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Bliss Ventures

I am Bliss, descended from wolves, a 4000 year lineage of Siberian Huskies. I’m travelling the World in our self converted campervan Ivy with my Mum & Dad (Vikki & Darren). I love to be in nature seeking adventure. The spirit of my ancestors with me. もっと詳しく🇬🇧Isle of Wight
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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage

      It’s just Bliss at the waterfalls

      2024年5月23日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      After a saying goodbye to our ancient village refuge on the hill we go on our way. There’s promise of a spectacular waterfall on route so we head off to that. Well we are not disappointed, it is a spectacular place. Not just the waterfall itself, which is actually lots of waterfalls coming from the top of a large limestone gorge. The pools of water it creates and falls into lead into a beautiful stream surrounded by meandering paths. It has the feel of a tropical rainforest edged with trees, ferns and moss, casting cool shadows that were a haven from the strength of the sun today.
      Bliss was in her element paddling in the cool waters of the pools. She was positively beaming with happiness. I think this has been one of her favourite places so far.      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage
      I think we're lost

      Abandoned villages

      2024年5月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      We packed up Ivy and hit the road again, feeling rested and ready for more adventure. We’d found an interesting place on Park 4Night that we wanted to explore about an hour’s drive away. It was a quaint and quirky little village that was previously abandoned but has been restored to its former glory. Nestled deep in a tree lined valley was a magical setting straight out of Lord of the Rings. Lovely little stone built dwellings with narrow cobblestone paths separating them, and lush grassy gardens. They were clearly being lovingly looked after of by the resident care taker of the village. On a sign at the entrance there stood a billboard with a plan of the village, on it were the first names of all the people who used to live there before it was abandoned, and which of houses they lived in. Which I found super cute and respectful. Would have loved to have been able to see inside the houses but they were all locked up. It would be fascinating to learn a bit of the history and to get a glimpse of what it was like to have lived here. It really feels like you are surrounded by the ghosts of the people who inhabited here, but not at all in a creepy or scary way. Just meandering around the tiny village streets was so interesting and thought provoking. As the only people there we felt like we were intruding into the private lives of the ghosts. Sorry Maria, Pedro, Sophia and all of you. Thank you for showing us your homes.

      We decided to move on to another deserted village ( unrestored this time) where we hoped to stay the night, located a further hour away. We arrived at a stony dirt track that took us up onto a plateau, all around the top was the village that dated back to medieval times, now completely deserted and in ruins. There was a large old church next to our parking spot which was the only building that still had its roof of vaulted stone intact. All of the many other buildings were crumbling down, nature gradually taking over and consuming them, but you could still easily imagine how the people of this little village struggled to survive here. The houses would have been tiny and very basic. Built of stone walls with narrow paths between them. The long grasses and the myriad of wild spring flowers made it an enchanting and beautiful place even though the village itself was decaying.
      After exploring we spent the rest of the afternoon looking at the vast view from the hilltop vantage point, soaking up the peace in quiet isolation. Lounging in the hammock chair hung in Ivy’s side door was just the most pleasant way to while away the time watching the sinking sun cast an ever reddening glow.      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage

      Spanish desert art work and almond trees

      2024年5月21日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      We were supposed to be moving on today but after a late night we’re both feeling like a day off so we stayed put. It’s comfortable here and the free electric can’t be sniffed at either.
      Took Bliss for a walk and found some Spanish artworks all along the path to the village. All sorts of pictures and little scenes made out of pebbles and bits of wood.
      Discovered some almond trees too along another path that led to an almond grove and another hermitage. There were a few ripe almonds to try on some of the lower branches which is a first. Very sweet fresh off the tree.
      So just spent most of the day lazing around Ivy and catching up with my soaps. Not really much to report to be honest. But a quiet day is just what the doctor ordered and was enjoyed very much.      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage

      A little oasis in the desert

      2024年5月20日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      We survive the night ( The vampires concluding we weren’t virginal enough I imagine.) and things look a little less spooky in the morning. After a couple of coffees to wake us up and a short walk we decide to get out of this place.

