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Meet the Crew

We’re a family of five who didn’t set out to become long-term travelers — but one decision led to another, and now this has been our life for the past decade.

We’ve been traveling since 2016, learning as we go, making plenty of mistakes, and slowly figuring out how to build a life centered around adventure, family, and freedom.

Before kids, we spent three years sailing across the Pacific, traveling from Hawaii to Australia. That experience shaped everything that came after — how we travel, how we problem-solve, and how we approach risk.

With kids, the adventures didn’t stop — they just evolved.

We’ve sailed from Maine to the Bahamas as a family, lived aboard, and learned what it really means to travel slowly with children.

We’ve spent four winters in Costa Rica, getting to know the rhythms of daily life there far beyond a typical vacation.

We converted a school bus into a skoolie and drove from Maine to Mexico, traveling deep into the mountains, climbing in Potrero Chico, and surfing at La Lancha in Punta de Mita on Mexico’s Pacific coast.

We’ve also explored every western state in the continental U.S. — camping, hiking, climbing, and road-tripping out of our Honda Odyssey (we call her Fryan), visiting national and state parks along the way.

This site exists to document those experiences honestly — not just the highlights, but the challenges, the logistics, and the lessons learned the hard way.

Why You Can Trust This Site

We don’t just write about travel — we live it.

We spend extended time in the places we write about, which allows us to share deeper, more practical insights than typical short-term travel content.

This site comes from real experience, including the mistakes.

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About the Writing

This is a true story based on real events. Some names, dialogue, and identifying details may be adjusted to protect privacy, but the experiences themselves are real.

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