Part of the reason that our blogs have been released so infrequently in the last few months is because I had a significant extra item on my plate: learning how to drive. I’m sure many readers assumed I could already…
Dodge-y Maps Part 2
Here is the conclusion to Dodge-y Maps:
25,000 Miles
The last major milestone we hit in the car was 20,000 miles on the very last day we traveled last year. I think this will be the last one we hit in a while. The other night, we were re-watching…
Dodge-y Electrics
We had quite the drama with the car recently. We just wanted to pop up to Target to pick up some peppers when it wouldn’t start. Not only would it not start, we both had to use the manual spare…
Product Roundup
We bought many pieces of equipment before and during the journey such as a selfie stick, a car, some phones and a kettle. Here is a roundup of what did and didn’t work:
A Dodge-y Cup of Tea?
Like most adults, Chris and I are fans of caffeine. I am mainly a tea drinker, while he is more into americanos. In order to get proper (black) tea, you need to be able to boil water, not just make…
Dodge-y Power
A video showing how we’ve added a 12v power outlet to the trunk: After this was shot, we left the RoadPro 12v Cooler Bag (full of cider) and ran it overnight. We managed to not run the battery down meaning…
Dodge-y Cooking
In preparation for being on the road for a long time, we have bought a series of car appliances. I believe most of them are intended for truckers. None were especially expensive, so we were skeptical of whether or not…
Dodge-y Language
The car doesn’t like me. Or at least the Uconnect voice recognition (VR) system is toying with me. I do speak the Queen’s English (or at least a dialect spoken by one of her humble servants) so why am I…
Anniversary HiJenx
Chris and I had our first wedding anniversary outside of the UK on Monday. We had a few pressing things to sort out in the morning (car insurance and Chris getting Apple Pay to work on his phone), but decided to…