The ultimate destination of our first week of travel was to get to Palm Springs to visit my parents. I had originally hoped to visit for one of the following: Thanksgiving, my birthday, Christmas, or New Year’s. We finally made it though. I have loved visiting my parents and more since they moved to PalmContinue reading “Palm Springs, the Nude Bowl, & Endless Beauty”
Category Archives: Travel
Blue Skies & Snow Storms
We ambitiously decided to make our first travel adventure a cross-country trip to visit my parents in Palm Springs, California. Starting out in Ohio during January meant that we were in a hurry to put distance between us and the cold quickly. Especially after the brutal cold that had come our way the week before.Continue reading “Blue Skies & Snow Storms”
Home Is the Van
We woke up today, New Year’s Eve, in our new home, the van. After five months of waiting, it didn’t seem like it would ever happen. There were ups and downs. Mistakes were made. None of that matters now because we are finally starting out on the adventure we dreamt of. We picked up theContinue reading “Home Is the Van”
Boulder To Columbus: When Four Days Becomes Eight
Omens With great excitement, DelicaDeane Machine and I flew into Denver on the way to Boulder to pick up our van with the new interior build done by AntiSprinter. It just so happened that there was no bus fare being charged for the month of August, so we rode to Boulder for free. The interiorContinue reading “Boulder To Columbus: When Four Days Becomes Eight”
One Year Ago Today
One year ago today, we left on our first van trip. It would prove to be life-changing. As I type this, I am now retired, and we are flying out to Boulder to pick up our van from Anti-Sprinter, who has been “camperizing” it more professionally than we could have in such a short time.Continue reading “One Year Ago Today”
How The Dream Be-Van
In October 2017, we bought a 1989 VW Syncro. Thus began our dream of joining the legions of “van-lifers.” We drooled over pictures and stories of people waking up on beaches and deserts with backdrops of mountains and blue skies. We devoured everything we could find about the “van life.” the vans looked so luxurious,Continue reading “How The Dream Be-Van”
Bridge For a Solo Traveler
He had the spirit of an explorer. Kelso didn’t like to stay still very long, from a stray dog roaming the streets alone to a van trip out West with us. After fighting cancer for over a year his body could no longer explore, so his spirit crossed the bridge to adventures only he couldContinue reading “Bridge For a Solo Traveler”
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