Leaving our week long boondocking location in the Mojave National Preserve, we were looking forward to a short hike during the warmth of the day followed by revisiting another location that we stayed a night at in the past. We met back up with the asphalt and turned to continue...
I feel like it has been ages since we last got to boondock in the van, and it has. With our route slightly changing, thanks to snow in Interstate 80 the morning we left Kerri’s parents, so did our first week’s location. Instead of spending it off the 395, we...
Within the hour of getting Big Blue back from the shop we were on the road, heading East. The fact that it was rush hour traffic in the Bay Area and we had two bridges to cross didn’t matter. We wanted out of San Rafael. Oddly enough, the traffic didn’t...
A noise emanating from under Big Blue has been growing worse since leaving Washington. Once we arrived in the greater San Francisco Bay Area (San Rafael to be exact) it moved past the “hmmm” stage and well into the “oh shit” stage of noises. I was sure it was the...
We had a few scheduled stops once we got into California; friends and family that are not seen as often as one might like. The first was an overnight moochdock in the driveway of Kerri’s Aunt Claudia, barely a half mile off our route. Claudia came to our rescue with...
We made it through our first week back in the van, albeit having to stay at a state park for the electricity – as there would be no solar to speak of all week. Things weren’t too bad with the campground pretty much all our own, practically hourly Moose walks,...
It took driving all day, but we made it a little over half way down the Oregon coast. The mileage numbers are not impressive by any means, as we did stop for a late breakfast, an auto parts store for some tune-up items, and a few pee breaks along the...
It has been eight long months since we left Big Blue behind to start our 2019 sailing season. Eight months is a long time to be out of the van. At least I was so distracted with having a great time on the boat that I didn’t realize how much...
Kerri and I are sailing for the summer. If you wish, you can follow our sailing adventures at our sailing blog; Road to the Sea or on our Facebook Page We will return to our van adventures as the weather cools.
Adventuring has taken to the back burner while we complete some chores needed to make the transition to boat-life. A week hanging out with Kerri’s parents in Grass Valley, then a week with my Mother in Washington state, gave us the time to get Kerri’s truck up and running again...
