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Chapter 5: A week in the sun!

 Hey guys! 

Welcome back to the blog and the first (sort of) adventure bag challenge off 2024......Well i don't think I can actually count this one as an adventure bag challenge, but it was definitely and adventure! 


This year Chris and I went back over to Girona for a week away training camp, This was something we did in 2023 and thoroughly enjoyed, in 2023, we took on some running, riding and taking in the sights. This year however was a little different due to me being as late as I was in my pregnancy!


At about 7 and a half months pregnant my training plan had to change a bit, running has become more difficult and actually as I write this now I have pretty much stopped the running and opted just for a walk instead. I managed to tackle one short run/walk in Girona and the rest of the days were filled with hikes, walks, stretching and yoga. This year I found myself more exhausted which is to be expected! Chris still got out on some really good long rides, took on some decent miles, got a good view at the top of Rocacorba and generally enjoyed the warmer weather.


This year we also spent more time doing tourist based things such as visiting the cathedral, and we even managed to get to the Arab baths! They are well worth checking out! 


Packing this year we were more prepared and pretty much used everything we took with use, we tend to pack quite light and this year we took enough clothes to stay warm in case we needed to, however this year it was nice a mild, and we even reached some higher temperatures, not shorts and t-shirt weather, but we certainly didn't needs multiple jumpers! 

We plan on going back next year with little one, though we haven't yet decided when, we have a couple of options either the start of the year again, or we look at the end of the year and team it up with a race,, what ever we decide we will probably be looking at a different place to stay for a bit more room for the 3 of us and if we can convince the parents to join us we may need to look bigger! 

You can check out the opening video that goes with this blog here and various other videos we will be bringing out around the whole experience as we upload them to the channel! https://youtu.be/q5cyuNT7oeA?si=i84J4kqa-vS8Kqqn

Thanks for reading! 

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Lots of love

Jessie

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