While waiting to find out if we were accepted into the Peace Corps, and after leaving Dinosaur National Monument, Jon and I needed somewhere to go. Having run out of the savings we had for travel, we needed to settle…
River Rafting Down the Green River
One of the perks of volunteering at Dinosaur National Monument was the opportunity to go river rafting with the rangers down the Green River. Jon and I jumped at this chance, as normally it costs around $1,000 per person to…
Typical Tuesday: September 19, 2017
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, September 19, 2017: Dinosaur National…
Living Off-Grid
The cabin where we lived at Echo Park is a small, one-bedroom log cabin located about a half mile from the campground. Situated at the end of the road, with the high canyon wall behind us and a view of…
Our Job as Campground Hosts
Our job as campground hosts at Echo Park was something that neither Jon nor I had ever imagined doing. Everyone at Dinosaur National Monument told us how lucky we were to be placed at Echo Park; it was a favored…
A Cabin in the Canyon
While still in Asia, Jon and I pondered what to do upon our return to the USA. We had applied for the Peace Corps, but knew that we would have a period of time between our travels and departing again.…
Campfire Cooking
Upon our return to the USA, we indulged in all of the foods that we had missed while traveling. We spent a month in Bay City, a week in Huntsville, a night in Branson, and a few days in Waurika…
World Trip Round-Up Part 3: Top Three
In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…