I don’t have to describe the bigger challenges of the past couple of years. We’ve all gone through them. For us, it meant a more homebased life living aboard Y-Not in Sanford. Overall, despite the craziness of the world at large – we’ve been incredibly fortunate. All our years on the road gave us the […]
Vintage Bus (June 2011 - present)
Retrospective: 2019 – Nomadic Balance
After so many lessons on the road over the years, I’d say 2019 was a year of tremendous balance. It wasn’t without obstacles. But we navigated them without overwhelm thanks to the skillsets we had built already. We focused on the important things. We evacuated, again, for another major hurricane – but it thankfully turned […]
Retrospective: 2017 – Gratitude & Humility
After 10 years on the road in various RVs, we decided to switch it up by getting a boat in 2017. While we had established ourselves as ‘experts’ in the RV space, we were now Strangers in a Strange Land.. err.. water. We were complete newbies having gone from an inflatable kayak to a 47′ […]
Retrospective: 2016 – Living on NST
A Nomad, much like a Wizard, arrives precisely when they are meant to. They are never late, nor are they early. 2016 was a pretty well darn balanced year for us, after the tumultuous year prior. We had successfully reset, and enjoyed a year of discovery by RV and multiple alternate adventures by cruise ship […]
Retrospective: 2015 – Retreat, Set Boundaries
For all the awesome that 2014 was in terms of productivity, adventure and community – we paid for it in spades in 2015. We came into the year on a high. We were creating things, things that mattered and were being well received. By spring time Xscapers was launched to the world, and our role […]
Retrospective: 2014 – It Takes a Village
You know in your head, how you can have two stories – and not realize they are deeply intertwined until you go to write them? When I was rough sketching this series out, 2014 was going to be about launching things – but I was struggling to find the lesson. The real lesson wouldn’t come […]
Retrospective: 2013 – Joy Your Day
Not gonna lie, 2013 was a hard year. The first part spent with my father on hospice, and then his passing and all the logistics that come with that. I lost not only my dad, but a best friend. And a business partner of nearly 20 years. My mentor. I had to put the emotions […]
Retrospective: 2012 – The Important Things
2012 started with the news that my father’s cancer had come back, and the count down was on for his last days with us. Our consciously constructed nomadic life allowed us to shift our focus to what mattered. We based our time in Florida to be near him most of the year, help with his […]
A Nomadic Fleet: Vintage Bus, Camper Van and Boat
As we approach our 16th year on the road, it seems we have built a nomadic fleet. And we’ve received a lot of questions on how it’s working out to manage a boat, a van and a bus. The quick answer – far better than we ever imagined. Before we left Zephyr behind in Arizona […]
Back to the Boat in Sanford, Wrapping up 6+ Months of Van Travel
We have arrived back to Sanford to Y-Not, and are getting settled back into boat life.. and boat projects! So before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let’s do a little re-cap of our last month of our extended van meandering. First, the video version: Xscapers New Years Eve & Bash We ended out […]
