Today marks our 600th day of travel!
It’s funny, because in some ways it’s hard to believe we’ve already been gone for 600 days, and in other ways it feels like it’s been much longer.
Do I have any regrets? Not a damn one.
Well, maybe one—that we didn’t do this sooner. But, we had to get through some other things first, so that’s okay.
Tigger’s favorite memories so far are learning to dive in Utila and learning to surf in Ecuador.
For me I would say the highlights of the last 600 days would be Ecuador and Morocco, although I really did love Utila, too.
We’ve achieved a lot really.
- We’ve visited 11 countries on 4 continents
- I became an advanced open water & rescue diver, Emergency First Response instructor (1st aid & CPR), divemaster and scuba instructor (plus specialties and other certifications)
- I finished writing and publishing 2 books
- Tigger became a junior open water diver, dove with sharks, and did his first wreck dive, as well as learned to surf in Ecuador, paraglided in Peru, and parasailed in Mexico,
- and Tigger also took his first medium-distance train ride in Spain, and we both had our 1st international (also intercontinental) ferry ride between Spain and Morocco, as well as enjoyed our 1st overnight train ride (Tangier to Marrakech).
What does the immediate future hold in store for us? Well, we don’t like to plan really. We much prefer spontaneity. But, it looks like the next 100 days should find us in at least France, Germany, Malaysia and/or Thailand, and New Zealand.
However, like with most things with us, you just never know what we might do next.
December 30, 2012
Congratulations on all those achievements! That’s quite a bit to squeeze in to 600 days on the road. 🙂
January 2, 2013
It WAS quite a bit, no? But SO much fun!
December 26, 2012
Congratulations! What a fantastic life!!!!
December 26, 2012
It sure in the hell is! 🙂
December 25, 2012
Tigger’s only 11 and he already went wreck diving? So envious. I’m an open water diver but haven’t explored wrecks yet! 600 days….well, I’m wishing you will have 600 more days of exploration with your son!
December 25, 2012
Well, he technically wasn’t supposed to but Dad is a wreck instructor so . . . LOL It is so much fun. I LOVE wreck diving.
Thank you! Looking forward to celebrating 1000 next! 🙂
December 24, 2012
looking forward to the day we can say that… we are on day 106…
December 24, 2012
Well, 106 ain’t too shabby either. 🙂
December 24, 2012
Way to go, guys, way to go….literally 🙂
December 24, 2012
LOL! Thanks, Suzanne!
December 24, 2012
Congrats! Excellent milestone indeed.
December 24, 2012
Thank you! Yes, it’s quite amazing to me really. Looking forward to when we can celebrate our 1000th day. 🙂