Tag: Australian Shepherd

Week one: A bumpy road

Autumn Fonteyn

3-2-1-Go! Off we went, once our key calamity had been recovered (covered in our YouTube channel “Trippin with an Aussie” in the series “A New Reality”). Below, you can view highlight images of our trip based on the location we were at. It was a lovely section of the trip this week; some friend and family time primarily, dotted with incidents. Among those are: our hubcaps falling off, some weather stripping dragging along the road, and our very first earthquake!

The earthquake originated several hours away, but I had woken up early to get some extra bonding time in with my dad (who I have spent the last ten years estranged from) and around 9AM we felt a rumble. Small enough for me to think perhaps it was his sound system. But he turned and asked me “What was that?” and I looked over and saw the desk lamp shaking. “I don’t know, must have been a small earthquake.” I replied jokingly “I’ll check the news in a few hours”. And, sure enough when I did, there had been an earthquake! An hour after that, Ali started “boofing” and I scolded her, felt my butt rumble from the sound system (or so I thought) and heard dad ask, “Another one???”

The news said aftershocks were to be expected throughout the day, I had no idea they could last that long. I had thought they would happen only for an hour or so after the original earthquake. And apparently, my dog can sense the aftershocks slightly before they happen. The more you know!

Florida/Georgia

  • Most important rule of any “trip”: Hydrate.
  • Goodbye Florida.
  • A stop for grub in Jesup, Georgia with some fantastic cloud dimension.

South Carolina

  • Quick stop at South of the Border in SC.
  • Huge storm chasing us as we left.
  • Trio of happy adventurers on the road ready for our next destination.

North Carolina

  • Beautiful after storm sunset as we pull into our destination in NC.
  • Finally, a place Ali can feel comfortable enough to rest in the daytime.
  • Had a visit with a similar tempered Aussie mix named Terra and had a very lovely walk our last day.

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It’s crunch time

Autumn Fonteyn

We officially have no room and the camper is our only source of privacy. That being said we are waiting for a larger and better extension cord in hopes that it helps us power Harmony’s AC so until then thanks to the hot Florida weather we are choosing to camp out in the living room until the hopefully proper cord arrives to plug in. What a learning process this has been, the challenge of my life time for sure. But I am excited to see where it takes us. The active years of Ali’s life are quickly passing by, and she deserves those last few years to be incredible and full of constant attention and stimulation.

I am exhausted. Every day it seems I get further and further behind on my to-do list. But there are only so many days left of continuous tasks, so I will power through just a little longer.

On my list are making a silver Celtic knot ring for my life companion Chris. This is going to be very hard on him (us being away) and I want him to know how very important he is. I also must finish a custom order request of a stained glass succulent before I go, cut a ton of glass to fit into the storage tubs I have prepared for the journey, organize my small glass bits into two more manageable glass bit tubs, get this website up and running, make a video explaining our trip and creating a way for friends and family to stay connected while we are away, and clean up the last bit of mess in the house caused by the chaos of moving out of our room. But there are fun bits too! I want to spend some quality time with Chris on his day off tomorrow which include quality food, and then there’s family DnD all day Sunday which will be super lovely. But it sure does make for a tight schedule. I wouldn’t have been able to get nearly as far as I have without the help of my BFF Tessa who spent the last couple days with me helping as much as she could <3

Lend me your strength for these last few days, I am completely worn out (but happy) and rest will soon be here<3