      It’s a long drive to our next chosen sleepover and we plan a trip to Lidl on the way for supplies. After picking up what we need at Lidl we drove through some very flat and pretty dull places for a couple of hours. The roads were very bumpy and the potholes reminded us of home. Not a pleasant drive! There were a lot of wild poppies growing along the verges which broke up the bland looking countryside, but on the whole quite a boring drive. A vast expanse of grasslands, hundreds of wind turbines and pockets of industry.

      Almost there and Ivy has a warning come up on the dashboard saying her tyre pressure was very high, so we had to stop, the state of the roads was getting to Ivy too!
      We figured the long trip combined with the bumpiness of the roads had heated and expanded the air in the tyres so Darren let some air pressure out and the warning ⚠️ signs went off.

      We proceeded to the Aire and I for one was relieved to get there, feeling very tired. We got a good spot on the end of a row of spaces with a nice little hedge, a view over it of lavender bushes, a pergola and right in front a hot spring. Free bins, grey water dump, fresh water, free electricity, hot thermal spring to have a dip in and only one other van here. 😁 Oh yes!

      It didn’t take long to decide that the hot springs (which were tepid at best) were worth a go. I have missed my bath at home so much and this is like the next best thing. It was surreal soaking in a hot spring while the sun was on our faces and in the distance we could see mountains with big black clouds and hear the distant rolling thunder. Amazing! Luckily we were close enough to the van to be able to see Bliss lying out next to Ivy, she is such a good girl. ❤️

      Spag Bol and a few glasses of red wine 🍷 and we were done for the day.      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage
      There are splashes of poppies everywhereA dip would have been lovely but...The ravine the van was sliding towards1Satan's mark?2Sacrificial altar?53

      The Scariest Day!

      2024年5月19日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Chapter I : Sliding to certain death!
      We pack up and head off for the next stopover, Darren has found on Park4night what looks like a very interesting place to visit and stay tonight. It’s a huge gorge with a lovely little river that flows along through the bottom of it. Apparently you can drive down a steep stony gravel road to get to the bottom and park there for the night.
      Well...we arrived at the top of the gorge and thought we better just check the road down to the river just to make sure we would be able to turn Ivy around to get back up. All seemed ok, plenty of space at the bottom to park up and turn around to get back up. The road was a bit sketchy as it was loose stones and gravel but it seemed doable. Darren waited with Bliss half way down the road and I went up to get Ivy. I must admit I was feeling a bit of trepidation as I started down the road but didn’t expect that when I put my brakes on to go down slowly that Ivy would continue to slide down the hill on the loose gravel 😬🫨🥺 to say I sh** myself would be quite a major understatement!! Then when she did stop sliding after about 4ft I put her into reverse and she just dug herself a hole in the loose gravel! Oh dear! We’re going to get stuck! Now Darren signals I have to go forward again (against all my instincts as just 20ft in front of me is the edge of the gorge with a drop of something like 50ft) so that I can reposition the tyres onto fresh ground that hopefully we won’t slide on when I make another attempt to reverse her back up the hill to safety. Shi**ing my pants I manage to move her forward and then whilst kicking up stones and gravel gradually she starts to pull herself back up the hill. Slipping, sliding horizontally as she goes.
      We get to safe level ground and just sit and breathe for a while. Thanking God (and Ivy) for not making today my last!

      With shaky legs we went for a walk down to the lovely little river at the bottom of the gorge. Wild flowers growing all around us and lots of birds, swifts darting around the cliff edges catching bugs and flies. The spot we’d hoped to take a cold water dip really did look inviting with its shingle beach and tropical coloured water, but somehow we'd lost the motivation for that now.

      After all the excitement we thought we would find somewhere close by that would be nice and safe to park for tonight.

