We arrived later than expected to US Virgin Island of St. John, after a very rough three-landing attempt into St. Thomas that included two last minute aborted landings, an insanely scary amount of turbulence through ‘swirling winds’ and an unscheduled stop in San Juan to wait out the rough weather. We arrived to our little […]
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Getting Settled in St. John
Wow. Can’t believe we’ve already been in St. John a week. And more so, just how much we’ve gotten accomplished since we’ve been here. Connectivity Our first and most important task was getting an internet solution installed. Chris did a lot of research into our options, which included DSL, cellular via AT&T or Sprint, line […]
Our St. John Cost of Living
While Chris and I don’t stress about trying to follow a budget (our life is too variable!), a data geek like me enjoys tracking expenses and analyzing trends. We have a cost log published going back a couple years, and we know that many people have found it valuable to get a real-world example of […]
More Epic! More Awesome!
Since the start of the new year, I’ve seen a several prominent bloggers and tweeters asking that the words ‘Epic’ and ‘Awesome’ be removed from the blogging vocabulary in 2011. And sure, it is true that some folks are guilty of overusing these superlatives to describe things that are truthfully rather mundane. It may occasionally […]
Things we’re not missing about RV’ing…
As some may have noticed by reading between the lines, this past year some aspects of our RV-based nomadic lifestyle began to wear a bit thin for us. After four years (five for Chris!) on the road together, our ping-pong route between Florida, St. Louis, Burning Man, and San Francisco had begun to develop ruts, […]
Where are you from?
A week or so ago we were attending a small musical performance not far from our seasonal rental cottage on St. John. As entertainers often do to generate repoire and energy with their audience, the main singer asks where people are from. He goes around the courtyard asking the short term tourists where they’re visiting […]
Answers to Your Questions
One recent evening we asked on Twitter & Facebook for questions you had for us. Many where things we’ve addressed before. So seemed like a great time to put together a post that helps you explore our archives from our past years of travel. Q 1: How can I earn an income on the road, […]
Pondering: What’s Next?
Our tickets are booked – we head back to where our RV is parked in Florida on April 5, ending our wonderful winter season in the US Virgin Islands. We’ve been trying to shift focus to considering what life might look like for us upon returning stateside. We’ve been considering the range of desires we […]
Leave Wanting More
I remember before I went nomadic, that when I visited somewhere there was always internal pressure to ‘see it all’. I was there for a defined amount of time, and there was rarely a sense of someday returning. It was also special time set aside to experience a new environment and escape a normal day. […]
Our Last Days on St. John
We arrived back to the mainland Tuesday, ending our fabulous winter on St. John. We were full of mixed emotions of leaving, and made a decent attempt at finding a balance between handling our exodus logistics, getting work done and exploring the island more. Everything fell nicely into place. We easily found a buyer for […]