The Path to Freedom..

After spending a couple of weekends working on Luna, it was time to get in her and have some fun. Now we've always said, when you get your van, don't just sit there and design the layout, get into it and go and live in it, that way you will get a feel for how you want to utilise that space and it will save you time and money in the long run. So on that note we decided to head into Wales, it's a place that's less explored by Steve and I and we found the perfect park up. It was situated right next to Tintern Abbey which i believe is in Monmouthshire, now  that's a view to wake up to right!.

We found this perfect parkup on an app that most vanlifers use, and since it was the first time we were spending a few nights in her we wanted to be somewhere not only stunning but somewhere where we knew we would be OK for the night. No one was going to bother us and move us on. I won't go into too much detail about the place as once a gem like this gets over populated by those that don't follow the etiquette of vanlife then there's a stop to it and the government have already made it hard for those of us that want to live a more alternative lifestyle. 

So once we had arrived it was time to make Luna more like home. We had all our camping gear with us so we had the means to live comfortably. As it was late Autumn we also had a cute little camping gas fire with us to keep us warm. So we settled down for the evening, chilling and planning what we were going to do with the freedom of the next couple of days...

Wales is a beautiful country and really doesn't get enough credit, its full of myths and legends and really is worth visiting if you ever get the chance. We can't wait to explore every inch of this gem when we go full time.

After having one of the best night sleeps we can both remember, we awoke to just the sound of birds. Now, waking up naturally and just having the sounds of nature really does cleanse the soul and sets your mindset up for the day!...

We spent the morning taking in the sights that surrounded us and headed off to our next park up which was situated in a quiet woodland picnic area. This place was a little harder to find but boy what a parkup. We arrived late afternoon and there was another van parked up so we had the place basically to ourselves. 

We spent the evening just taking in that beautiful Autumn sunset that we are lucky enough to get in the UK and the night sky did not fail to disappoint us. As I've said previously we are such sky watchers and seeing the night sky without any light pollution really does take your breath away and gets you thinking more deeply about how we should be living our lives. We are not born to be controlled and become slaves to the establishment, we are all born to be the free wanderers and safe keepers of this amazing planet we call Earth. So we all need to take back control even if just a little and start living the lives we are meant to live.

After another amazing evening and the best sleep ever, we headed back into England to a beautiful place called The Forest of Dean.

Wowser, have you ever been to the Forest, oh my goodness it's so beautiful especially at this time of the year, the trees are changing their colours and it's breathtaking, even when it rains. Which it did, but the sound of the rain hitting Lunas roof got us sunggled under the skylight to listen to the sounds of nature and to witness the Autumn leaves dance upon the currents of the wind which soon sent us drifting into an afternoon of slumber before heading back into the concrete jungle we are currently residing in. BOO!..... There is nothing worse than having to stop doing something you love just to fall back into society's cluches even just for a short while. It tears your soul apart and it's hard getting those peices back together, but you do, as you know it's just a temporary moment until you are free again, that thought alone gets you through the next few weeks before you can do it all again.......