Happy Van Life Anniversary to Us!
Today marks one year since we hit the road in our van, having never done more than spend one night in a campground in a van before. We have spent 222 nights traveling in that …
Category: Van Life
Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park
We drove about 35 miles of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park so we could visit Rapidan Camp (we actually drove it twice, since our first scheduled tour was canceled, but we didn’t know until …
Camping with Barbie
We spent the night (literally) with the new Barbie movie in appropriate van life style! The Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre in North Carolina participates in the Harvest Hosts program, so we were able to reserve …
A Day in the (Van) Life
What does a typical day look like for us, and how does it vary from our expectations? First, Doug and I typically have very different weekdays. He is still working full-time while we are on …
Getting our Beauty Sleep Without Breaking the Bank
As full-time travelers, every single day we have to sort out where we are going to sleep, or more accurately, where we are going to park the van that we are going to be sleeping …
Spending (and Saving) on Admission Fees
Many of our followers are wondering how much money we have been spending on our adventures, probably pondering if they can afford to do this, too, right? As an accountant, I had of course tried …
Mr. Knightley, the Best Kitty in the World, 2010-2023
How did we wind up with the best kitty in the world? I’m embarrassed to say that the story doesn’t always reflect well on me. We had two cats, Plutus and Roo, and they were …
Mr. K, Adventure Kitty
When we decided to embark on this van life, our biggest concern was our cats, Plutus and Mr Knightley. Plutus, however, died from old age before it was time to launch. But how would Mr …
Meet Our Van
Welcome to our van! It is a 177″ wheel base extended high-top Mercedes Sprinter cargo van, coming in at 24 feet in length and just over nine feet in height. There are generally three van …
Random Sites in Pennsylvania
Here is a collection of some of the sites we visited on our trip through Pennsylvania. Above is a photo of our van at a winery in eastern Pennsylvania — a very nice place to …