Party of 6

Stop 2 took us to Lake Dardanelle State Park in Arkansas. Home for the night. It took us 24 minutes to set up. Way faster. Pizza over the fire for dinner. Twinkies for dessert. We put a campfire twist on them though. Some were cooked on the fire wrapped in foil, some were cooked over…

Collecting magnets from each place we stop at. Our first night of camping on this adventure is in the books. Time to beat to set up camp is 49 minutes. We divided into two teams: Tent Team and Cooking Club. Each person had an assigned job. Unpacking Tent team setting up. We learned three things…

We have our car and trailer packed with bikes, camping gear, and all the snacks. We are headed west from North Carolina. The major stops planned are the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Yellowstone, and Mt. Rushmore. From there we will decide which route we will take back home. Several days of packing and ingenuity…

There were some needed items and some updating of items what we needed to get before we began our race. Each person needed to have a whistle. I am sure Izzy would have used hers if she was not too busy trying to hoist herself on top of a sinking canoe. We purchased a large…

Spoiler alert, we did finish the race all in tact and still happily married. The entire process of getting us there to the end of the race was quite the adventure. Lets start from the morning before after we left our home in Wilmington, NC at 7am. We all loaded up and got in the…

What better way to spend Father’s Day than a 4 hour race! The most recent adventure we are tackling is adventure racing. Yes, 2 adults and 4 kids are training for a four hour adventure race. 6 bikes, 6 helmets, 6 camelbacks, 6 whistles, a couple of compasses, and 6 people ready to take on…