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Lake Wenatchee State Park – our first 48 hours on the road

Shared June 18, 2015

Oh friends. . .that last 48 hours have been so full I'm not even sure where to start. We left our home in Olympia on Tuesday, June 16 around noon. The house officially closed with the county just a Continue Reading...

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We hit the road full-time in a couple days!

Shared June 14, 2015

Stella (the Airstream) parked outside our house, waiting to hit the road. Six months ago, when we starting put this dream into action we picked TODAY, June 14, 2015 as our launch day. We are so close! Continue Reading...

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Featured in Tacoma News Tribune – Lacey-area family of four hits the road with Airstream and a dream

Shared June 7, 2015

photo credit: Tony Overman We are so excited to have our story featured in the Tacoma News Tribune - Lacey-area family of four hits the road with Airstream and a dream (also included the Olympian Continue Reading...

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Welcome Queen Bee Coupons community!

Shared June 1, 2015

If you read my post over on the Queen Bee Coupons site this morning, welcome to our new family travel blog Take That Exit - it's all about leaving the fast lane, so we can enjoy the view. I'm glad Continue Reading...

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Our monthly budget plan {tentative}

Shared May 27, 2015

Going from a regular house to living full-time in an Airstream trailer our expenses are changing considerably. Gone are the days of multiple bills for water, sewer, garbage, cable, mortgage, etc. I Continue Reading...

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Our house in under contract!

Shared May 6, 2015

We have been working very hard the past couple months preparing our house for sale. We listed it late last Friday night (May 1) and we had three offers by Monday (May 4). We are flabbergasted, Continue Reading...

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Grayland Beach State Park Campground {Washington} – our maiden voyage

Shared April 11, 2015

Our Maiden Voyage with Stella {our Airstream} happened over Spring Break, April 8-10, 2015. We had booked a camping spot at Grayland Beach State Park in Western Washington. We chose Grayland because Continue Reading...

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The BIG purge. Downsizing from 2,000 to 200 square feet.

Shared April 5, 2015

Of all the things we've done to prepare for life on the road - I'd rank downsizing as one of the most exhausting tasks.  When you live in a big house you tend to fill it up. It's human nature. It's Continue Reading...

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Places and people we’d like to see {a growing list}

Shared April 3, 2015

We are less than two months to take off and we have only one campground reservation and only a basic idea of where we want to go. We want to follow the good weather - sticking to the northern states Continue Reading...

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How can we afford full-time travel?

Shared April 1, 2015

The burning question - "How can you afford to do this?"  The question everyone wants to ask, but only few do. It's okay. Ask us. Let's talk about it. We don't have trust funds. We didn't win the Continue Reading...

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