After 17 months travelling around the United States of America, we finally made it to Mexico and are now travelling down the Baja California. Enjoying the beaches, margaritas and fish tacos, whilst recovering from our horrendous border crossing! But let us explain what happened, because in this blog we do write about the good, the…
After all those mountains and canyons, we ended up at Lake Mead, Nevada, for a well earned break; just like the Colorado River does before continuing its flow to the border of Mexico. We made the most of the ample free camping on offer, staying at two different locations on the lake. The first week…
After an entire year travelling around the United States (see map above), and with a little extra time to play with, we began our second loop, making sure we hit some of those places we missed first time round, such as Northern New Mexico, Colorado and the northern part of Utah. And what better time…
Hello again, we are back…we will never abandon our blog! We have just been a little busy since leaving Idaho; not only have we visited eight states since (some twice over), went back to Phoenix and filed for an extension to our visa, but we have also started our very own YouTube channel. And that…
Wyoming was the first state where women could vote, hence its nickname, the equality state. Most people however call it the ‘Cowboy’ state and that’s certainly how we would describe it too. In fact, the first thing we came across were three cowboys on a cattledrive, next to a big iron sign telling us to,…
In 1803, former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States through the signing of the ‘Louisiana Purchase’. This newly acquired territory consisted of 15 present U.S. states (Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska in their entireties; large portions of North Dakota and South Dakota; and parts of Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming,…
It’s been over 200 days. Everything has run smoothly, we have met wonderful people along the way and have seen many fantastic places. All has gone according to our loose plan, that is until the Corona crisis threw a spanner in the works. We shouldn’t complain though because it has all worked out well for us…
As we roll over the Florida/Georgia border, the thunder rolls too and brings an abrupt end to the hot and sunny Floridian weather we’ve enjoyed over the last three months. How apt! Our journey north has begun. Most snowbirds don’t cross this line until mid April, but with seven months left on our US visa…
So, we are officially snowbirds! Well the youngest ones anyway. We can see why people flock here in the winter months. The weather is mostly sunny (it is the sunshine state after all) with temperatures in the mid to high 70s (around 25’c), and there’s lots to see and do. We have already spent five…
We have made it to Florida! Our goal for christmas! It’s taken us almost two months and a good 5000 miles but we have arrived safely and can now officially call ourselves Overlanders. We have woken up to a new backyard almost every day and have bagged many experiences along the way. We love it!…