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Adjusting to Life on the Road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The new lifestyle did require some adjustment. Alex is still getting used to working without a proper desk setup \u2014 \u201cI do miss my big monitor and stand-up desk sometimes!\u201d \u2014 while Lillian had to increase her personal mobile hotspot bandwidth to accommodate her work needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it comes to living on wheels, so to speak, the couple\u2019s natural tendency to follow their own path made this lifestyle a perfect fit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Lillian explained, \u201cAlex and I are both independently unconventional, and our natural tendency is to go against the grain of what \u2018society\u2019 deems is the norm. We\u2019ve both lived in huge cities \u2014 Alex in Seattle and Sydney, and me in New York City and San Francisco \u2014 and have experienced working corporate jobs and the never-ending rat race culture that comes from it. While there is beauty and admiration that comes from the \u2018hustle\u2019 of working towards promotions and more money, it\u2019s so easy to be trained to think that that is the only way to live: like a donkey following the carrot at the end of the stick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting new friends along the way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Another positive that comes with a mobile lifestyle is the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve met a gold-panner with a converted army truck who lives on an island off the Alaskan coast, a cowboy born and raised in Wyoming and still living in the same house 70 years later, ex-surfers turned RV-park owners who live in their Sandpiper with their 15-year-old daughter (who loves the lifestyle), and a cruise ship light maintenance worker who\u2019s still seeking out the road life even though he\u2019s starting his career over after Covid destroyed his industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex added, \u201cTraveling to remote places and meeting like-minded people is one of my favorite parts of our lifestyle. Whether we are stranded with mechanical issues or camped out somewhere far from civilization, everyone has a unique story to share. Not to mention, I love touring everyone\u2019s setups!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cirrus also enables the couple to easily access even difficult locations, including one unnamed spot that Lillian\u2019s CRV couldn\u2019t handle before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI heard about the place on a previous road trip I had taken before I met Alex, but couldn\u2019t visit it because my SUV couldn\u2019t make it through the deep sand. But when Alex and I went back to it, the Cirrus made what seemed impossible very possible! We arrived safely before sunset and walked around with the golden glow illuminating all the formations around us. Seeing Luna, our dog, and Alex walking side by side exploring together, and just the peace and pure out-of-the-worldness of it all \u2014 it\u2019s a place I\u2019ll never forget!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Traveling with a Furry Companion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of Luna, (short for Lunatic, noted Lillian), she\u2019s an Australian cattle dog\/shepherd mix that Lillian had rescued in 2016 during a weekend trip to Baja. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cShe was sent down to Mexico by her previous owner after her cute baby phase was over and started teething and biting things, to be a guard dog for his property. She was left alone and tied up on a heavy metal chain 24\/7 in a backyard without shelter and ate out of a giant tub of food and drank out of a muddy bucket of water that local workers would fill up once a week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After hearing her cries and yelps and learning about how she was living, Lillian arranged to become Luna\u2019s new owner and bring her back to the States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s now my soul and heart dog, and I can\u2019t imagine my life without her. She\u2019s since been on countless adventures with me, and she and I are both so lucky to have found Alex, the best dad ever!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I met Lillian, I accepted that I would always be second to Luna,\u201d Alex added in jest. \u201cShe\u2019s Lillian\u2019s spirit animal and life companion \u2014 she\u2019s truly a special dog. I couldn\u2019t be more fortunate to have met them both and welcome them to the Cirrus family!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Choosing New Adventures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The couple\u2019s itineraries are more hobby-driven than destination-driven, influenced to a large extent by weather and conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWe individually have goals to achieve and destinations to experience, so we constantly brainstorm and very loosely \u2018lock in\u2019 places to head towards in the coming months. Zooming in to weeks, we typically plan things out day by day. If there is a big snowstorm forecasted, we\u2019ll start heading in that direction and start looking for campsites\/spots to sleep for the night along the way. We are avid users of Google Maps, iOverlander, and freecampites.net! Ultimately, we are both open-minded and flexible people, which makes it very easy and seamless to live this kind of lifestyle!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But they do have favorite locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Lillian, it\u2019s southern Utah, an area that has always been a special place for her\u2014both for the landscape and for the memories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLuna and I fell in love with it when we visited two years ago. After Alex and I met on the road, we caravanned together (me and Luna in my CRV, and him in the Cirrus) for a month. We ended up taking Alex back to many of the same places we visited in southern Utah, and it was so fun to fall in love with the places again, and also with Alex at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Alex, it\u2019s Baja, in part because it reminds him of Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter returning from Australia, the one thing I felt I was missing was remote and empty coasts begging to be explored. I pretty much accepted that there was no such place left like that in or near the U.S. until Lillian brought me to Baja last August. Driving down Highway 1 from Northern Baja to Todos Santos was an absolute dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Looking Toward the Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The dream has become more of a reality for the newly engaged couple since they are purchasing a plot of land on the Baja coast. \u201cWe fell in love with the low-key nature of the many fishing villages along the coast and can\u2019t wait to make it a big part of our life in the future,\u201d said Alex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After checking in on their property, the couple will be heading back up along the west coast, with the possibility of spending a month or two in Alaska. And of course, there will be visits with their extended family: Lillian\u2019s in Southern California and Alex\u2019s in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As much as they enjoy the scenery they view and locations they visit, it\u2019s the stories they hear from others they meet along the way that has had the greatest impact on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough every conversation over a campfire or at breakfast by a river, their stories only raise the ceiling of what we think is possible to experience in this lifetime,\u201d said Lillian, \u201cespecially as we talk about having kids in the future and the kind of experiences we want them to be able to talk about when they\u2019re our age.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Follow their adventures on Instagram!<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLillian IG: @becauseicecreamhasnobones<\/a><\/em>
Alex IG: @kimballl <\/a><\/em>
Luna IG: @ourlifeunleashed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Alex IG: @kimballl <\/a><\/em>
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