Still, standing on that mountain in Switzerland, the idea of making this a permanent way of life was so out of our realm of possibility that we laughed it off- one of those jokes people make when they’re on holiday. So it’s no wonder that the simplicity of travelling with a van and motorbikes and the fun of exploring, spending time together both as a couple and a family, appealed to us so much. Having spent years paying off debt and child maintenance, we finally had money, but very little time. We’d go days in a row sharing little more than a quick handover on our daughter before heading our separate ways. I’d either start really early, finish really late or, the worst one, arrive home after a night shift, too tired and grumpy to want to talk or spend time together. My husband, having been deployed for many years, was now at home working regularly Monday to Friday hours, while I worked shifts as an air traffic controller. My lovely mother in law had just passed away totally unexpectedly, we were homeschooling our daughter through her GCSE exams and we worked totally incompatible hours. Our motorhome in Switzerland on that first trip to Europe I mean, come on, how many people in their 30s actually leave a secure and well-paying job… to travel. I remember turning to my husband and joking about running away from the ‘real world’ and never going back to work.Įven then, it seemed impossible. I vividly remember standing on top of a mountain in Switzerland next to the motorhome on that first trip, in the dark, staring up at the Milky Way in awe. When we bought a motorhome and we crossed the English Channel in it for the first time in 2017, I never dreamed that within a year I’d be homeless and unemployed.
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