Why Not Just Go

Don't let life get in the way of adventure

We Made It To Beantown!

We departed Hamilton, New Jersey around 8:30am and hit the road headed for Boston. The drive was beautiful via I-84 through Connecticut to the Mass Turnpike. I will say the girls had a swell ride. The night before I put… Continue Reading…


And We’re Off!

Here we go again. Another exciting road trip, just like the Griswolds, minus a trip to Wally World and possibly jail. With the car packed, why so many bags for 4 people, and the girls ready…we were off! We left Vienna,… Continue Reading…


You Can’t Get There From Here…

Tonight we finished packing for our next road trip. Tomorrow evening we begin our adventure to the US Northeast, all the way to Acadia National Park. We’ll be making a few stops on the way, a night in New Jersey,… Continue Reading…


Day 10: Sausalito, Marin Headlands, Black Sand Beach, & Goodbyes

This morning we woke knowing that today would be the final day of our west coast adventure. Once again Mark, Jill, and I made a run to now my FAVORITE coffee shop Philz Coffee. Briana and I packed our bags and… Continue Reading…


Day 8 & 9: San Francisco and Sonoma

Day 8: Thursday we were up, out of the house and at the BART station by 7:15am for our adventure in downtown San Francisco. We had reservations for our Alcatraz tour at 9:30am. We made a stop by Philz Coffee,… Continue Reading…


Day 7: Fort Bragg to Walnut Creek, California.

We got up early Wednesday morning, had a nice little continental breakfast with a nice cup of hot coffee. If ever in Fort Bragg, California, I highly recommend staying at the The Beachcomber Motel, super cute with several fire pits… Continue Reading…


Day 6: Crescent City, CA to Fort Bragg, CA

We departed Crescent City, California at 7:45am to meet up with the Jones family in Eureka, California to drive the Avenue of the Giants. We arrived promptly at 9:45am and met them at a lovely coffee shop. What are the… Continue Reading…


Day 5: Yachats, Oregon to Crescent City, California

We loved our little piece of heaven on the Oregon coast so much so that we didn’t depart until 10:45am from Yachats. Which is actually pronounced YAH-hots. This place was magical and believe it or not back in 2011, the… Continue Reading…


Day 4: Oregon Coast Highway 101…

We were up and out of our hotel by 7:20am today heading towards the Oregon coast. We managed to make it about 20 minutes out of Portland when our awesome CHEVY MALIBU chariot, that I preached about yesterday, went from… Continue Reading…


Day 3: Off to Portland, Oregon

We got up extra early this morning to get out of Seattle before the March For Our Lives kicked off and shut down all the streets. We were all down stairs, bags in hand, and I was off to find… Continue Reading…