When we tell people we’re going to drive from one coast to the other and live in our van for 3 months, the first question is usually “Why?”. Well, we’re going to California so that Gregor can attend the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco this June. Then we want to visit our dear friends, Ted and Cheryl, and our extended family in St. John’s, Newfoundland: Janice, Mel, and Alex.
When people hear about our trip, we get mixed reactions… (more…)
Our red ’87 VW Westfalia camper van will be our home for the 3-month Alberta-California-Newfoundland road trip. We named her “Lucky” because, according to the Chinese, the colour red symbolizes luck and also drives away misfortune and evil spirits. Indeed, we were lucky to find her after our white ’86 Westy was written off in April 2008 – that’s when a pipe burst in the underground garage of our downtown Calgary apartment, causing an epic flood that drowned the white van. We lived a life-changing 5 months in that van during our 2007 sabbatical. Our website’s banner pays homage to the dearly departed white Westy.
Calgary to San Francisco to St. John’s and back. Almost 18,000 km round trip.
Work 5 hours a day.
Drive 5 hours a day.
Play 5 hours a day.
Our weekday routine for June to August 2011.
The plan is to drive our beloved 1987 VW Westfalia camper van (named “Lucky“) from Calgary to San Francisco to St. John’s, then back to Calgary (~18,000 km) in 3 months.
Why? Because we can. View the map and itinerary of our epic journey.