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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 11: O Porriño to Redondela
Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from O Porriño to Redondela, Spain | Festa da Coca | June 2026 Despite the time change when crossing from Portugal to Spain and the fact that the sun wouldn’t rise until almost 7, people still began rising and shuffling around in the dorm room around 5, and rather than… - Camino de Portuguese Day 10: Valença to O Porriño
Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Valença, Portugal to O Porriño, Spain | June 2026 This morning began at the break of dawn, as most of our recent mornings had, but today with renewed excitement because we would be crossing into Spain for our first time! We emerged from the Albergue all ready to go,… - 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…