200 Square Feet with Catio Views

This is a diary of our unique life on the road with our two cats. I write this so we remember what we did and where. Follow along if you are curious!

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  • I Found a Cruise Director!

    Greg has become our RV travel cruise director (in the spirit of Julie McCoy) since embracing the Eventbrite app. As a result, we have met the coolest people and seen and done amazing things over the past week…all for free! More Fort Lewis Highlights There is so much to learn about JBLM, and I’m sure Read more

  • Glamping for the Holidays

    After two amazing months traveling the entire Oregon Coast camping and volunteering, we headed back to the Land of Creature Comforts, a military base FamCamp…namely JBLM Holiday Park. Great name for a place to stay over the holidays! Plus, we stayed at an awesome Airbnb…what a treat! Holiday Park Avoiding the big ol’ Megler Bridge Read more

  • What the Elk?

    From Beverly Beach State Park we headed north to Fort Stevens State Park (or Elk Land, Elk Island, Elkizona, Elkville, Elkopolous). We gracefully dodged elk land mines, watched a man and his dog get chased by an elk behind our camper, saw a 235-foot-tall rock on the beach, explored Fort Stevens, Astoria, Cape Disappointment and Read more

  • Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, We Shall Return!

    We are heading north to do some recreational camping after one month of volunteering at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park…a windy, rainy, and now sunny and cold, month! We enjoyed the area, rangers and other volunteers so much that we will definitely be back next year! It’s Not Even About the Lighthouse This park is in Read more

  • Southern Oregon Coast is Full of Surprises!

    Sea stacks, redwood trees, glorious sunsets, vast beaches…the (slightly) harrowing road to get here was worth it! Route Planning Challenges RV route planning can be a challenge…I am the official navigator on travel days. This sometimes causes me stress, because there is no one, single RV route planner that meets all our needs. And I Read more

  • Travel Mode Feels Great!

    This week finds us headed south on the 5 before we head to the Oregon Coast. Three travel days in four days. Back in travel mode… So THIS is Why We Live in 200 Square Feet! Much like a weekend getaway can put the spark back in a relationship and you think, “So THIS is Read more

  • Part-Time Tourists on A Budget

    Believe it or not, as full-time RVers we do not spend each day doing touristy things like we would if we were simply on vacation. Our camper is our house. We still do laundry, dishes, vacuum, dust and maintain the mechanical parts of the camper and truck. We are also on a budget. So when Read more

  • Tacoma, Mt. Rainier, Salmon and Mushrooms

    Amazing experiences around every corner! Mt. Rainier + Sunny Day + Weekend = Crowds We have been fortunate to have Leslie and Anthony (daughter and fiance) to be our tour guides on some special excursions in Washington State including a recent day trip to Mt. Rainier. Once in the gate it is about 15 miles Read more

  • Manchester State Park Memories

    Twelve weeks, the longest we’ve stayed in one place since we launched our travels in July 2023. We have been the campground hosts while here. As I write this we are packing up for a travel day as we pass the torch to the next hosts. The part I will miss most is being only Read more

  • Update to Leave No Trace Topic

    Two great comments that were prevented by the technology gods from being added to the comments section of my previous post. Spontaneous Poem Written by a Wonderful Man Full of Artistic Talent Named George (you know who you are!) Campidiots Camping in the Great OutdoorsSustained our Natives by the scores.They nurtured nature all around.Mother Earth Read more