Before We Officially Begin

San Juan Islands to Sedro Woolley, WA

Excitement is building and officially we haven’t started off on the big road trip yet. However, our journey home began much it will end, a beautiful ferry ride from Orcas Island through the waters of the Salish Sea and Puget Sound to the mainland and our home in Sedro Woolley, WA to spend a few days making final plans and gathering the items that we will need for our next five weeks. Tent, sleeping bags, bed rolls, cook set and stove, ramen and ahh yes the celebrated French press for the highly anticipated camping coffee. Not sure if it is the coffee or the places that make it great. Documenting the trip in photos will be exciting using our new camera, that at this point confounds us with its capabilities and seemingly limitless different settings not to mention two lenses a 28-135mm zoom and a 55-250mm zoom. Mantra: “Be smarter than the camera.” (repeat several times) We are sure to edit many, hopefully for a great few.

We know that this isn't an extreme trip by the standards of many and yet extreme by the standards of others. We would like to believe that it is what we will make it and know that magic lies around every corner. Our first stop will be Monterey, CA, setting of Steinbeck's Cannery Row (Jess just read it!) to see Dan (Ben's brother). More from the road.