      Chapter II : Lambs to the slaughter
      There was a nice little hermitage nearby with plenty of space to park on flat ground so we headed for that. We arrived and on first sight thought this is okay, lovely tended gardens full of roses all around the chapel. We got out to stretch our legs and let Bliss see where we were and started exploring around the immediate area. The chapel was very old, it had bars on the windows and was all locked up. We walked around the perimeter of it and came across a water fountain and around that some stone seats. On first glance you’d think that’s nice but when you have watched as many horror films as we have you can see the slightly darker side of this place. It looked like somewhere seances and sacrifices might happen. 😂 Continuing on around the corner we come across a big wooden door with sheet metal across the bottom, a large metal chain with padlock and at the top of the door we are horrified to discover what looks like a fresh deers foot NAILED to the door!! 😳. A cloven hoof is the sign of Satan right?

      We swiftly get back in the van and discuss the findings. Darren is completely freaked out by the creepy stuff we’ve seen whilst I think it’s just funny to be honest. 😂 Darren was allowed to watch Hammer House of Horrors as a small child and to be fair all the ingredients are here.

      It starts raining and thundering so we decide we’d better stay put now as it’s getting a bit late to be moving again. Then out of the rain a bunch of people suddenly turn up (we’re in the middle of nowhere remember and the nearest habitation is a few miles away!) what the hell are they even doing here in the rain? No car, they’ve walked here! Why would they do that?

      Now Darren is even more freaked out so I try to logically explain why they might be here. They have been caught out on a walk in the rain and are seeking shelter until the rain stops. Obvs 🙄
      Then more random people walk past in the rain and then walk past again going back the other way. Darren’s now convinced we’re going to be human sacrifices tonight 😂 especially when we finally settle down for the night and just before midnight a car drives past us on the dead end road and then drives back past again. It’s dark, it’s raining, there’s flashes of lightning and roaring thunder. Darren is totally convinced we’re on the vampire’s menu tonight. 😳☠️👻👺👹😬      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage
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      Didn’t want to leave these views

      2024年5月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      After a peaceful night (apart from a brief visit by the local cows) we decided to stay for the day and another night. It’s just such an awesome view that you really need a lot of time to just sit or lie on the bed with the back doors open and take it all in. Lots of birds come and go including many huge vultures circling around overhead, a bit ominous but interesting to see.
      Until about midday we had the pleasure of having the place to ourselves then a succession of people started to arrive and go up to the abandoned building that was largely in a ruined state. We think it must be up for sale. Although it would take a lot of work to make it habitable I can absolutely understand why someone would want to live up here, though it is probably pretty bleak in winter. A couple of small vans turn up later in the afternoon and stay for the night so we’re not alone this time.      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage
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      Moody mountains1Call of the wild1View through the skylight

      Spanish mountain roads/dirt tracks

      2024年5月17日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      We had a long drive to get from our remote spot to the nearest fuel station and shop so we headed off in that direction unsuspecting that the majority of the route was going to be at 30km per hour or less due to the state of the roads and the sheer terror invoked by the precipitous drops outside Ivy’s doors. Ivy’s upgraded suspension was truly put to the test and thankfully stood up to the task. We took it as slowly and carefully as possible, so glad that there was no other traffic on our tail. Eventually after what seemed like an eternity we were once again driving on decent tarmac, able to relax a bit on our way to the shop for supplies. The diesel and shopping is much cheaper in Spain which is a pleasant surprise.

