Category: The Big Trip

Day 40 (September 4), was probably the dullest day of the trip as it was nothing,…

Hi y’all! Now that we’ve officially left Texas, it seems the lingo has finally crept into…

This entry covers September 1, the day upon which we arrived in Austin, TX. Our first…

We covered over 800 km, got one timezone closer to Ottawa EDT, and were blown away…

Today we took the scenic route from Show Low, Arizona to El Paso, Texas. Our travels…

Sorry for missing so many days. We’ve been busy exploring the Grand Canyon, you know! Before…

Today’s two goals were: Try to get Katja’s oil changed Get to Zion National Park An…

We’re now into the last two weeks of this adventure. While it feels like home is…

August 23 (Day 28) … … was about completing what we failed to do the afternoon…

We’re a day behind again. Oops! Before I get into yesterday (Aug 22), we’d like to…

First full day in LA and it was HOT. Low 30s, bright sun, no clouds at…

Day 25 (August 20) was primarily about getting to Los Angeles, which saw us on the…

Today (Aug 19), we left San Francisco to once again hit the Pacific Coast Highway, getting…

Our last day is SF was to be the highlight for Trish: a visit to Alcatraz!…

Today went better than expected as Trish improved in leaps and bounds. She isn’t 100% yet,…

Based on my less than perfect math, our adventure is 42 days long. So, the completion…

Day 19 After all the activity and walking of the last few days, we slept really,…

Our last morning in Richmond! We woke up bright and early, packed the last of our…

We wake up and look out over Vancouver. No, actually Richmond, but that’s Vancouver in the…

Day 16 was all about seeing a bit of Victoria before returning to the mainland and…

To say we’ve been busy would be an understatement, but it has all been a lot…

Today… err… yesterday was exciting. Not only were we as far west as we would ever…

We’re here! We’re on Vancouver Island, in Ucluelet to be exact. We’ve never been farther west!…

Day 11, aka August 6, 2019, was largely a travel day aimed at getting us a…

First off, apologies for falling behind, but it’s bound to happen again on a trip with…

Sorry for missing a day… time got away from us as we adjusted plans on the…

After the heat of Day 6, we decided to take it a little easier today and…

Before we jump into Day 6, we’d like to note that the Day 4 & 5…

Day 5 is over and we’re a bit behind on updates on account of a late…

If you’re still with us, thanks for hanging around. We promise to make these as entertaining…