The title of this post is pretty clear about what is going on for me, Lisa. Also, if you’ve been following our Instagram, you know I am in Thailand and Will is still in the States. So what exactly are we doing? Are we separated? Getting divorced? No. Not at all. As the primary instigator…
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Our Next Adventure
by Lisa After a bit of van travel after the Camino, we’ve settled here in Northwest Washington for the fall and winter. So far, September has been beautiful up here. Over the last two winters, I’ve talked a lot to anyone who will listen about how difficult the winters are in Washington for someone from…
Camino de Santiago Stories: The First 100 Miles
Hey, long time no post. We’ve been here on the Camino for 2 weeks now. And, well, it’s been a journey so far. I wish I could say in these two weeks we walked every day and have done really well. But, well the truth is, it’s been an adjustment. You can catch up on…
How to Train for the Camino de Santiago in 12 Weeks
We had this great idea, winter in Washington so that we can work, save $$, and train for the Camino. Enter atmospheric rivers and snow. The last two months here have felt like the least productive two months. Maybe it’s because we spent the year prior to it planning and buying a van, building it…
Dealing with the Unexpected & Preparing for the Camino de Santiago
The Loneliest Road This past week, we published 2 Vlogs highlighting our time crossing Nevada on Highway 50, also known as the loneliest road in America. You can watch the first one here. On that drive, we really had a good time, but we also kept running into the problem that everything was closed. Most…
Out of the Van and Living in Luxury
Obviously living and traveling in a van makes you think about your resources. You have to make sure you’re getting enough sun for power. You have to find a place to dump gray water and get more drinking water. You are constantly assessing your resources and figuring out how and when you’ll get more. Do…
Where to Sleep on the Road
We are in month two of life on the road so we thought we’d share more about what we’ve learned about places to park at night while on the road. We’ve done almost every place vanlifers have done except for Walmart or Cracker Barrel. It seems pretty common for vanlife folks to stay in Walmart…
Star Gazing in the Dark Sky Reserve
Idaho isn’t exactly a place on most people’s bucket lists. In fact, when we tell people we are in Idaho, some of the comments we get include jokes about potatoes. But Idaho is on the way east towards Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, and more. We knew we were going to drive through the state. So…
Vanlife in the Northern Cascades National Park
One thing that is different between me and my husband is that I am not an extrovert. But it doesn’t mean that I don’t like talking to people. I do. But usually like 2 at a time and about big ideas and serious topics. I don’t like small talk and I don’t like big groups…
West Coast Best Coast?
We are back in Washington this week for work (specifically Will’s work). But we just wrapped up driving 3000 miles on the west coast through California, Oregon, and back to Washington. And some of the spots we camped were amazing and some we don’t want to go back to (I am thinking of you Southern…