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Well if our summer trip was about the “art of the pivot”, our fall trip was about the “art of timing”.  We planned this trip in hope of catching some beautiful New England and Canadian Fall color.  With the Cape Breton Highlands being our most northern destination, we timed our trip hoping to hit peakContinue reading “TIMING IS AN ART”

Where to begin? It’s been 7 months (crazy!) since we returned from our Colorado trip and so much has happened…including a trip to Nova Scotia! Turns out we enjoy our van travels so much that when we return, I find myself distracted with thoughts of where our next journey might take us. That and life…soContinue reading “ART OF THE PIVOT”

So…the thing about van life and being fully self-supported is you can make decisions from behind the wheel as to Who, What, When, Where. This was more a “life on the road” trip than vacation travel. This trip was planned as a pre-retirement research trip and a pandemic escape from the 4 walls of ourContinue reading “Who What When Where WHY”

If you read the first blog post, thank you. You might remember that the BIG takeaway was the van didn’t need a shake out as much as we did and the important things are patience, teamwork, attitude, gratitude and community. That’s probably a good place to start will our latest van adventure…actually a good place to start every day.

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Our van was launched after 4 long years of planning, designing, building and dreaming. Our goals for the weekend were to shake down the van, evaluate functionality/livability, get in some good hikes, explore and have fun. We successfully accomplished our goals…just not exactly how I envisioned.

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