Overland travel

with kids

Follow Our Journey!

We are an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey

1st November 2024 we’ll be off again!  Lucky enough to get a second shot at exploring South america.  this time we’re better prepared and ready to embark on aN estimated 22 Month long adventure with our kids, camper, kite boards, surfboards & cameras to explore the Americas one day at a time.    We are using polarsteps to track our progress live, follow along to see where we are….

Kid's Page

In their words, thru their eyes, how the kids experience it all.

Our Mascot

Our travel mascot is ‘Dog’, the lead character in the 80’s NZ cartoon series Footrot Flats.  Fun for the kids,.

Meet Bruce (The truck)

Our home away from home.

Gallery

Blog of our Journey

las vegas & hoover dam

las vegas & hoover dam

Back to Vegas, 28 Years LaterThe last time we visited Las Vegas was in 1996. Back then, we were on a camping road trip down through Baja, Mexico. Swinging by Vegas on the way home, camping in a tent at a KOA campground. Fast forward 28 years, and here we are...

Death Valley National park

Death Valley National park

November 12th - 13th Death Valley National Park Located primarily in California, Death Valley is a place of extremes. Holding the title of the hottest and driest and lowest place in North America.  Averaging a mere 2 inches of rainfall per year.  Spanning a staggering...

Chilly nights & Yosemite National park

Chilly nights & Yosemite National park

November 9th - 11th The nights are growing colder, with the outside temperatures hovering around 5°C. Too cold to have the windows open more than an inch, condensation still forms around the glass. It’s too cold to sleep in the rooftop tent, so we’re all snug together...

“Anything can happen if you let it”