Category: Travel Insights & Logistics

Each year we have traveled, the last week or so was tricky because we were SO close to home and wanted to just scoot back. We loved our trip (most of the time!) but were looking forward to being back in our home, having a bit more space, having our things, a real shower and toilet and seeing friends again!

When planning for our arrival home we wanted to be sure this was a transition in life we took advantage of. Transitions offer great opportunities for change. We set some goals for us to decrease our trash waste and get us all plugged in with social activities.

We had quite an adventure looking for camping this particular evening.  Have you ever experienced something and thought, “this stuff only happens in the movies!”  Well, this definitely crossed my mind this particular evening.

Man!  This summer has been jam packed with projects!  For most of the summer Justin went back to work so we could pay off Azul.  This meant we would see him in the morning as he was headed out the door to work, he would come home usually in time for dinner, scarf his food to then rush outside to work on projects until dark.  Weekends were different only in that he wasn’t going to work at his office.  Instead he worked from a respectable hour in the AM, as we have our Airbnb guests to consider, until dark.  

As we did last year, we’re starting out with a somewhat detailed plan for this year’s road trip. We may not stick to the plan– we’re open to the plan changing completely based on people we meet and things we learn along the way. Still, it’s nice to have plan as a “default”.

Now that we’re back at our home base for a bit, it’s time to start thinking about what’s next. Actually, we’ve been thinking about it for a while now, and we’ve got some pretty concrete plans for the next year.

We spent days unpacking Wobbles, Dimes and the house basement. We were determined to make our home ours again as fast as possible. Organizing makes us happy so it worked out. We also had another opportunity to filter all that was brought back into our home which is always a good thing.

The morning of our last day on the road was bitter sweet. We had explored so much together and managed to end this amazing journey loving each other and wanting to do more exploring like this in the near future. However, nothing can compare to coming home to a home.