Entries by Derrick Kersey

Blog 8 – Texas and Kasai Pro

Up until this moment we’ve put about 60,000 km or 37,000 mi on our small RV. We’ve been travelling in it for two years now and don’t particularly see an end in sight. Last year we weren’t able to explore Texas as much as we would’ve liked to, so this time we made sure to […]

Blog 7 – UT AZ

My first time visiting Utah. It did not disappoint. Absolutely some of the most gorgeous National and State Parks I’ve been to. Zion National Park being at the top of that list. We visited during the Winter, which to us Canadians might as well be spring. A huge benefit is that it’s the off season […]

Blog 6 — Death Valley & Las Vegas

We recently found ourselves exploring the states of California and Nevada. One of our first stops here was a mining ghost town built in 1905 called Rhyolite. It’s a combination of the original buildings along with abstract art installations scattered around the area. The town had early success with mining and was able to grow […]

Blog 5 — A Few Provinces

Feels good to be on the road again. Currently driving West through Canada towards British Columbia. We’ve done the drive heading into Northern Ontario a few times now. Camping or visiting family. It hasn’t got old yet. Northern Ontario feels very much like a smaller version of British Columbia — a lot of forested mountains, surrounded by […]

Blog 4 — Post Surgery & Prepping

We are now less than 2 weeks away from hitting the road again and heading West to begin our next 8 month journey. Our last route took us on a clockwise loop of the coasts of Canada and the US. This time we are heading to the West side of Canada first and will then […]

Blog 3 — Beaches and Boondocking

Recently we visited a town named Kingsville for my cousins wedding, an Italian wedding. This meant we were able to indulge in filet mignon, stuffed chicken, pizza, wine, and even a bit of soccer. Located on the property of a winery, it was a beautiful location and a fantastic night with friends and family. There […]

Blog 2 — Injury Verdict & Baby Donkey

When most people hear “RV”, I think they tend imagine a giant bus, or an old dirty trailer. We have neither of those. We travel around and live in our Roadtrek 190 “Class B” RV. Imagine a very large, high quality camper van. It had only a single previous owner before us who kept it […]

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For 9 months now I’ve been travelling full time around North America in an RV with my girlfriend, exploring the continent while training Jiu Jitsu along the way. Travelling for this long, in this way, comes with a lot of unique experiences and challenges. So many that blogging about the entire journey we’ve had up […]