An O-Kay Vacation

We are officially on VACATION!!! Three years and one month ago, I had a business meeting the summer I visited Kamloops before returning to Mexico indefinitely.  I sat across from this energetic man who himself was full of entrepreneurial fire and excited for me to be experiencing the “time-freedom” I had created for myself with my online business.  No scheduled work days, the ability to travel and work, and the best part: no waiting an entire year for that long-awaited 2 week vacation!! “I always say to create a life you don’t need a vacation from,” he said. “That’s what…

Continue Reading

The Campfire To My Coconut

After a rather extensive hiatus on writing, I am finally getting back to something I truly enjoy.  The adventures, however, haven’t stopped.  Oh hell no!   For those who might recall, I left my amusingly single life in Mexico to follow my heart to my hometown.  It’s been over 2 years since the big move, and life has been a heck of a ride - just now I’m not just “me”, but also a “we”. Right now, I’m at one of my favourite spots along one of my favourite hiking trails.  I’ve chosen this spot because it is, and always has…

Continue Reading

So long for now, Canada!

So long for now, Canada!

September 26th, 2 days later than I had planned to begin my drive back to Mexico. I have been mired in a long and far too drawn-out court case with an ex-employer and after the trial, I had to wait until the 26th for the verdict, which I was granted attendance by phone, thankfully. I won and did so without question.  And with that, I was gleefully on the first leg of my journey.   It was an absolutely gorgeous day at the lake.  The lake where I spent my summer living in a small trailer on my parent’s property.…

Continue Reading

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed
Cat love <3

I have arrived!  It's all still very surreal, so at the moment I am just going through the motions. Maybe it's the extra baggage of hurt feelings past, present & future I arrived with. Maybe it's because I failed to eat today.  I'm not a breakfast eater unless someone makes me bacon. Otherwise, late lunch, several small snacks and with any luck, a dinner that counts! Mexico does have several familiar drive-thru's but there is rarely much on the menu I want to eat (other than the hand-breaded chicken strips @ Carls Jr...Holy socks, those are good! Unhealthy, but amazing!),…

Continue Reading

Introduction To Solo Adventures

Introduction To Solo Adventures

Welcome to my latest adventure: Taking the scenic route from BC to Los Ayala!   I have already driven almost 4000kms, and have 2000 more ahead of me, and what an adventure it has been!   I will do my best to describe my journey to you, but really, it needs to be experienced.     Let me start by saying I am well aware I experience life differently than most.  I have no kids, no partner, and I work online so ‘home’ is wherever I am.   I’m not special, extraordinary, nor brave.  I just made different choices, though…

Continue Reading

TO THE MOUNTAINS!!!!

TO THE MOUNTAINS!!!!
For the first time in 20 years, I felt like a tourist. Nothing felt very familiar.

I set out on my tour on a Wednesday, ready to make lemonade and memories. Slightly under-prepared, under-rested, and leaving a bit late, I pressed on with the plan.  The moment had arrived.  I needed this - there was no way I'd postpone it. The first day brought scorching heat.  I arrived in Salmon Arm where I went to make copies of a flyer I had designed for my business, only to find out I had made an error.  Off to find free wifi, make the correction, then back to make copies.  Easy!  But also time-consuming.  The plan was to…

Continue Reading

Shambhala: Making Lemonade

Shambhala: Making Lemonade

Shambhala. A music festival I used to frequent back in my days of excessive drinking and recreational drug use.  My first year, back in 2005, there was a running quest for the "rabbit hole".  Whether or not it does or ever existed is an ongoing debate.  Maybe it's real; maybe it's just in your own mind.  Either way, I found it. I've changed a lot since then.  My last time on "the farm" was 2011, and up until this past winter, I never thought I would be back. But something in my life had shifted.  Like I found something I…

Continue Reading

That Time I Drove To Mexico

Mostly rested, and ready to hit the road again…this time, crossing into Mexico!! Thankfully, Cathy & Richard took really good care of me.  I needed not just the sleep, but the time to take a step back from everything and just really enjoy the company of friends.  I’d been on autopilot for weeks, it seemed, and this was some much needed down-time.  The cats were also really enjoying a break from the road.  With a beautiful yard, safely fenced to keep cats in and other critters out, I think they were quite happy there.  I did feel a shred of…

Continue Reading

Nevada, Arizona, More Aliens

Still with me?  I know I’m slow with the updates but am on Mexican time now, so is the internet!  Not to mention I was on the wrong time entirely for a good while…not sure for how long!  More on that later.. So I roll into Ely, NV just after 10pm after surviving the encounter at the Mystery Motel of Doom and Axe Murderers which my parents might never forgive me for…(oops…hehe). First things first…WINE!  I have been spotting it at gas stations everywhere super cheap, but decided to just wait until I had arrived.  The Shell station has a…

Continue Reading

BC to Ely, NV: Aliens, Fog & Cat Fights!

Things are getting coconutty up in here!  I have successfully arrived in Mexico! This has been an absolute whirlwind adventure so far.  I’ve pushed myself mentally and physically far beyond my comfort zone and have been riding on an adrenaline high for what feels like weeks! As I frantically scrambled to tie up loose ends on my way out of the country, I found there were some I couldn’t take care of right away; so as I was making my way to the Osoyoos border, I had to make several pit-stops.  2 post office stops, and one at a courthouse…

Continue Reading
Close Menu