I’ve been thinking about it since a long time ago and I’ve already decided when. That’s an important step on the way.
The point is, what I want to do with the van? What’s my plan?
My plan is to buy a very old van and refurnish it by myself even I have the money to buy a full-equipped new one. I want to take part in all the part of the process a give part to my soul to this van. Make the van 100% mine.
First I’ll buy a very old one and with help of my father I’ll make all the repairs we need to make 100% sure. It will be a great opportunity to learn from my father some mechanics and be able to repair some thing by myself while I’m driving around.
Second step will be begin to design all the interior of the van and create furniture with paperboard to simulate all the inside and see if is like I would like it to be.
After that probably It will take me weeks or even months to finish it completely. The thing is I would like to enjoy the process to create something almost by myself.
And what I will do once I finish my van?
Depending what time of the year is. If I buy the van before next June, by example (9 months from now), work on the van two months (almost full-time) and then spend all August around Chamonix, training and racing on the Ultra Trail of Montblanc. If is later, probably spend part of the autumn doing a long trip around Europe.
I would like to be totally independent and have a place the live despite the place I am. Of course, to travel with a van I should prepare everything to be able to work from the van and have Internet access where I go. In Spain will be easy, but I’ll need to figure a way to do it abroad.
I want to buy a fucking van, repair it by myself, be totally independent, work from anywhere and explore new places running.
Note: By the way, yesterday I’ve finished third on the mountain half marathon I run despite the bad feelings of the previous days!