Hannah Jo
We decided to stay in an Airbnb during our first week in La Paz with a few of our friends in the area that we hadn't seen for awhile. With more interest in a long term rental, we wanted to be able to check out the area before deciding on somewhere more permanent. We found …
Continue reading "Robbed by the Police in La Paz, BCS (Weeks 1 & 2 in La Paz)"
When we found out our work went fully remote this past November, we made the decision to move to La Paz, BCS Mexico. We had read a lot about the digital nomad lifestyle and were eager to try it out! Due to COVID, we decided to drive instead of fly. We started in Detroit and …
Continue reading "Detroit to Cabo: What can go wrong? (Our drive to La Paz)"
In college, we were mandated to take two semesters of a language. I wasn't too crazy about the idea until I realized that I could study abroad to meet the requirement. I'd always wanted to leave the USA, and I saw it as the perfect opportunity. At the time, I was 20 going on 21. …
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In January of 2019, I began my position with the US Peace Corps as a development partner. For my two-year assignment, I was sent to serve in the Ecuadorian Amazon to lead sustainable development projects in education and tourism. Due to lack of reliable transportation, I spent a lot of time cycling to different work …
Continue reading "The 1200-Mile Cycle Tour That Changed My Life"
I ended up heading south to Pacifica to stay with a friend for a few days. My knee bothered me immensely, so much that I could barely move and went to buy a brace. I learned that the knee injury was probably due to not having low enough gears, like the ones you find on …
Continue reading "Day 24: San Francisco/Oakland to Pacifica"
In the morning, we slept in and made breakfast together. The woman who took us in was a caretaker for an elderly man named Bud, and he told us stories from his younger days all morning. The woman was also extremely generous, having gone from a very successful business life to retiring and caring for …
Ruth and Rob left me behind for a bit because I was struggling due to knee issues. I spent a lot of the morning crying, and even threw my bike on the ground a few times. I had a total meltdown and was so frustrated with myself. It didn't help that the only other cars …
Continue reading "Day 22: Bodega Dunes State Park to Point Reyes (San Rafael)"
We made this a short day because we had been pushing ourselves too hard. My knee started to feel a stabbing pain, so I had to make a ton of stops. The big hills on highway 1 were beautiful, but also horrifying because there wasn't a guard rail. It was remote and trickled with vacation …
Continue reading "Day 21: Salt Point State Park to Bodega Dunes State Park"
It was a rough day, and we cycled from sunrise to sundown. I had been looking for sea glass the entire trip, and I finally found it at a beach in Fort Bragg! A beach full of sea glass of al different colors. We spent awhile there, and they helped me collect glass. I couldn't …
Continue reading "Day 20: Cleone State Campground to Salt Point State Park"
Leggett Day!!! Also known as the day we would have "the worst climb of the trip". We spent the first part of the morning worrying about how bad the hill would actually be. When we finally got to climbing, it was already midday. I can confidently say that Leggett was not the worst hill of …
Continue reading "Day 19: Benbow SRA to Cleone State Campground"
That girl on a bike 