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Advanture Magazine
EDITORS NOTE. When Spring arrives, there is usually a bit of conflict between my girlfriend and I while we plan the weekend ahead. The one sure thing is that we are going to leave Barcelona city on Friday after noon. But the thing that usually takes more time to figure out, is where exactly are we going to go. Having spent the last few months at our f a v o u r i t e s k i r e s o r t s c h a s i n g t h e s n o w, my girlfriend is always keen to retur n to the coast as soon as the chair lifts close. I t ’s b e e n m o n t h s s i n c e w e l a s t s w a m i n the sea or sat in our van with the doors opened up to some stunning coastline.
w i n t e r, f i r e u p t h e e n g i n e a g a i n . Yo u ’ l l all be getting excited about jumping back in your campers and eager to hit the open road again. Due to the absolutely huge impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, I think things are going to be pretty different from n o r m a l f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e y e a r. F i r s t l y, all of us thinking about luxuries such as where we want to go running or cycling must acknowledge how fortunate we are to have the health and means to be a b l e t o d o s o . S e c o n d l y, i t i s l o o k i n g like practices of social distancing and reducing unnecessary risk will be an ongoing topic that will concern everyone for some time to come - which definitely means us vanlifers too.
For me, the allure of the shoulder season sports is present. I love going for long runs through alpine valleys, and up to the occasional summit. Pulling into any dirt But this absolutely isn’t the end of the c a r p a r k a r o u n d t h i s t i m e o f y e a r, I g e t v a n l i f e w e k n e w ! excited seeing the climbers preparing their rack and mountain bikers unloading the carriers. Spring is also the time when those who choose not to use their vans during the
ALEX BROWN.
