We have to go back home...
- Richard
- Apr 11
- 3 min read
Well, home, when you live in a van you are of course always home. Like a kind of snail we always carry our little house with us wherever we go. We have to go back to the Netherlands! You can read why in this blog. Also in this blog a video with tourist cities that we visited and the last walks that we made.
Back to the Netherlands
As a Dutch citizen, you must be in the Netherlands for at least four months per year. If you are in the Netherlands for less than four months, you are required to deregister from the Personal Records Database (BRP). When you deregister, you will also lose all your social security and AOW accrual. We want to prevent that, so that means that we are in the Netherlands for four months per year. This year, those are the months of April and May, and at the end of the year we plan November and December to be in the Netherlands again.
At home
Being home still means to me just living in Globus 2 and standing on a camping or camper place. In that sense, not much changes. We are now not between the mountains, but in our own flat little country. Yet the city where I was born and raised still feels like home.
"The art of living is to be at home as if one were on a journey."
Family
The months that we are forced to be in the Netherlands certainly do not feel like a punishment. It is nice to hug the children again, visit family and meet up with friends. All things that we have to miss while traveling and can now catch up. There are also a few jobs on Globus 2 on the program. Every trip I think of a few small things to make the bus even better match our wishes.
Separated
Because Kelly's family lives in the Twente region and my family in the Hague region, that also means that we will be apart for the next few weeks. That takes some getting used to after being inseparable for 90 days. On the other hand, it's also quite nice. Not having to take the other into account for a while, doing your own thing and just being in your own space for a while. It's great to really miss each other again and really look forward to seeing each other again.
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Video
You will have noticed that we have started making videos since the beginning of this trip. We have received a lot of positive feedback on this, so we have decided to continue doing so. We will start again when we travel again in May/June. So for now, here is the last video for now.
The last two weeks
The past two weeks we have visited several tourist cities. Such as Alicante, Benidorm and Valencia. We especially liked Benidorm much more than we expected. There is a lot to do, directly on a large beach and many cozy shopping streets. Fortunately we were also able to take two nice walks:
A very short (2.3 km) walk, but very nice. Over a bridge, along steep walls and through a tunnel. At the end of the walk you can still visit the local castle. Entrance fee was €2.50.
Pasarelas de Montfalcó via Camí de Mont-Rebei For those who are not afraid of heights. What a beautiful spectacular walk this was. Be sure to watch the video for the images! At the end of the walk you are treated to a load of stairs down a steep wall.
The week after the walks we mainly spent on the bus on our way to the Netherlands. Our second 'journey without end time' has come to an end. In a next blog we will explain what our follow-up plans are.
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