I have anxiety. Even worse, I have “anticipatory” anxiety. I was the kid who feared going down the big-kid slide. The kid who cried and said I couldn’t do it. But once I mustered the courage, I would get up at the bottom and with a tear-streaked face and sweaty palms I would realize that …
I have heard warnings about the mosquitoes in Alaska. I have had friends send me videos of the horrors of the buzzing beasts. Did I take it seriously? Not seriously enough. I have lived in Eastern Washington where they have mosquitoes, and I am not usually bothered much by them—I‘ve heard rumors it’s all about …
When does adventure begin? I’ve been pondering that question. Did our Pan-American adventure begin in 2017 when the seeds of the idea were planted while we were in Peru; in 2018 when we bought an old school bus with dreams of renovation; on April 29th 2022 when we rented our house and moved into the …
The transition was harder than I expected. Although my wanderlust was always there, just under the surface, nudging my feet to move, explore, see the world, I had grown deeply fond of my quirky little house on the river. We bought the place when it was a shack on a serene piece of property with …
Everyone has heard the saying, “If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans.” However, when you are obsessed, as I am, with traveling the Panamerican highway in its entirety, some planning is required. So that’s our plan—to drive the Panamerican highway. I know that spreadsheet and detail people are having palpitations right …
How did these two crazy (NOT twenty-somethings) begin an epic adventure traveling the Panamerican highway in its entirety?
