Turnaround Time

We arrived back in Seattle late last night.

What a trip.

In case you didn’t know this, driving the 3,000 miles from one corner of the country to the other when you have very little time to dally is…ummmmm…a lot. It’s a whole different ball game than having weeks to linger and explore and take your time.

The last week was a lot of 10-12 hour driving days, getting out of the truck just long enough to stretch for minute, gas up, pee, and get back on the road. Driving past mountains and rivers that called our name, meeting friends along the way for a quick lunch or a cup of coffee, and then moving quickly on…

Lifestyle, Road Trip, TravelCindy GiovagnoliAugust 14, 2019life, taking breaks, road trip, travel, cross country road tripComment

50 Years

We are on the road as I write, making our way east across the country once again.

This trip is fast-paced. We have a deadline to make.

Justin’s parents are celebrating 50 years of marriage this year and the party’s on Saturday. We can’t wait.

But even though we are racing past mountains and valleys and winding dirt roads we yearn to drive down, there is a sense of peace that settles into my heart when we have a long stretch of highway laid out in front us. The music is on, the land rushes by, and even in these circumstances, it feels as though adventure is just around the bend….

Done + The Shitty First Draft

I’m writing this from a cheap hotel room in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. It’s -9 degrees fahrenheit outside, so we’ve been crossing our fingers and hoping for pet-friendly hotels open in mid-winter as we’ve criss-crossed rural Alaska, then the Yukon, and now British Columbia as we make our way south to Seattle, praying that we don’t end up huddled under sleeping bags in the back of the truck (just because you can doesn’t always mean you should)…

Around The Bend

Some days the driving feels long. The highway stretches out before us and the view blurs as unspecified agriculture and isolated gas stations and the occasional state welcome sign fly past our windows.

These are good days for audiobooks and long conversations about crazy ideas and…

Adjustment Time

I am writing this morning from under my fluffy comforter, nestled into my bed, Tessie snoring beside me.

We arrived here in Saratoga on Saturday and have been running around doing the 647,000 things big and small required to settle into a new life…

Cliche

Editorial, Lifestyle, Outdoor Adventure, Road Trip, TravelCindy GiovagnoliFebruary 28, 2018Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, road trip, cross country road trip, journey across america, photography Comments

Desert Rains

Editorial, Lifestyle, Outdoor Adventure, Road Trip, TravelCindy GiovagnoliFebruary 21, 2018Colorado, Great Sand Dunes National Park, roadtrip, cross country road trip, mountains Comments

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