In the Beginning

We all like to dream, don't we?  What would you do if you retired tomorrow and had no serious obligations or requirements of your time?  Turns out Jeff and I are pretty like minded.  We like adventure and travel.  After working and traveling in Europe, we knew we could handle being with each other 24x7 in an isolated environment.  The first iteration was to drive our 1977 Land Rover 109 Series to South or Central America.  After I finally confirmed that, while that certainly sounded like an adventure, I probably needed a few more creature comforts;  Jeff suggested an Airstream!

I'm not sure what shape this blog will take, but I will en devour to share all the ups and downs of our 14 month journey plus much of the planning that got us here.

Thanks for following along,
Emily & Jeff

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