Napping on the beach is one of my favorite things to do!
Today is the 364th day since we packed up the Big Truck and left the Wee Blue House behind. That means tomorrow will be one whole year away from home, exploring Mexico and Central America on my Big Adventure. Humans like to count things. They’re always marking time, noting dates and celebrating anniversaries. Since my blog is probably read by humans for the most part, it seemed like a good idea to note the occasion. After all, a year is an awfully long time. That’s like 20% of my life so far! Although I probably would have been content to spend the last year with our friends in Venice, laying in the sun and snuggling up in my favorite home ever, it’s certainly been an amazing experience. We’ve had ups and downs, but overall I couldn’t have asked for a better human family and a more interesting life.
Instead of going on and on about all the cool stuff we’ve done, it seemed like a good idea to let the pictures do the talking. We’ve spent the past year exploring California, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, and we’ve got thousands of pictures that tell a better story than I ever could. I hope you enjoy reliving our adventures as much as I have!
90291, baby! This is me right before we left the Wee Blue house and our life in Venice.
Before we crossed the border into Mexico, we did a quick 2-week tour of California. This is me and Jason taking a break on one our hikes in the Sequoia National Forest.
Turns out not all of California is as warm as Venice. Here I am snuggled up in bed in my favorite American Apparel hoodie. You know what they say, you can take the dog out of LA but you can’t take the LA out of the dog…
One of my favorite things about the Big Adventure is all the empty beaches we camp on. Even better than an empty beach? I don’t need to be on-leash! Here I am stretching my legs on the Baja.
Another awesome thing about the Big Adventure? All the new friends we have made along the way! This is me getting some love from our Canadian surfer buddies.
Me running on the beach in Baja. Life really doesn’t get better than this!
My friend Olivia and me playing in the water on the Baja. I miss you Olivia!
I get so many tastes of human-food on this trip! This is me and Vic shopping for croissants in Sayulita, Mexico. Yum!
I don’t especially love the time we spend in cities but even I can admit this is a pretty cool view of Guanajuato!
Family holiday snap of us in San Miguel de Allende.
I get left in the truck. A LOT. I spend most of the time waiting for My Family to come home…
Leanne and Calvin, the owners of Overlander Oasis near Oaxaca, got me my own special Christmas present just in case Santa couldn’t find me. I loved aardvark so much but My Family left him on an island in Nicaragua 🙁
Here I am waiting while Jason gets his boots shined in Oaxaca. It took forever but Jason was very happy with the results!
Me and Jason hanging out in the (frigid) pools at Hierve del Agua.
Vic and I out for a bike ride on Caye Caulker, Belize. It was just like when we used to go for rides back in Venice!
This is me the first time I heard Howler Monkeys, near Tikal in Guatemala. Don’t like.
Victoria’ parents, Lorna and David, came to see me in Antigua, Guatemala. I love them so so SO much!
Me and David sharing a beer on Lake Atitlan. He’s not a very good sharer but I managed to sneak in a lick or two!
The first time we went on a water taxi on Lake Atitlan I thought I was going to be sick. Not cool at all.
This is me snuggled up with one of the Christmas presents Lorna and David got me. Thanks guys!
Victoria and Jason took Spanish classes in San Pedro, Guatemala. I went to class with them most days, but I didn’t learn that much.
Oh yeah, the puppy. You can tell how excited I was to learn she was staying with us forever…
Another day, another beach run. This is me shaking off after a run along the beach in El Tunco, el Salvador.
Here we all are sitting on the wall in El Tunco. Look how tiny Maya is!
Me running on the beach in Nicaragua. I really do love an empty, seemingly endless beach!
Me and Vic on our friend Andrew’s island in Lake Nicaragua. Yup, we’re friends with people who own their own islands!!
Maya finally got big enough to join me on a beach run in Playa Gigante, Nicaragua. Here we are tearing it up together.
Our first (of many) stops in Costa Rica. This place was full of monkeys and sloths, none of whom really wanted to play with me.
This is me relaxing on Vic’s lap on Lake Arenal, Costa Rica. I love relaxing.
We spent 90 days in Costa Rica. N I N E T Y D A Y S !
Me running on the black sand beach in Cahuita, Costa Rica. Note to self: Black Sand gets way hotter than white sand. Ouch!
Reunited and it feels so good! We ran into our German friends Doris and Torsten in a Walmart parking lot in the middle of Costa Rica, what fun!
Me and my friend Heather hanging out by the pool in the Big Jungle House.
Heather came to see us all the way from Venice. Here we are again sharing a glass of wine at the BJH.
One of the great things about living in a house again was the couch! Occasionally, I let Maya share it with me.
My friend Lydia also came to see us in Costa Rica. I was her good luck charm when we played UNO.
Oh yeah, I had almost forgotten about this. Victoria made me swim in the pool every single day. Not cool Vic!
On our way out of Costa Rica, we spent a little more than a week going from beach to beach on the Nicoya Peninsula. Here I am running on the beach with Victoria right before the sun went down.
Me and Jason playing on the beach in Playa Maderas in Nicaragua.
Every night on Playa Maderas, we would all go down to the beach and wait for the sunset. My Family would drink sundowners and then we’d all run around. It was one of my favorite places in Nicaragua.
Me and Victoria after we were dancing on the street in Leon, Nicaragua. What fun!
Our second trip through El Tunco, we went to a pizza place almost every night. This is me and Maya with Carlos, one of the waiters who liked us so much he bought us treats!
Lorna and David came back to see us in San Pedro, Guatemala. I heard they are going to visit us again in Mexico, I can’t wait!
Whenever Lorna and David come to visit us, they bring tons of treats for My Family AND me. This time they brought me this weird chicken pirate toy that Maya and I love to fight over, even though they brought one for each of us!
Here I am hanging out in the Little Jungle House we rented on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. It’s got tons of room for running around and a great deck overlooking the lake that always has a sunny spot for me to lay on.
It was super hard to pick just a few pictures that tell the story of our amazing life on the road. So I might have overdone it a little bit in this post! I can’t believe it’s been a year already. My Family says that we’ve still got a little bit more time before we have to go back home, and I intend on enjoying every minute of it. Well, except for the times when Maya won’t leave me alone. She’s awful chewy. Can’t wait to get back to our adventures, and to share them all with you!
