Part One - I can't say enough about Pukaskwa From August 15-29th, Alan and I made our way from my family cottage near Kenora, Ontario down to our final destination of Toronto. Our cottage is at the very Western edge of Northern Ontario only a half hour drive from the province of Manitoba. Having come … Continue reading Rating Our Route Through Northern Ontario Campgrounds
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A Journey of 1,625 miles
From Merritt, British Colombia to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 3 days After our adventures at Bass Coast music festival the moment we had been dreading arrived. We had three days to drive from the mountain town of Merritt to Minneapolis where my flight to Austin, Texas was departing at 8:30am the morning after we would arrive. … Continue reading A Journey of 1,625 miles
Rivers, Lakes and Streams II
Part Two: Blue, blue water Well, I have fallen far behind in my posting as predicted. I have not had a chance to write while we have been busy with our social agenda. Nevertheless, I will now attempt to dig deep into my memory and finish up my account of the last leg of our … Continue reading Rivers, Lakes and Streams II
Rivers, Lakes and Streams
Part One: The Dons (June 23) Here we are just a two days from our 6 week vanniversary and on the precipice of our summer social adventures. Tomorrow we are taking the ferry to Victoria, BC and I will be back on home soil just in time for Canada day. While we are in Victoria … Continue reading Rivers, Lakes and Streams
Upgrading our VW Van Closet
After our first three weeks of #Vanlife, we came to realize several things about Savannah that are less than ideal. At the top of that list was our closet. It is an oddly shaped thing at the back of the van which I will now attempt to describe. The left side has two shelves with … Continue reading Upgrading our VW Van Closet
Pay it Forward
This is a story about our first van life crisis and the power of human kindness. We had set out towards Big Sur to one of Alan’s favourite places; Prewitt Ridge. Alan has been there a few times and has told me about its magical sunsets on many occasions. We were both very excited to … Continue reading Pay it Forward
Day 1 – A Mouse, Rain and a Reroute
I woke up the morning we were set to leave feeling uneasy. After almost five weeks of prepping and planning we were finally ready to go, but of course a huge storm was rolling in all across the west coast. We discussed changing our planned route North, to detour South. We could go to Death … Continue reading Day 1 – A Mouse, Rain and a Reroute
Fixing the Solar
In typical newb fashion, as soon as we took the van out for our first road trip... we broke her. It was the last week of the ski season and Alan and I had just finished unloading and storing all of the boxes from our house into his parents' place. It had been a gruelling … Continue reading Fixing the Solar
Savage Van Ride 