{"id":2823,"date":"2023-03-29T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peterenlisa.nl\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2023-03-30T07:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T05:30:30","slug":"chalons-sur-sanne-29-maart-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterenlisa.nl\/en\/chalons-sur-sanne-29-maart-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Chalons en Champagne- 29 March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a<\/span> long<\/span> time<\/span>,<\/span> Lisa<\/span> and I<\/span> go<\/span> on<\/span> holiday<\/span> again<\/span> and<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> really<\/span> looking<\/span> forward<\/span> to<\/span> that<\/span>.<\/span> Since<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> post<\/span> on<\/span> this<\/span> website<\/span> (<\/span>September<\/span> 2021<\/span>)<\/span> a<\/span> lot<\/span> has<\/span> happened<\/span>,<\/span> too<\/span> much<\/span> almost<\/span>!<\/span> For<\/span> example<\/span>, I<\/span> sold<\/span> my<\/span> company<\/span> on<\/span> December<\/span> 31<\/span>, 2021<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> an<\/span> incredibly<\/span> wise<\/span> decision<\/span>,<\/span> especially<\/span> with<\/span> today<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> knowledge<\/span>.<\/span> It<\/span> turned<\/span> out<\/span> that<\/span> I had<\/span> not<\/span> looked<\/span> after<\/span> myself<\/span> very<\/span> well<\/span> in recent<\/span> years<\/span> resulting<\/span> in panic<\/span> attacks<\/span> (<\/span>I thought<\/span> I<\/span> had<\/span> a<\/span> heart<\/span> attack<\/span>…)<\/span> and serious<\/span> gout<\/span> in<\/span> my<\/span> knee<\/span> and<\/span> both<\/span> feet<\/span>.<\/span> In<\/span> short,<\/span> I really<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> change<\/span> course<\/span> and<\/span> I<\/span> turned<\/span> that<\/span> into<\/span> a<\/span> project<\/span>.<\/span> Kilos<\/span> of<\/span> fat<\/span> have tob e lost <\/span>and muscle<\/span> tissue ha<\/span>s to<\/span> be<\/span> added<\/span>.<\/span> Together<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> personal<\/span> trainer<\/span> I<\/span> work<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> muscles<\/span>;<\/span> I lose<\/span> weight<\/span> all by <\/span>myself and<\/span> I<\/span> am<\/span> now<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 25<\/span> kg lighter<\/span> of<\/span> which<\/span> 10<\/span> kg<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> year<\/span>.<\/span> In<\/span> addition<\/span>,<\/span> I<\/span> swim<\/span> weekly<\/span> and<\/span> walk<\/span> 3<\/span> times<\/span> a<\/span> week<\/span>.<\/span> So<\/span> I\u2019ve changed my life<\/span>!<\/p>\n

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We bought<\/span> a camper<\/span> in<\/span> April<\/span> last<\/span> year<\/span>,<\/span> a<\/span> so<\/span>–<\/span>called<\/span> semi<\/span>–<\/span>integral<\/span>.<\/span> Because<\/span> I<\/span> didn<\/span>‘t<\/span> feel<\/span> like<\/span> getting<\/span> a new<\/span> driver<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> license<\/span>,<\/span> we<\/span> bought<\/span> a<\/span> not<\/span> so<\/span> big<\/span> and<\/span> heavy<\/span> camper<\/span>.<\/span> However<\/span>, with<\/span> fixed<\/span> beds<\/span> and<\/span> all<\/span> the<\/span> usual<\/span> luxury<\/span> (<\/span>WC<\/span>,<\/span> fridge<\/span> etc<\/span>).<\/span> So<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> now<\/span> the<\/span> owners<\/span> of<\/span> 2 campers<\/span> on<\/span> 2<\/span> continents<\/span>…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last year<\/span> we<\/span> used<\/span> it<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> few<\/span> weeks<\/span> and finally<\/span> got<\/span> to<\/span> Croatia<\/span> and<\/span> Greece<\/span>.<\/span> At<\/span> the<\/span> beginning<\/span> of<\/span> July<\/span> 2022<\/span> we<\/span> were<\/span> back<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> plan<\/span> to go<\/span> to<\/span> Africa<\/span> in<\/span> October<\/span> that<\/span> year<\/span> and<\/span> visit<\/span> Lisa<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> family<\/span> there<\/span>.<\/span> Unfortunately<\/span>,<\/span> this<\/span> could<\/span> not<\/span> take<\/span> place<\/span> because<\/span> our<\/span> daughter<\/span> Tamara<\/span> had<\/span> problems<\/span> with<\/span> her<\/span> housing<\/span>.<\/span> She<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> come<\/span> back<\/span> to live<\/span> with<\/span> us<\/span> and that<\/span> meant<\/span> a<\/span> lot of issues<\/span>. Lisa<\/span> went<\/span> to<\/span> Cape<\/span> Town<\/span> alone<\/span> in<\/span> February<\/span> 2023 <\/span>while I<\/span> was<\/span> taking care of<\/span> things<\/span> for<\/span> Tamara<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But now<\/span> we can<\/span> leave<\/span> with<\/span> our<\/span> camper<\/span> and<\/span> we<\/span> did so heading <\/span>south this morning<\/span>,<\/span> not<\/span> too<\/span> early<\/span>.<\/span> I<\/span> did some<\/span> quick<\/span> shopping<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Vrijbuiter<\/span> in<\/span> Gouda<\/span>,<\/span> but<\/span> after<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> really<\/span> a<\/span> holiday<\/span>.<\/span> Via<\/span> Breda<\/span>, Antwerp<\/span>, Brussels<\/span>,<\/span> Charleroi<\/span> and<\/span> Reims<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> now<\/span> in<\/span> Chalons<\/span> sur<\/span> Saone<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> great<\/span> campsite<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> middle<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span>.<\/span> On<\/span> the app<\/span> (<\/span>Campingcontact<\/span>)<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> review<\/span> was<\/span> very bad<\/span> but<\/span> this<\/span> is absolutely<\/span> not<\/span> justified<\/span> because<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> very<\/span> good<\/span> here<\/span>.<\/span> Tomorrow<\/span> we will continue<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> southwest<\/span> and<\/span> we<\/span> will<\/span> end<\/span> up somewhere<\/span> near<\/span> Bordeaux<\/span>.<\/span> Then<\/span> Basque<\/span> Country<\/span> and northern<\/span> Spain<\/span> and<\/span> then<\/span> we<\/span>‘<\/span>ll<\/span> see<\/span> again<\/span>.<\/span> Now<\/span> sit<\/span> outside<\/span> and<\/span> relaxMarc<\/span><\/p>\n

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