Tag: #FamilyTravel
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A Month in DC: Staying Put, Squirrels, and Snowy Adventures
This past month (November), we traded our six-wheeled home for a stationary life, settling in with some of our favorite people in Washington, DC. It was a refreshing change to stay in one place for a while, getting to know the area and enjoying quality time with family. The girls absolutely loved spending time with…
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Solar Slip-Ups, Ice Cream Overload, and Cape Cod Magic
This week, we left the comfort of full hook-ups behind and went back to basics—living off solar power! Well, kind of. We had a little hiccup with our solar battery. It turns out we accidentally fried it when we plugged the trailer’s main power cable into it and then tried to charge the battery from…
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Forts and Swan Dives: Kicking Off Our New England Adventure!
Welcome to the second segment of our grand adventure! With the UK trip sadly behind us, we’re now chasing the brilliant colours of autumn (or fall) in New England. For anyone unfamiliar, New England is the northeastern corner of the U.S., which includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Think Gilmore Girls,…
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Garbage Plates and Family Fun: Fishy Fun In New York
As I sit here trying to write this post, I wanted to note that this is a perfect example of the “not so glamorous” parts of traveling with little ones. I’m squished on the hard hotel room floor in our cozy “family” room, next to Maggie’s crib and Tilly’s giant bed, as Maggie protests bedtime…
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Crossing Borders and Chasing Waterfalls: The Ultimate Fall
This week started with another border crossing, back into Canada we go! Traveling through this northern region of the US has been more challenging due to the big ol’ lakes that required some significant detours. Unlike the open plains of Montana and the Dakotas that we had very much gotten used to, we had to…
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Exploring the Great Lakes: A Week by the Water
This week we headed into and through Wisconsin, we were welcomed into the State by cheese and many many many many many mosquitos. As we travelled through we got to experience the full Great Lakes region truly living up to the two common phrases of the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and “30,000 islands” alongside the…
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Rocking Minneapolis: Metallica, Milestones, and Family Reunions
This week, we finally made it to Minneapolis!! A big milestone in our trip as it was a spot we needed to be at by a specific date, we wouldn’t want to miss Metallica would we! 🤘🤘🤘 Our home for the week was at a Veterans campground, a large family style campground where you instantly…