Who
We are a family of four from Holland, Michigan, USA. MsBoyink and I have been married 20 years and we have two children - a 14 year old boy and a 13 year old girl.  I am self-employed as a web developer and teacher, and we’ve always been homeschoolers. We are all readers, curious about the world around us, and more interested in experiencing it first-hand than watching it on TV.

What
The adventure we left on in September of 2010 was living for a year on the road in the USA (read our travel journal).  We purchased a truck and 5th wheel trailer for the trip and planned to meet as many people and see as much of America’s beauty as we could cram into a year. We ended up being gone a little over a year, but around the 7 month mark decided a year wasn’t going to be enough so came home ready to sell our house and remaining possessions, and take off again indefinitely.

Where
The first year we made it into 34 states (view the map of our travels).  We’re not quite sure where we’ll go on our second leg, but spending a summer exploring our home state of Michigan, catching some of the places around the US we had to miss, and even some international RV-based travel is under consideration.

When
We’ll be in Michigan for the winter of 2011 / 2012, figuring out what to do with our house in a horrible housing market, getting caught up on some business projects, and getting our kids’ braces attended to.  We plan to be back on the road as soon as the weather breaks in the spring of 2012.

Why
Why would a family give up a comfortable middle-class existence in the second happiest town in the USA?  The short answer is because we can.  Besides that - the desire to meet people & see places.  The realization that our kids only have a few years left at home with us. And a desire for the adventure of a lifetime. Now - before old age and ill health kick in. There’s also a longer answer.