In addition to visiting the Outer Banks, both Ryan and I had wanted to visit North Carolina in order to see members of our extended families that reside in the Tarheel state. We each have cousins that live in Raleigh and Charlotte so we decided to make stops in each city to visit them. Driving … Continue reading Travelogue: November & December
An aspect of visiting the east coast in our bus that I hadn't accounted for was that many state parks and campgrounds close for the winter season beginning in late September & early October. This meant our options for find a place to stay over Columbus Day Weekend ended up being fairly limited. After two … Continue reading Travelogue: Pennsylvania
Stop #5: Montreal Montreal, you totally won us over. We're smitten. We're even thinking about asking you to go steady (immigration procedures be damned!). Okay, okay, maybe we won't take it that far yet. It would be an understatement to say that we "liked" Montreal. We had a downright blast. Yes, it was challenging to … Continue reading Travelogue: Canada Part II – Quebec
Neither one of us has ever been to Wisconsin before so we weren't quite sure what to expect from Merrick State Park in Fountain City, WI. What a relaxing experience! After a few days of non-stop driving, putting our feet up for a few days was a welcome relief from the monotony of daily travel. … Continue reading Travelogue: On the Mississippi in Wisconsin
After leaving Longmont, we high-tailed it straight through south-eastern Wyoming and into South Dakota where we were hoping to find a free, scenic spot to park in the Black Hills National Forest. However, after driving through the area and reading through several boondocking and RVer forums, we were disappointed to learn that much of the … Continue reading Travelogue: The Black Hills & The Badlands, SD
Well, after nearly two years, we've finally done it. Not only is the interior of our converted school bus officially finished, but we've both left our jobs and moved out of our home in Austin, Texas. The drive from Austin to east Texas went very well and the bus made it all 250 miles without … Continue reading Austin, we have lift off
Well, we've finally hit the most critical stage of bus conversion: painting and decorating. Okay, okay, I'm not actually serious about this being the most critical stage of the whole process. However it is certainly the stage that I've been most anticipating. By the end of September, the interior of the bus was technically complete, … Continue reading Downsizing (and pictures!)
Whew, the past two months have been busy! September saw us working on the bus at a frenetic pace - with me doing construction full-time, and Ryan joining me in the evenings after his 9 to 5 day ended. Weekends were longer. (As noted in the last post, all of this effort paid off.) If … Continue reading Paperworkin’ It
What a month! We've officially entered the stage of construction known as the 'home stretch' (a period of time conveniently not defined by any particular length). Though there are still many things left on our 'to-do' list (painting, decorating, some finishing touches), we're nearing completion and it's exciting to see the bus finally taking shape. … Continue reading Home Stretch
Well, this marks the second August that we've spent working on the bus. That's right, this project that we originally (ahem, naively) thought would take us six months to complete, has now entered its seventeenth month of 'in-progress' status. That being said, I'm happy to report that the pace of construction has picked up considerably … Continue reading August Part Deux
We Got Schooled 