Six Months in South America
We’re heading off to South America for six months to explore and get a taste of this huge continent. Our Plan A is to check out Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and just a little bit Chile & Bolivia. Stay tuned for more .
Our Gnome home
So a lot of people ask why such a small trailer? When we sold our home, 85% of our belongings and headed out to explore, we didn’t really have much stuff. So we didn’t need a big RV, and we wanted to be able to go to remote places that most RV’s could not get…
Life on the road
So we did it! We hit the road and traveled for over 170 continuous days on our first adventure, living in our Gnome home and exploring. We are 4 years in now and still out exploring, so come and check out our pics on fb and instagram! https://www.instagram.com/pedalpaddleplay https://www.facebook.com/pedalpaddleplay/ From deserts to oceans we can…
baja 2018/2019
Baja, Mexico was where we spent December & January. It was an amazing place to explore and we circumnavigated as much as we could. We started at Mexicali and went clockwise around the beautiful Sea of Cortez side, and up the Pacific side, exiting via Tecate into California. The weather was beautiful and the locals…
the beginning
The beginning of Jude & Gord’s adventure really started in 1982 when we met. However, In the year 2018 we started a whole new chapter of our lives. We both retired early, sold it all and bought a teardrop trailer so we could pedal, paddle and play more!
The details of downsizing
Do you really want to know what you will have to do if you want to sell it all??? When I look at it now, I understand why a few people thought we were crazy, but not our friends. They knew we love to pedal paddle and play! Here are the nitty gritty details of…
Where has Gnomie been
In 2018 we drove to Edmonton, AB and met Ceese and picked out the Gnome home that was right for us. We chose a 5 x 9 Tear drop that pulls like a dream behind our 2017 Toyota Tacoma. Its been our “home sweet gnome” for over four years of adventuring! Here are some pictures…
the covid years 2020/2021
Well a lot has happened since we arrived back in Canada Feb 1 of 2020. We flew into Calgary from Costa Rica, and it was soooo wonderful to see our son and have him drive us to Fernie where we would spend a couple months hanging out with him and enjoying some snow. Then we…
newfoundland 2019
What an incredible place to explore! We had just over three weeks and went from Port Aux Basque all the way to Tilting. We experienced the hiking in Gros Morne, the icebergs at St. Anthony, and stunning hikes and food on Fogo Island! The people, the music, the majestic mountains and ocean left us spellbound…
Costa Rica 2019/2020
We arrived in Costa Rica Nov 1-2019 and stayed until Jan 31-2020. This is an amazing country with super friendly people and endless places to explore. Pacific beaches , Caribbean beaches, cloud forests, volcanoes and mountains are all absolutely stunning!Being in a country for 3 months gives you a lot of time for slow travel…