We left our fantastic Super 8 motel early, even before we had the chance to partake of the lovely complimentary breakfast. We wanted to get to the park before sunrise and before the mosquitoes woke up with the urge to attack. Actually, the sunrise over the everglades was quite beautiful. Everything was completely still and … [Read more…]
One might ask, “why did you go to Florida in the middle of the summer.” To that we have two words – Zika Virus. On our original loop, we had planned to visit the parks in Florida in January. It would have been perfect. Great temperatures, fewer mosquitos. But because Madison was pregnant with Theo … [Read more…]
When we first set off on our National Park trip, I was really proud of our efficient route. It looped the entire United States and connected all of our national parks. It was a beautiful piece of travel line art. (I have a problem when it comes to drawing lines on maps – I love … [Read more…]
TALOFA! Getting to American Samoa was not super easy for us. When we showed up to the airport, Hawaiian Airlines surprised us with a “you need to buy a ticket for your baby”. I was pretty confused because we didn’t see this anywhere online and had been flying with them throughout all the Hawaiian islands … [Read more…]
Before we even got to the Big Island, I was excited. We have heard amazing things about the island and wanted to not only visit, but to “evaluate” if you will. A big part of our trip around the U.S. we have been trying to take note as to where we could potentially settle down. … [Read more…]
The first leg of our island adventures! We were so excited to get to Maui. Here we are all packed up! We got everything to fit in our backpack carryons – be proud of us. So while you look at this photo let me tell you a story: It is almost 1 am in California. … [Read more…]
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and am not pretending to know what is best for women and their babies. This is just my story that I wanted to share. Every women and child is different and no two pregnancy journeys will be the same. Every woman’s approach to her pregnancy is unique. Please … [Read more…]
Around the time we decided to have a baby and I stopped using birth control, we started heading up to Alaska. We were going to be there the rest of the summer to visit all eight National Parks. Normally on our trip we just boondocked (park for free on public land) in our RV. But, in … [Read more…]
When we started our 59 National Parks trip in April 2016, we had just barely graduated from college. We had been married for a little less than two years, were both 25 and stoked to start our next phase of freedom on the open road. We built this website, renovated our 1989 Toyota Odyssey, packed … [Read more…]
Hello heaven. I fell in love with Acai bowls when I was living in Hawaii – we used to get them from this little Brazilian bus every Saturday. Since then, five years have gone by and I still have always wanted to recreate some of my favorite bowls from the island. Today I finally went … [Read more…]