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| The lure of the open road...Vanhalla |
And in the beginning…
I have heard it described as a midlife crisis, but nothing
could be further from the truth. The lust for a campervan is a childhood dream
come true.
It is harking back to the inner child in us all; that
unbridled, that yet to be chastised, sense of fun, freedom and adventure.
That’s where the love of camping comes from; the desire to hit the open road
wondering, but never worrying what’s around the corner or what the next day
holds.
It’s about the mystery of the road trip and what may unfold
in the hours and evenings ahead. Planning a trip and the mounting anticipation
like the delayed gratification of an unopened letter from a loved one, burning
a hole in your pocket next to your heart, but you hold off knowing it will be
well worth waiting for…
It has taken me 50 years to get my hands on a campervan and
even the wait itself has been worthwhile, as if finally hearing and getting
excited about a great song for the very first time.
Sure there will be many songs and tunes in this soundtrack
that’s the beauty of it all, the variety. Anything goes, everything’s possible,
just like when I was a child chasing through meadows with jam jars for
butterflies and bumble bees on days so long and sunny that it seemed that
chestnuts peeped open those fresh mahogany eyes from their fleshy husks before
we ever even thought about returning home, just to sleep and go again across
the fields…
And so to Vanhalla where every day it’s the
journey that matters; where the pace you set is your own; where every meal is al fresco and every room a coveted sea
view, lapping, nursing you to sleep beneath the stars, the days bookended only
by possibility, sunrises and sunsets.
The same stars that guided the ancient mariners; the same
sea that saw the adventurers of the ages wash up on these shores; the same lakes,
rivers and streams that launched a thousand tale tales, poems, songs and
paintings; the landscape of our heritage and our history now ours to explore as
we follow in the footprints of fellow travellers and make new ones of our own,
hopefully leaving nothing behind only a good impression.
Vanhalla is camper heaven, on earth.
What can you expect on this voyage?
Well, I just don’t know for sure yet…but do come along, it
promises to be fun.