Statistics:
2 trips planned at 50%,
14 campsites,
25 beaches,
Van without air conditioning,
3 people (me, 9 year old and 11 year old),
450Euro fine for a “bad” vignette in Hungary (can be unscrewed 🙃)….
🥸 I’ve never travelled on this scale before, to warm countries. Nature and discomfort I am not afraid of, as I have to much hostel experience, from the mountains. However, it’s not the same… The campsites and locations were different, and as a result it was the shade 🌞 by the car that set our rhythm for the day 🤣.
🙏 Thanks to such trips, I acquired new organisational skills, related to logistics (e.g. avoiding the sun), solving problems on the spot. I also learned humility, patience and trusting my intuition. I allowed myself not to plan everything and leave space to decide on the spot. 😇 Of course, before that, many times with yerba mate, I studied maps to myself to know distances, roads, etc.
📊 Last year I took stock of all that was great and what we missed. This made me less stressed this year before the trip. I also did a lesson learned from the 2023 trip a few days ago. Thanks to having passed so many beaches and camping sites we now know our expectations well.
😎 This year I decided to go at the end of the summer holidays because the day is shorter and gives more relief from the heat. I split the route into 2-3 stops. This gave me the opportunity to fall in love with Slovenia. VW T4 – nice as it has 3 seats in the front and the kids ride along with me. For the lack of air conditioning we had washers to cool the dashboard and legs. There were 2 SUPs to fit in the car so I didn’t have to attach them to the roof.
💚 🚸 The kids turned out to be great helpers, we managed to form an efficient team when setting up and packing up camp.
