I have set up this blog to publish my experiences in traveling across the country with my girlfriend, Erin. We're setting out on the journey from South Londonderry, Vermont and plan to see the United States. Traveling in a loop around the country: south, then west, north, and east, back to home.
Not long ago, I owned a Subaru Outback. It had all sorts of problems (i.e. leaky head gasket, aging transmission, needed new tires and a CD player -- or at least a radio.) Erin and I had been looking to trade it in for either a truck with a cap on it or a cargo van. I had searched all over Autohunter, Craigslist, and car dealers in Vermont and found nothing within our price range. We had decided to buy a cargo van so you can walk back to all the boxes of gear and food. I found one at Shearer Chevrolet that was $14,000, dropped down to $10,000 -- just in our price range. I bought it on the spot while Erin was at her Goddard residency. It's big and white. I'll post a picture of it soon...
We've signed up for the WWOOF-USA (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) , a work-trade program that connects workers and travelers with farmers. We hope to use the membership to contact and interview farmers for Erin's college work. Even though it's late in the season, maybe we'll be able to do some work-trade for housing and food. One can "WWOOF" all around the world by paying a membership fee.
Here's their USA website: http://www.wwoofusa.org/meet
(I'll include the link, along with other links at the bottom right of the site.)
PROFILE:
- HENRY J. SHAW
- I was born and grew up in the Champlain Valley of Vermont, in a small city between Burlington and Middlebury, called Vergennes. I went to an alternative high school program, The Walden Project, after learning that traditional schooling didn't interest me. I have yet to attend college. Instead of applying, I got a job with Red House Inc., a local building company. I've worked there for 4 years. I took a leave of absence to go on a trip across the country. Now having returned, I left again -- this time solo to explore the many offerings of South America.