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Hi there! We’re Curtis and Jess, and we use this site as a way to document the memories we’ve made together, and to share our adventures with family & friends. After 10 years in the Navy and moving all over the US, we started our journey as nomads, living in a self-built van, working remotely, and traveling wherever work takes us. We most enjoy spending time in the outdoors along with our basset hound, Charlotte, doing things like hiking, kayaking, camping, and more. Thanks for visiting, feel free to stick around!
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- Camino de Portuguese Day 9: Rubiães to Valença
Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Rubiães to Valença | June 2026 Today was so much easier for me than the day before had been. I didn’t wake up sore, I took a little extra time wrapping up my blistered feet to prevent the existing ones from getting worse or developing new ones before slipping… - Camino de Portuguese Day 8: Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes
Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes | June 2026 I’ll be honest — today was the hardest day of this entire hike for me. It started when I woke up, and I felt how sore my body was after yesterday’s long hike, and saw how many blisters were on my… - Camino de Portuguese Day 7: Tamel to Ponte de Lima
Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Tamel to Ponte de Lima | Vaca de Cordas Festival | June 2026 I was pleasantly surprised by how well I slept in our first Albergue along the Camino. It wasn’t completely full and everyone was generally pretty quiet, making it a very good first hostel experience for us…. - Camino de Portuguese Day 6: Barcelos to Tamel
Porto to Barcelos | Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Barcelos to Tamel | June 2026 This morning, we enjoyed our final breakfast at our hotel in Porto, then packed up our backpacks and checked out. We loved our time in Porto, even though it felt like we spent all of our days hiking away… - Camino de Portuguese Day 5: Rates to Barcelos
Porto Day 5 | Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Rates to Barcelos | June 2026 Today was our last day of section hiking the Camino de Portuguese and commuting back to our hotel in Porto. It was also our longest day of hiking and commuting since we were getting further away from downtown Porto…. - Camino de Portuguese Day 4: Angeiras to Vila do Conde
Day 4 in Porto, Portugal | Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Angeiras to Vila do Conde | May 2026 This morning, we allowed ourselves to sleep in and take a long breakfast before our hike. I had been struggling with waking up in the middle of the night and being wide awake for several…