      With learned trepidation (because I’m getting used to Darren’s choices of park ups being...let me say...right out there!) we continue on. Well I was correct to be nervous 😬 we wind our way up a very steep, narrow track with switchbacks all the way up to the most amazing views from every direction. We couldn’t find a spot that was completely flat so we wedged rocks and our ramps under each wheel so in the event of brakes failing we wouldn’t roll off the edge of a cliff.
      Well who needs TV when you have views like this. We spent the evening just looking in awe at the distant mountains and valleys around us until it started raining and we had to go inside. Thinking it was all over for the night no sooner had it started it stopped, providing the most vibrant rainbow 🌈 for us to enjoy. Life is smiling on us, it truly is.      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage
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      Spain 🇪🇸

      2024年5月16日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      We crossed over into Spain 🇪🇸 It felt strange that there wasn’t some kind of fanfare to mark the crossing into a whole new country but just a small sign and a few restaurants along the road.
      Spain is a new country for us, never been and not really sure what to expect. Neither of us have any real clue how we will communicate as Spanish isn’t even a language we covered at all in school. The roads definitely aren’t as good so far and the Spanish people seem to be much more aggressive driving around the steep bumpy roads. The first place we tried to get to was along a very damaged and potholey single track road and when we arrived at our destination it just didn’t feel right. We moved a little further along but still not quite happy with the vibe of the place we decided to move on and find somewhere else.
      Eventually after a long drive we randomly came across a car park and decided to stop and stretch our legs. We had a lovely walk that took us across a shallow river by way of some large boulders that acted as stepping stones. Thankful not to have fallen in we continued on to find a very pretty abandoned house surrounded by wild flowers 🌺 of such varieties. These old abandoned stone houses and villages are everywhere and really make you wonder about the history of them and the forgotten past of the people who once lived there. We moved to a more secluded park up just along the road next to a small lake to spend the night. Today has been an epic day, we’ve made more memories in this one day than we could have done for a year at home which in itself makes it all worthwhile.
      We spent a lot of time and a lot of our money building Ivy so that we could do this in an off the grid way. Not using campsites, being surrounded by nature instead of people, commercial buildings and traffic noise. Absolutely the best decision we’ve ever made, as I sit here soaking up the peace and quiet in the sun I am so grateful to have had this opportunity, and so glad that I didn’t chicken out (as I have on occasion felt like doing. ) This is truly the happiest time of our lives.      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage
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      We conquer our fears and the mountains

      2024年5月16日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

      After a peaceful nights sleep by a lake we are revived and ready to tackle the steep climb and the mountain pass into Spain. 🇪🇸 Excited 😝 is an understatement!
      We head off and after a very short time come across an open area too stunning a sight for us not to stop and explore. With snow capped mountains on all sides there’s a fast but shallow river flowing through immense boulders of rock that at some time you can imagine having tumbled from up high. Bliss of course absolutely has to dip her toes in the glacial ice blue water, seemingly completely oblivious to the freezing temperature of it.
      On we go in the direction of the summits, climbing up and up getting closer and closer to the snowy peaks. Finally we reach a car park on the mountain pass just before the border of Spain. Bliss was ecstatic to discover the snow when we got out of Ivy and immediately rolled around in it before getting up and jumping, leaping and running around like a puppy. It’s just lovely to see her so very happy, being able to bring her to a place where you can tell she feels so completely at home 😊      もっと詳しく

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    • Bliss Ventures旅行者Ivy’s Maiden Voyage
      Mile after mile of jaw dropping scenery
      Happy happy happy11Free electric ⚡️Home for the nightView of our garden

      Return to the mountains

      2024年5月15日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C

      After a slow start we got going to the aire to replenish our batteries and our water tank. We had to wait until 3pm before we could charge the batteries so in the meantime while we waited we went for a walk to the local village. Bliss enjoyed a splash in a lovely little river that we found and on the way back to the van I visited a small shop where I bought some bread and some bacon which went well with eggs for our brunch.
      We took advantage of the free water and even gave Ivy a good wash inside and out as she had got pretty mucky over the last few days. Finally we were all done with our chores and we headed back out to conquer our fears and the mountain.
      The drive was incredible, again it was pretty extreme and scary but we made it all the way up to the lake that we had chosen to stay beside. Stunning is all I can say...high up in the clouds for the night. On getting out of the van Bliss was even more excited and animated than usual, this is her kind of place, so wild and untamed.
      Tomorrow we cross the border into Spain 🇪🇸. Another first for us all.      もっと詳しく

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