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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  • Blog Fog and Island Clarity

    Why do I write a blog in the first place? Why Blog? When Greg and I donated our belongings and hit the road to travel back in 2023, it was after many musings over why we shouldn’t do that: How will we get mail? Will the cats adjust? What if we can’t find a place Read more

  • Moving and Shaking in the PNW!

    Since our last post we have moved twice and have been very close to the epicenter of an earthquake. I never imagined that being nomadic would make us movers and shakers! I feel so under-dressed (all the time). Eventful Last Days in Port Orchard While we were moochdocking in Leslie and Anthony’s side yard we Read more

  • Moochdocking and Cat Sitting

    The convenience of having our house with us all the time allows us to live in the forest one day then coexist with the “civilized” in an actual neighborhood the next! Moochdocking in Port Orchard A quick 45-minute drive from JBLM over the Narrows Bridge onto the magical Olympic Peninsula finds us camped in the Read more

  • Frozen in Fear? Nope!

    What a pleasant surprise to have a stretch with virtually no rain in the PNW during winter! The trade-off is very, very cold nights and all that accompanies that living in a camper. Of course, a little cold weather doesn’t keep us from bundling up and exploring… Brrrr! Freeze Prep! Wintertime in a sticks-and-bricks abode Read more

  • Optimistic New Year?

    “Happy” New Year feels like a big commitment right now. How about an “Optimistic New Year?” Also, it seems that the nomads in us are getting antsy to travel again, but this area near Tacoma, WA has so much to offer and we love it! Even More Budget-Friendly Activities What a luxury to be on 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

  • Can’t See the Ocean for the Plastic

    Six days in the Newport, OR area was full of incredibly beautiful sights and just the right amount of tourist kitsch. And the whales and friendly people made it even better…until our first Tsunami Warning! Reedsport to Newport (Beverly Beach State Park) Travel to Newport was only two hours. Thank goodness for the pro tip Read more

  • Our Early Blog Posts as RV Newbs

    Victory over the machine! Now you can read our blog posts from the beginning…if you are curious and have extra time in your busy schedule! There were 20 posts before I abandoned ship on the other platform. Here they are. Forgive any strange formatting! If you have already read them back in the day, thank 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