We built a tiny house (really more of a loft) out of our garage, though we’ve rarely been in it because we chose instead to live in our Sprinter CamperVan while exploring the west and started a company helping others live the same lifestyle.
At one point we decided to move aboard a catamaran and teach ourselves to sail.
After 4 years living and sailing around the caribbean onboard svKarma, we crossed the pacific pcean and are now exploring while we island hop around the South Pacific.… a lifelong dream we never thought would happen, much less one we thought we could pull off so early in life.
All of the above is only possible because we decided several years ago to become minimalists and to collect memories rather than things. We eventually quit our jobs and focused on living a simple and happy lifestyle today rather than waiting on a retirement that may never come.
You can also find a link above to our blog…where we have tracked (in probably way too much detail) our life’s journey and our travels/adventures over the last decade.
The trip that started it all. We thought we were leaving for a sabbatical. A year or two away to reset ourselves and enjoy some time away before returning to work. Somewhere along the way we realized we were “broken”.
What was intended to be a fast and cheap remodel somehow turned into a much, much bigger project. That project somehow turned into a means to continue our lifestyle and that somehow turned into a business.
We didn’t plan on upgrading to a sprintervan… but we realized our old VW Bus was starting to get in the way of our travels rather than promote them- then our (crazy) credit union said we were pre-approved for a new car loan and things just kind of fell into place.
Wish we could tell you how this adventure ends… but in reality its just getting started.
Tag along, we’ll all see how it plays out together!!