Two Geologists, One Campervan, Zero Deadlines >>> Many Vistas
Random notes from our five weeks in Florida, as we wait for Texas to thaw out so we can safely travel west to Arizona: The weather in Florida has been spectacular, but confirmed to us that we should always seek 75 degrees. The humid days in the upper 80s, while…
For the third consecutive year, we departed New England in January for a trip south to Florida. Here are a few highlights/lowlights of the drive south: Highlight: After leaving Vermont, our first stop was Landry’s Bicycles in Norwood, MA, our local bike shop, for bike tune-ups. We’ve purchased our gravel…
I had my first happy van dream the other night. An unknown person asked where I lived and happily, I pointed out a random window to the van. It took some convincing to get them to understand that this truly is where I am at home now. Even so, I…
Our decision to downsize from a 2,800+ square foot single family house to a 21-foot long campervan was conceptually easy. But, the downsizing was complicated by the fact we owned a lot of furniture, clothes, books, and “toys.” Our toys included 6 bikes, 2 kayaks, 2 digital pianos, 2 pair…
My husband loves me, and I love him. But we do have a problem, really four feet of trouble…You see, we both love our footwear and after decluttering paper (see my sylvan apology here), limiting our footwear for a life lived from our van named “Greywacke”, a 2019 Winnebago Travato…
My mom started asking me a LOT of questions about meal strategies and cooking in little kitchens in campervans like ours. It sparked a good afternoon’s worth of discussion. In summary, I told her how you stock your rig’s kitchen and prepare meals or go out depends a lot on…
Let’s be real. You can live a very solitary life in a fixed position or a mobile one. You can have a very social and involved life whether from a fixed position or a mobile one. As an adult, I have been struck by how difficult it can be to…
When we daydreamed about the first few months of vanlife following the sale of our house, we had visions of hiking in iconic national parks such as Yellowstone and Glacier, participating in events such as RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa, and attending a week-long session discussing climate change…