First week of van life

Where can I start. 700 miles in and not even one shower! It’s been a crazy first week or so but I’ve been loving it, it’s taken me some adjusting to being alone alone compared to when I’m doing my own thing in the UK I’m still close to being near civilisation. Out here I’m on my own completely solo! So at times when I’m parked up in the Swiss mountains it can feel a bit strange, I think it’s just a learning curve though. Other than that my time so far has been amazing, I’ve done so much and seen so much already it doesn’t feel real to me! From seeing Tour de France, summiting my first Swiss and French mountains (see gallery) and meeting some new friends inbetween, it really has been a fast track into van life! The mountain roads have been challenging on the old girl but 2nd gear and 15mph seems to do the trick (I just have to wave by people). After spending some time in Chamonix / France it was a nice reassuring stop having some amazing experiences there including doing a part of the ‘Tour Du Mont Blanc’ and managing to get up to Lac Blanc and my first 3000m peak ‘Mont Buet’. I think I’m spending tonight in Chamonix as it’s so van friendly here then setting off to see Annecy, Geneva and then back into Switzerland for a few places on my list before either venturing to Austrian / German alps or Italian Dolomites! Willem Explores over and out x