32 days on the road and 6,372 miles later

Last Friday, December 20th, we finally arrived at the boatyard where our sailboat is being stored!

It had been 32 days since we'd left Juneau on the ferry and 6,372 miles on the road beginning in Bellingham, Washington. Now that we're comfortably aboard our boat in Beaufort, North Carolina for the time being, it's time to play catch up.



Not everything went as planned during the road trip- namely my plans for the weather to be warmer *wink wink*- but that being said, our road trip was an awesome journey and we were lucky enough to be able to hang out with friends and family along the way, some of whom we hadn't seen in years.



And even with over a month spent traveling, I wish we'd had more time to stop and been able to divert from our route in order to see more people along the way. But since we're planning on making this migration to a from Alaska at least a few more times, there's a good chance we can!

While I'm not signing up to be a long-haul trucker just yet, I love life on the road. It's a great way to see some incredible places and to talk, laugh, and gain greater insight about the world around us and each other. Scotty and I learned very early on in our relationship that we travel well together, a must when you're trying to do the kinds of things we are (i.e. going cruising on a budget on our own boat, doing seasonal work, and taking long road trips that require sleeping in a mini-van).

It also helps that when it comes to being on the road, we share a lot of the same preferences about eating, sleeping, how to spend time and money, etc. Not that we don't butt heads from time to time, but fortunately it's never come to a total impasse. ;)



A lot of it boils down to that we have similar preferences and needs surrounding issues of comfort and risk. And when you're trying to save money by cooking outside, staying at campgrounds, and doing laundry on the go, being on same page is priceless.

Happily, we also tend to agree about when it's time to suck it up and get a hotel.



Now that we're experiencing life in the sticks (er, amid masts?) I'll be back tomorrow to share more photos and highlights of the road trip, and to share about what's next... cruising south in our sailboat!