Our plan to spend our summer in the Appalachians was purely practical, and our expectations were low. We’d come to these green mountains hoping for hikes, nature, and cool weather, and in the end received oh-so much more.
Wandering Footsteps: Wandering the World One Step at a Time » A travel journal following a family on their overland trip around the world.
Tag Archives: Travel reflections – For twenty years, Totoyaya served Bruno faithfully. She was more than a vehicle. More, even, than a home. She was the manifestation of his childhood dream. The physical symbol of his freedom. She was the reason Bruno and I met. The nest where we fell in love. Where we dreamed dreams. Planned our future. She’s the very reason we now have a baby called Phoenix. And now, she has met her tragic end.  2017 was a year of great change. A new home-on-wheels, a new baby growing in my tummy… this past year has set the stage for an amazing and exciting 2018! Read on to recap some of the highlights and challenges of 2017. Happy New Year, everyone!  For as long as I can remember, arriving home meant smelling it. Except this year. This year, I smelled it ages earlier, during our cross-Canadian road trip. And it forced me to redefine what home really means.  Dear Totoyaya, this morning, you left us. We sold you, our beloved home-on-wheels of nineteen years. The vehicle that had transported Bruno for 400,000km around the world, had brought him to me, and had taken me along for the ride these past almost-five years – you were gone. This letter of thanks and love is for you. |
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