Many, many years ago when our first child was toddling, we thought about starting this site - a place to share information with other parents and caregivers who weren’t ready to give up traveling just because they had children. Rob and I have always been wanderers and even though it’s so hard sometimes to wander with children in tow, we push ourselves to keep moving and keep seeing more with our children. Travel is life.
The last three years have brought a pandemic, a new baby, big film gigs, and that feeling of “we just have to get through this” until utter burnout struck. We took some time this summer to travel again and slowly I (Jenn) started to feel like myself again - a human being that’s part of a larger world rather than just my four walls worrying if we’re all done for. After our trips this summer, I realized that just thinking about this site and creating community around family adventure and travel gave me a lot of joy. And it seems after this pandemic, many people - especially families are coming around to the idea that we have just one life on this planet and only so much time with our children before they are out into the world, so it’s time to stop prioritizing the grind and go see, experience and listen to the world.
I love talking about traveling and hearing what others are doing with their time away. I get excited to hear what people plan to pack on their trips and how they are approaching their time in someone else’s country, city, land or space. So, I hope you’ll join me in talking about all things travel here.
Here’s what you can expect from this site…
With this website, I hope to share authentic travel experiences and stories. The good, the bad, the ugly, the nauseatingly reflective, the funny, and everything in between.
I plan to acknowledging and respect Indigenous land and learn more about where we are placing our feet and take care of the land and water and people while visiting.
I’d like to share photos from the road, trip reports, packing videos (Friends, I love a packing video…is that wrong?) gear reports, travel hacks, ways to tour while making a meaningful and positive local impact, parenting fails and wins and our journey in becoming a more eco-conscientious traveling family.
There might even be some fishing videos from our son who is an avid young fisherman who is interested in sharing knowledge and learning more about our oceans, lakes and rivers.
Now, you might see some recent travel experiences and some from the archives. I’m thinking about sharing backyard adventures here in the Pacific Northwest, as well…Maybe even some stories from other travelers. We’ll see what happens.
So, Off We Go Then, I hope to get into a posting groove, share information and learn from other people who share our love of travel and adventure. Thanks for being here!