“I was transformed the day My ego shattered, And all the superficial, material Things that mattered To me before, Suddenly ceased To Matter” — Suzy Kassem My last update talked about the indecisiveness we had been feeling about what our next steps were in life and our eventual decision to lay down roots for a…

As I look across the snowy mounds, the dogs frolicking in the yard, I see our motorhome peeking out from the woods. Covered in snow, it looks dark and uninhabited (which it is), but there is a feeling of home that comes with it. 2019 was an interesting year for the Wandering Dolphin crew. Like…

I wanted to share a few of my favorite photos from our trip to Yellowstone in September. Enjoy!

Well, here it is. The final installment on our adventures in Yellowstone. I know, I know, two months too late. But, what can you do? Anyway, on with the story… Breakdown in Yellowstone  On our way back from the Tetons, we stopped at a gas station and I shut the van off. We filled up…

Wow, it has been much longer than I had anticipated before I’d have time to write about this part, the big part. But you know how life goes…before you know it, weeks have gone by and one of the most monumental experiences of your year (or your life?) is already in the past. Perhaps it’s…

It is early morning on September 21, far too early for me to be awake, and yet here I am, loading up my parents’ red Dodge Caravan in preparation for a trip to a place that has been on my bucket list for years: Yellowstone National Park. The idea for the trip blossomed more than…

I was driving around the backroads near our home the other day when a thought struck me: the area we live in is absolutely beautiful. I looked around at the variety of trees just beginning to turn colors, the rolling hills and the ponds, all illuminated by the slowly setting sun, which cast soft lavenders…

We are driving the backroads of Wisconsin near our family cabin when the thought comes to me, “Western Wisconsin is more beautiful than Eastern Minnesota.” With rolling fields of wildflowers and long stretches of cornfields bordered by dense growths of trees, mingled with rivers and marshes and lakes and swamps — the variety is beautiful….

It’s been more than a month since our last post. What the heck has the Wandering Dolphin crew been up to? Making decisions and taking steps. Ever since our trip to Lake Superior, we have been discussing what our next move is. Originally, we had planned to pack up and leave in November (though we…

As you all may now realize, we firmly believe in work-life balance. That’s why we sold our home and went on the road — to find that balance. That being said, it had been two months since our last vacation. And in accordance with our goal of balance, we decided it was time for another…