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 an extended visit with family in the Denver area, we were ready to hit the road again and decided to spend a weekend checking out the neighboring city of Longmont. We stayed at the Boulder County Fairgrounds and though it wasn't a very scenic campground, it was affordable and centrally located to a whole bunch … Continue reading Travelogue: Longmont, CO
Trinidad Lake State Park - Trinidad, Colorado After leaving Texas, we headed west through New Mexico and took the Raton Pass up into Colorado. Raton Pass was our first real opportunity to see how our bus would perform on real grades and higher elevation. It wasn't great - we chugged along at 20 mph for … Continue reading Travelogue: Trinidad Lake, Colorado
"So, when do you guys hit the road?" We get asked this question a lot when talking to folks about the bus. Well the good news, is that we are planning to start our road trip soon. No, really. Like next week, soon! There are several reasons why it's taken so long for us to … Continue reading Why We Haven’t Left Yet
I've mentioned this before in other posts, but one of the interesting facts we learned at the onset of our conversion process is that it is illegal to impersonate a school bus in just about every state. What this means exactly can vary from state-to-state, though most states mandate that, at the least, you have … Continue reading To Paint a Bus
If you follow our blog, you may have noticed that two months have passed since we last posted anything. This delay was deliberate in that it's also exactly how long we've been staying in our school bus home to-date. It felt appropriate to let some time pass before writing anything new - the seeds of … Continue reading The Big Scoop on Living Small
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!)
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 shoot, sometimes you just need a little bit of help. If you’re a regular reader of the blog (here’s to all eleven of you!) you’re probably pretty clued in to the fact that progress hasn’t exactly been moving at the speed of light. Mostly we’ve been hung-up on the concepts of electrical circuits and … Continue reading Parental Guidance
We Got Schooled 