By Wendy Woodland One of the most profound experiences I have had is noticing and experiencing the beauty and joy in slowing down. Prior to this trip, I always felt like time was in such small supply. Now, I feel I have time to “stop and smell the flowers”. Usually. I still get this urge…
An End And A Beginning
One year ends and another begins. 2023 was a great dichotomy. A juxtaposition. A schism right down the middle. One half at home, one half on the road. 2024 begins on the road and who really knows where it will end (certainly my mother will hope that I do. That I know exactly where this…
Wild about Wildlife
In six months on the road we have seen an unfair amount of wildlife. The expression ‘we’ve seen our fair share’ is a dumb expression. Who wants things to be fair!? We have been utterly spoiled in the abundance of animals we have seen. Recently, we started a running list and we now have 67…
Retrospective: Kiptopeke Evacuation
Nick Woodland 9/20/2023 (our 100th day) 5-minute read ‘Huh, looks like everyone is packing up,’ I said naively (foolishly), glancing around the campground. We had passed places with odd names earlier in the day in our long drive down the dagger-shaped piece of land – an isolated enclave of Virginia – that separates Chesapeake Bay…
The Ins and Outs
Nick Woodland 12/2/2023 I hadn’t thought about the humidity. Towels are constantly wet. There is moisture seeping down the windows. The vinyl seats at our dinette are clingy and sandy since we can’t seem to ever wipe them fully clean. Skin is clammy. Sheets are sticky. We have A/C of course, but we can’t hear…
Southbound to Savannah
Nick Woodland 11/2/2023 I need forward motion. The potential discoveries to be made around the next corner, the hidden gems behind that next hill, the diamonds in the rough. These things spur me on. They give me a sense of purpose. I feel alive in ways I don’t when settled. The alluring sense of impending…
Autumn on the Road
My girls have been so excited for fall. Frankly, all of us have and I think this is one of the best fall seasons we have spent together as a family. The weather here in Brevard is picture perfect – crisp and cold in the morning with crystal blue skies, warming to upper 50’s during…
Eat, Sleep & Drink
Places visited (according to Sienna’s on-going list): 43 Campgrounds: 28 Miles traveled: 4,700 States visited: 18 National Parks: 17 State Parks: 6 Days: 118 (the same number of days we have gone without ordering anything on Amazon!) Number of shirts Nick has bought that don’t fit: 3 Number of hats Teagan has bought: 2 (not…
Pluggin’ Away
Nick Woodland – September 9, 2023 To begin, some stats: since my last post we have spent 17 nights in 6 different campgrounds in 4 different states. We’ve stayed in classic, well-maintained RV parks in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont to private farms in rural New York to concrete parking lots in Jersey City. Today…