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Tag: family adventure
Caution, Cruising Community Crossing
For the last several weeks, since we arrived in La Cruz, Mexico, we have been all about getting ready. Getting ready for what you ask? In essence, we are preparing for self-reliance. But, there is also a community element to our preparations and passage making. Tell me about this community. So, one doesn’t just …
Back on Board!
We spent 4 months on Banyan in the spring of last year and put her to bed while we RV’d all over the US and Canada. We had an awesome time and it was mainly necessary because of work… and I really wanted to spend the holidays with family. Now, I can not begin to …
February in 1 Second a Day
Back Aboard! In February we reunited with our home, SV Banyan. We made a passage from Guaymas down to La Cruz, MX and are now marina bound until we get our outboard engine fixed. The girls are very pleased with this scenario as they can hop on and off the boat meeting old friends and …
Entertaining Kids on the Road
We have logged more than a few hours on the road. In fact, we put 16,000 miles on the RV since we purchased it in Indiana last February. From Indiana to Mexico, up to British Columbia (via California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana), back down to Wyoming, then again to British Columbia, over to …
October in 1 Second a Day
Happy All Saints Day! I hope you enjoy our 1 Second a Day video for October. I’ve made a little adjustment so hopefully it is a bit easier to veiw than the video from September. Cheers!
Closing Down the National Parks
Our plan when we left our boat in Mexico was to slowly meander north, hitting as many National Parks as we could. We made it to a few in the beginning, but work and play pulled us in other directions until early September. With a budding Paleontologist on board, the promise of fossils pulled us …
The Family Adventure Summit
So, back in May, on a hard-to-get-to beach in Mexico, we met the coolest couple, the Duvals. They have lived in their off roading van (a very tricked out Sportsmobile) with their two small children for the last three years. I spied them on the beach one morning. I whipped out the binoculars, saw kids …
September, In 1 Second a Day
The video is fast and fuirous, just like our September. Enjoy! This is the first time I’ve posted video in a while, let me know if you are able to view this easily.
The Great Pacific Friends and Family Tour Part II
So, remember how I said that Katie Walker (our RV) couldn’t off road? Well… everyone surprises you at times, don’t they? Late July found us in Yolo County, inspecting baby grape vines which we have on order for our Canadian project. It was an educational stop for all of us with a tour of the …