It’s called Slaying the Dragon within the international travel community. I think that starting from the USA may give us an unrealistically simplified view of the process of shipping a vehicle overseas. I will wait until we are driving...
And We’re Off…
We have a departure date! One-way tickets to Africa are purchased and shipping for Snort is arranged. We are feverishly finishing up last minute details on Snort, sorting out paperwork and other particulars, then will need to pack Snort...
Sand Dune Driving for Africa
“It’s amazing the number of great people I have in my life that I would have never met if I didn’t own a Jeep.” We first met Lonnie on a trail run to the Tillamook National Forest. His orange...
Midsummer Update
During the last year of our planning, Pronghorn Overland Gear has been one of our most excited supporters. They committed to work with us early in the process, and are always excited to hear about what we are...
East Oregonian Newspaper Interview
A week or so ago, we were in touch with the newspaper of Jared’s hometown and were interviewed about our upcoming trek through Africa. We can now add print media to our collection of interviews (now two in total) and...
Family, Friends & 5000 Miles
Driving across the U.S. was not just about breaking in the Jeep, it was about the people we would see, both those we know and those we would meet along the way. After leaving our gracious hosts, Pradeep and...
Reunited
On March 29th, it happened. The event we had anticipated eagerly and anxiously, that would allow us to set in motion other pieces to the puzzle of getting our Africa trip off and rolling. We got the call from...
Our First Interview
We were interviewed by The 4×4 Podcast a bit ago to talk about our upcoming trek! We had never been interviewed before and I would say were a bit nervous. Thus, we were quite happy when the podcast was...
Safe Jack Visit
Recently we got to meet one of our sponsor companies face to face, sharing with them what we plan of doing on the trip, and connect with them more richly than can be done with just Emails and phone...
The Jeep goes on a trip without us!
It is a little unsettling to watch your vehicle pull away, loaded on a car hauler semi trailer, when that vehicle will be your “home” for the next two or three years. That’s right, last night, we finally loaded...
Health & First Aid
We have never really thought of ourselves as big planners, more of the ‘play it by ear’ folk. However, when taking on Africa with our Jeep and each other, we seem to be a bit more on the detail...
A Plan Is Just A Point From Which To Deviate…
As humans, it would be ridiculous for us to think that everything will happen as we’ve planned it; as overland travelers, even more so. It would also be silly for us to not go with the flow of change,...
Tradition- Part Three
With the Pendleton Round-Up behind us, we headed to the Spokane, Washington area to spend a few weeks and visit a large portion of Jared’s family. What a treat it was! We were able to see lots of family...
Tradition- Part Two
After a week of camping in the Eastern Oregon desert with my family, we headed to Jared’s hometown and a week of rodeo with family and friends. The Pendleton Round-Up has been going strong for over 100 years, due...
Tradition
One last camping trip in the States had to be fit in before leaving for Africa. This secret location in the Eastern Oregon desert is a place that most refer to as dirty, desolate or too far from civilization,...
Getting Educated
We spent most of last week on the road, heading to McCall, ID for Wilderness First Aid class. On the way, we stopped for a visit at my Dad’s place. It was good to spend some time with them,...
Pretirement at last
Our last day of work was Friday, so we have now officially joined the ranks of the unemployed, the retired, and/or the crazy, tribe of couch surfing travelers. Whatever you call it, we like it. This is not to say...
Our first Big Step
We’ve taken our first Big Step towards our trip through Africa. On Friday, we sold our home. That same day, we loaded most of our household items and headed to put them into storage. By the end of the...
Here. We. Go…
We have spent many hours, first dreaming, then planning, and now, finally, making things happen. We are going to drive through Africa! We are not the only ones who have made this trek, and for that we are grateful....