After an interesting experience surfing yesterday we realized we have had a lot of interesting animal encounters in the last few weeks. They have brought us a lot of laughs… after getting over the scary parts, and we want to share our stories with you this week! Shark Bait Patrick – We have tried a…
Work Update and What’s Keeping Us Sane
Hello everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy! We are going through a bit of a transition, but overall hanging in there in Santa Barbara. Both of our contracts ended last week. We are out of work for the time being with no work in sight, but we are very grateful to…
Cross Country Road Trippin’
The post this week is a video from our cross country road trip! In late January Erin and I drove from Hershey to Santa Barbara – with a stop in CO for skiing. It took us three days to get from Hershey to Snowmass and two days to get from Snowmass to Santa Barbara. During…
Santa Barbara – Quarantine Week #4
First, I want to give a huge thanks to all my friends and family for making my birthday special! Although I wasn’t able to celebrate in a big way, I had a great day thanks to my lovely coworkers, Patrick, and all of your birthday wishes! Patrick spoiled me with a delicious steak dinner and…
When Life Gives You Lemons…
We are down to 3 rolls of toilet paper with no restock in sight, but we are trying to make the best of a crappy situation (pun intended!). We are very grateful that we are both able to continue to work, have access to great social distancing appropriate outdoor activities, and have time to explore…
Camping, A Canceled Contract, and COVID-19
The last few weeks have been crazy for us, as I’m sure they have been for all of you as well! We have been dealing with some twists in the road in addition to COVID-19 which has not added to the fun… On top of the virus we have been dealing with work changes, trying…
Channel Island National Park
We are unfortunately dealing with a lot of work, housing, and money stress right now, but we have been trying to balance that “fun” with lots of actual fun! Recently we were able to visit another national park in California that we had never heard of before. Channel Islands National Park consists of 5 islands…
Snowmass Action Cam Footage
Although working with 4k video with limited access to the internet is seriously frustrating, I managed to get some footage put together! The video linked below is a trail run of the burnt mountain glades at Snowmass Colorado. Q&A Q: Where is this footage taken? A: Here is a map of snowmass. The circled area…
Our First Time Surfing
After finally convincing me to try surfing with him Patrick didn’t waste any time booking a lesson. He found a company that offered lessons locally and we headed to Leadbetter beach Sunday morning. I was a bit nervous, but was determined to give it a try! Our lesson included gear (wetsuit and board). I have…
A Weekend of Holiday Tunes, Dangerous Crabs, and a Mountain Peak
This week we were able to coordinate a 3 day weekend between our jobs! Yay!! We decided to fill our weekend with lots of exploration and yummy food. Saturday: In an effort to be more spontaneous we didn’t have a plan for the day. We decided to just head up the pacific coast toward Pismo…