There are several ways you can join my trips.
1. Subscribe to be notified when I add new posts.
2. Read below for more ways to follow my trip.
Join My Support Team
- Use the comments form on posts (or my contact form) to say “hi.”
- Use social media icons on my posts to share my stories with friends and family.
- Contact me to connect me with other travelers.
- Recommend places to stay along my route.
- Donate a meal, lodgings, gear.
Food | Lodgings | Travel |
| $10=a hot meal | $20=one night at a hostel | $50=bike repair, doctor visit, ferry ride, bribing police officer 😁 |
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How It Works
I could not do my trips without the loving energy of friends and supporters. Thank you for reading my posts and, in essence, coming along for the ride.
You might ask how I do this financially? That would be a good question. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am frugal (although, I will spend money to go dancing. That feeds my spirit.). Unfortunately, frugal is not enough in Seattle. The way I bridge the gap is housesitting. You could say that I’m homeless, but really I stay in beautiful homes usually for extended periods of time that aren’t mine. This trade off gives me the freedom to move about as I’d like. I was also able to buy a house in 2017. During COVID lockdown, I decided to live in this house for the first time. In the summer of 2021, I rented it out again. I’m taking another leap of faith and trusting I will land on my feet. I do believe the universe has my back.
The second question you might be thinking is how does she make money? Another good question. Well, I work. The loop-hole is that I work at a community college that runs on the quarter system. The second part of the loop-hole is that I have amazing, compassionate women bosses who understand my free-range gene. They get me and they let me run. Even more amazing, they let me run back.
In short, journeys, especially solo bicycling journeys, are always long and bumpy roads. I spend months planning and saving up for my trips. I travel as cheaply as possible, camping almost every night and preparing meals on my camp stove. This is not a burden. This is fun. However, I am limited in how many supplies I can travel with in my panniers. Sometimes equipment breaks or the weather throws me a curve. Sometimes I could use a little moral support, a friendly face, a healthy meal or a real bed. If you’d like to lend a hand, here’s how you can do it…
Thank you so very much for your generous support.
Besos,
Denise