Thanks to all of you who followed Our Leap Year and cheered us on throughout the year. Even though we knew we weren’t crazy, it still felt good to hear it from someone else. 🙂 We’ve been back in the U.S. for a few months now, getting accustomed to life as digital nomads. When we first posted about that plan back in July, we...
After spending September on the Tahoe Rim Trail and then in New York and Montreal, we’ve been plotting our digital nomad life and catching up with friends in San Francisco. We’ve got some exciting stuff in the works, but it’s not quite ready to be unveiled. More soon… PS: Holly says...
We did it! In 11 days, we hiked 130 miles. Our feet are tired. Here’s our route — starting in Tahoe City and working our way clockwise: What a memorable experience — both for its highs (amazing views, peaceful surroundings) and lows (bloody boogers the whole time, dried up lakes). We’ve got lots of lessons learned, fun tidbits, and, of course, photos....
Time for our next adventure: the Tahoe Rim Trail! After a couple weeks of visiting family and friends in San Diego, Santa Barbara, and the Bay Area, we’re finishing off our year with 165 miles in the Sierras with my dad.* We’ll share photos when we get back. Hopefully we will make it the whole way around! In the meantime, here’s our packing list....
It’s official: we’re back in the US. It feels simultaneously surreal and like we never left. We keep almost saying, “Buenas tardes.” We crossed the border on Thursday by land in Tecate. We were wondering what it would be like to cross a border with Holly by land. The CDC only requires proof of rabies vaccination and a visual inspection — meaning if your...
It’s our second day of driving across the deserts of Baja California. We’ll be crossing the border tomorrow. See you then! In the meantime, enjoy the photos. On the road to Loreto The mission in Loreto Old equipment on display at Loreto’s mission Loreto’s waterfront Youth in Loreto Wandering around Loreto’s malecon — it was a ghost town...
We’re back in La Paz — and Holly is happy! So is my dad. Look at those happy faces! She’s even smiling after having to get pat down by an airport security agent. Yes, a PAT DOWN. So. Ridiculous. We’re exhausted after a long travel day, leaving Tulum so early that we had to say our good-byes to the Caribbean yesterday. About...
Remember when we introduced you to Brookie (right) and Lisa (left) from Sámara, Costa Rica? We liked them immediately, and not just because they sell the tastiest treats on the streets. These two are our age and started a new life and business in Costa Rica, so I interviewed them a while back (better late than never!) to learn how they did it. Two minutes in,...
We woke up to the sound of rain and Holly’s snores this morning. In San Francisco, we dreaded the rain, but here it cools everything down. After it stopped, we took Holly for an early morning walk and caught the sunrise. I love the clouds here. What you don’t see is the ground below, which is strewn with garbage. There’s even a...
We can’t believe we’re saying this, but our leap year is almost over. Or is it? This sunset is over a lagoon in Sian Ka’an, which we took yesterday since we’re back in Tulum. (That’s a story for another day.) In just two weeks, we’ll be driving across the US-Mexico border. After visiting friends and family throughout California, we’ll hike all 165 miles of the Tahoe Rim Trail with...