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 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 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...
Just days before Xmas – and on our one year anniversary of our first departure in the van that resulted in a fire – we left Kerri’s parents back in Grass Valley and started our way towards Santa Barbara, CA for our sailing lessons. It felt like the first time...
We had the entire week to make the 800+ mile drive back to Kerri’s family where I had a date with my family the following weekend. Thinking we would drive a couple hours each day after work-hours, we thought we would arrive in Friday evening, five days after leaving Bellingham, WA....
In 2018 we plan to keep things West. Literally, the Western states will get most, if not all, our attention. First we will spend the winter months in Baja, Mexico (again), then into California where we will bounce all over the state to properly explore both our home state. Both...
As much as I try, I can not be anyone other then who I am. I am a planner, sometimes to the point of sleepless nights. I enjoy the thought and planning process just as much as actually living out a well thought out plan. 2018 was being planned before...
A knock on the door after dark usually goes unanswered by me, and this one would have been the same if it had not been that the man standing outside – the State Park Ranger – had already talked with us earlier that evening. Earlier he mentioned that the storm...
Our week in the Mono Lake area has come to an end. A good week it was, with a good helping of hiking, sight seeing, and even socializing. Our week was spent with the most amazing view of Mono Lake on one side, the Eastern Sierras on another, and a...
Yesterday as Kerri and I were driving down the highway we started discussing the possibility of drastically changing our route (planned more than 18 months out). One of the great things about this lifestyle (living on the road) is that you can change your plans on a whim. After a...
