While hanging out in Portland for a couple weeks, we’ve passed a few major milestones. Wilson turned 2, and Jane learned to ride a big girl bike. When we left on our trip, we brought along a strider bike, also called a balance bike. It’s a small bike without pedals, and the idea is that […]
Archives for August 2016
Wilson Meets Rollerblade Girl
Wilson, as most boys are is obsessed with anything with wheels. He’s really into bikes and motorcycles. He’s just starting to enjoy pushing little car and truck toys around. He’d just much rather be on the wheels than pushing them. I guess he’d never seen anyone on wheels. No one really roller skates or roller […]
Marriage In The Airstream
When I told my friends about our trip many of them exclaimed “Wow, you’re brave. I’m not sure my marriage could handle that.” The thought never even crossed my mind until several people said something. I’m not going to paint my marriage as perfect by ANY means. But Mark and I have always gotten along […]
WooHoo! Wilson’s 2!
Wilson, my baby. Today you are two years old. You are every bit an adventurer. You love to climb, ride your bike, jump, and copy your sister. Your favorite toys are rocks and sticks. I love your special Wilson clap. How you use just two fingers pointed at each other and wildly point them at […]
Monthly Expenses for Full Time RVing – July 2016
Before our trip, we created a monthly budget for our RV trip, and we planned to share our monthly expenses to see how much it costs to RV around America. We’ve shared our monthly expenses for March and April, May, and June. Below are our expenses for July. Let us bring you adventure every day. […]
Exploring the Diverse Olympic National Park, Washington
Before heading into Portland, Oregon for a break, we spent a week about five hours north in the Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula. We had high expectations for Olympic. Since we moved into Montana and further west into the Pacific Northwest, various travelers kept telling us about the awesomeness of Olympic. The park […]
A Break from the Road in Portland, Oregon
We mentioned in our weekly email newsletter a few weeks back that we rented a house for two weeks in Portland, OR. We arrived on Sunday (two days ago), and we’re settling back into house life. Well, guest house life. We’re staying in a 3 bed guest house behind the main house, and the Airstream […]
Day trip to Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington
While camped near Seattle, Washington, we visited Mt. Rainier National Park for a day hike. Mt. Rainier towers over the landscape. We could see it from our campsite, though we were something like eighty miles away. When we arrived at the visitor center at the base of the mountain, we spent some time watching numerous […]
Digging for Sea Creatures at Low Tide in Birch Bay State Park, Washington
After we bolted out of fear from our campsite in the Northern Cascades, we made dozens of calls to find a campground with availability on short notice. We found one, but we had to drive a couple hours farther than anticipated to Ferndale, Washington. Ferndale is in the northwest corner of Washington state, about twenty […]
Scared in an RV Park
I mentioned last week that I’m in charge of booking our campsites. I also mentioned early on our trip that I feel pretty safe in the parks we visit and the RV . I even detailed earlier this week how I go about searching for a campsite. However, last week was different, we were literally […]