transit ...to die for and a snip at less than 6k BUT !!!! I must not become too down hearted. if I am meant to have one, then the good Universe will make sure I have one.
But the end of the line plan is, if its not possible, I can still use the car as a last resort until the weather changes to better. At which point I will buy a decent tent ( I have one but its a bit tiny) and find a good field and a willing farmer to rent it to me, a month at a time in various places would be good.
So there we have it, another insight as to the workings of my mind. Tonight, after a stint with my server, I shall be designing the all weather gear, and deciding on exactly what it is I want to take with me on this LGA. Should make for a few convoluted turns.
I need to check out the camping companies for the best resources, Glam Camping sites seem to have some really unusual sources of materials and inventive solutions. I am particularly impressed with the blow up bath so recently launched on the market. Where on earth I could have a bath is another matter, but an intriguing idea never the less. Maybe blow it up and fill it with warm sea water in spring and just lie on the beach away from sudden shark thoughts and wallow in a nice sea bath. Its all possible.
