V1nny
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We have had our motorhome for 5 years, and for the first time I have travelled on my own. I’ve just driven from Scotland to Santander on my way to collect my family from the airport before continuing south into Portugal, and it never occurred to me how difficult it can be without someone with you.
Things like:-
Someone on the other side of the cab who can crane their neck to see into sharp junctions,
Someone to navigate,
Someone to get in the back to close the cutlery drawer that flies open at the first roundabout, every time I drive away. (I know it’s my fault but I’m starting to think I’ve got a poltergeist because it feels like even when I think I’ve checked, it flies open again!)
Someone to make a sandwich when you’re starving but you can’t stop because all the service areas and parking places suddenly seem to have disappeared
Someone to study the maps and apps to decide on the next aire
I could go on, but for the solo travellers out there, I have nothing but admiration for your endurance.
Was it worth it to avoid 5 days of “are we there yet, are we there yet?” At the moment I think not, but after a few days listening to teenagers bickering again, I might change my mind and dream of the solo life again
Things like:-
Someone on the other side of the cab who can crane their neck to see into sharp junctions,
Someone to navigate,
Someone to get in the back to close the cutlery drawer that flies open at the first roundabout, every time I drive away. (I know it’s my fault but I’m starting to think I’ve got a poltergeist because it feels like even when I think I’ve checked, it flies open again!)
Someone to make a sandwich when you’re starving but you can’t stop because all the service areas and parking places suddenly seem to have disappeared
Someone to study the maps and apps to decide on the next aire
I could go on, but for the solo travellers out there, I have nothing but admiration for your endurance.
Was it worth it to avoid 5 days of “are we there yet, are we there yet?” At the moment I think not, but after a few days listening to teenagers bickering again, I might change my mind and dream of the solo life again