Day in the Life of Court and Brad

We are 7 weeks into our travels and have become quite accustom to life on the road. Here are a few mid trip stats:

·         Total kilometers: 9359 km

·         Highest elevation: Vail Pass – 11,238ft

·         Lowest elevation: -192 ft Death Valley

·         Highest temperature: 39°C

·         Lowest temperature: -2°C

·         Furthest South: Big Sur, California

·         Total amount spent on accommodation $254

Here is what our typical day looks like:

·         7am rise, dog paw punch in the face followed by full face cleaning

o   Brad and Aurora go for a morning walk, in last night’s clothes (i.e. the clothes that I’ll wear today...and probably tomorrow).

o   Egg-‘n-a-hole or oatmeal for breakfast

o   Travel mugs ready for travel (full of tea)

o   Clean house (shake sheets, remove dog hair from cab

o   Map time – ask our daily question: “where are we going today?”

·         10am – 1pm Departure

·         Picnic lunch – sandwiches, burritos, usually something involving salsa and/or pickled jalapenos, rarely leftovers

·         On the road, these days driving on average two hours.

o   Over the course of the drive we usually do all of the following:

§  find a Mcdonalds/Starbucks for free wifi

§  Visit two visitor centres and ask our favourite question: “Where can we camp for free?”

§  Gas station (in Oregon, if you pump your own gas, they think you are trying to steal it)

§  Grocery store

§  Something neat we see along the road – cool stop, hike, unique something, stop and walk (this is usually blog material)

·         Upon arrival at destination, we do a walk to check to lay of land and explore.

·         Setup camp:

o   Take out table and chairs

o   Crack a beer

o   Eat salty pretzels with mustard

o   Have a game of cribbage or backgammon

·         Between 2-4pm ‘Craft in the Aft’: belts, macramé, wood carving, necklaces, etc

·         Between 4-9pm: journal, draft emails, examine maps, daydream, hammock, harmonica, hike, snack, read poetry/books, doodle, nap, cook, eat, walk the dog, sit quietly or laugh loudly

·  It is entirely likely that we will never again be so carefree.

Sorry for the lack of photos computer is about to die!

Love you, Miss you, Think of you often!