Dear Andrew, I can’t believe you are 8! Time is flying so fast and I love that I get to spend so much time with you. I would hate to miss any of your amazing moments as before we know it you’ll be grown and gone. Eight years old is a special time in our…
Full time travel burnout is real. Our life may look carefree and happy all the time, but behind the scenes there’s hours of planning, stress over work, getting school done, and wondering where on earth we are going to stay that night. I also stress about “seeing all the things” so when there is a…
YES! All of this! I was getting burned out before we got to Yellowstone and it continued because the first week were here we were in the park nearly every day. I hit a wall. The past 2 weeks we’ve spent nearly every day at the camper just hanging out, catching up on work and school, and loving on each other. It’s been SO nice! We have just under a week left here and we’re all so antsy to get back on the road. It’s, by far, the longest we’ve ever stayed in one place. It was a really nice break.ReplyCancel
Typical vacation planning goes something like this: you decide where you want to go, plan where you’ll stay, and search the area to see what other activities they are. Once you are planned, you carry out your itinerary, relax, enjoy yourself, and then go home to regular life. As full time travelers, we are constantly…
That is just one of the tradeoffs to seeing more than most discover in a lifetime of travel. We have considered Urban Air for the last two years and may try for this year. It usually comes down to whether we are willing to miss soccer games. Enjoy the Grest Lakes region. I hear Pictured Rocks and the Apostle Islands are amazing. We are planning a future trip up that way with a canoeing expedition to Boundary Waters. Hope to see you in Michigan.ReplyCancel
Ah – looks like it’ll probably be a near-miss for us. We *think* we’ll be headed out of MI mid-September to bring the boy to Dayton. That might happen sooner & then we’d finish out September here…which might facilitate a meetup.
We’d suggest hugging the MI west coast longer than your route shows though – that’s the sweet spot of MI and especially in the fall. Just about any of the state parks along the coast would be a great stay (Ludington is our fave). Buzz over to Ann Arbor through Grand Rapids instead..;)ReplyCancel
I can’t imagine how tough it is to choose where to go-there is so much to see! I think for a full-timer the pressure would be on because you would be more realistic about how long you’ll be somewhere and that you most likely won’t be around for some time.
I get a little giddy when I hear about people going to the North Shore. Not sure if it’s your first time. We go back again and again. Such a beautiful place! There are so many special spots that require only a short hike to see and great biking trail. We will be in Shroeder the last weekend of August with our new (to us) Airstream. Excited to get up there and not be renting!
Lots of great places to go and eat in Duluth too. You aren’t hitting our lovely area of the Northwoods, but you can’t go wrong with Duluth and the North Shore!ReplyCancel
I live in NW Wisconsin with my family, locals often refer to the area as the Northwoods. (Especially if we are feeling impressive after large amounts of snow or ridiculously low temps ☺️) You were dangerously close when you were in “The Cities” recently. We are just a few hours from there and Duluth.
We have talked for years about doing the Lake Superior Circle Tour with our three kids. I will have to watch to see how you like it! We went through the UP and did the Mackinaw Bridge when we picked up our Airstream from lower MI a few weeks ago. I kept telling myself I was scouting for later trips, but it’s hard to feel like you are driving right by amazing spots and missing them!
Enjoy the North Shore! We are in a big 3 axle older Airstream, so wave if you see us up there the end of August 😉 Good luck getting the kids to not take a bunch of heavy rocks, always a problem with my little crowd!ReplyCancel
Ahhh! That makes sense. It IS hard to drive by things and have to “save them for later”. I definitely feel like I have to see all the things! lol! We’ll be in the Apostle Islands August 21-25, then Duluth and then the North Shore the week of August 31st. It would be fun to run into you guys!!ReplyCancel
Apostle Islands are gorgeous. We’ve camped on Stockton Island, lots of bears! It’s on our list and there is a chance we will be in that area that weekend as well. Trying to decide between South Shore (Apostle Islands, Bayfield-ish area), we also might do Amnicon Falls (near Superior WI) or stay at home and enjoy our lake! We are itching to get out with the Airstream as much as we can before the weather gets too cold. It’s a bit of a learning curve with finding campsites when we’ve done day trips, or rented houses etc. Trying to research campsites and figure out where we can fit and what we need is all new to us!ReplyCancel
You know about campendium.com right? That’s our go-to place for researching campsites. All the reviews on there are SO helpful!! Definitely add some for up here in the UP as I know there are a few other full timers that are coming out next summer!
And we are going to Stockton Island!! Dropped off at one end and we are hiking the 3.5 miles over by the quarry and we’ll get picked up there. I’m so excited!ReplyCancel
I honestly knew it would happen sooner or later. I’ve heard horror stories of friends forgetting they had bikes mounted to the top of the car when they pulled into their garage. Since we are frequently carrying all 5 bikes around on the back of our truck, I kind of forget they are there sometimes…
We get asked quite frequently why we chose an Airstream to travel in full time. Many people love how they look, their functionality, their definitive “American-ness” but don’t see them as practical for full time families. Originally, our plan was to buy a Class C RV (the ones that look like a truck cab with…
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