Weather and finances help determine what activities we do. How long do you usually stay in one place?Įmily: Our twists and turns are determined by many factors-both spontaneous and planned-in the grand scheme and on the daily. These two elements allow us to create a solid foundation for exploring the world at large, instilling in them the confidence that we are there to guide and support them. As parents, Adam and I are both a constant in their lives on the road we are with them 24 hours a day. When the curtains are drawn, we could be anywhere in the world, and it feels like home. This is a steady home environment to ground them, even when where we are parked or driving changes often. They know where the spray bottle and dustpan for cleaning up are. We live in our van, so while a bit untraditional, it's our home! The girls have their own closets, favorite toys, and special plates. Sliced sweet potatoes (steamed in the pressure cooker last night) topped with local honey, butter and cinnamon, then an hour later, chopped avocado, goat cheese, garbanzo beans and beets with nutritional yeast and walnuts.Ĭonsistency comes in two main forms. As I’ve been writing this interview, we are on a driving day, so I’ve jumped to the back to make many smaller meals for our growing girls. We eat three meals a day when we are hungry, mostly made in the van using fresh local ingredients. Rarely using an alarm, we wake when we do-in cold, wintery places that is later than warm, sunny places. What is your usual rhythm of traveling? How do you create consistency and routine for your children while you are traveling?Įmily Harteau: As far as ‘routine,’ that is a thing that neither Adam nor I are predisposed to. We caught up with Emily Harteau about why parenting and motherhood are greatest trips of all. Now a family of four-their second daughter Sierra was born in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil-"Our Open Road" redefines that home isn’t an address, but being together. Surrendering to the beautiful unknown future, they have been enjoying life on the slow road ever since and document their journey on their website and Instagram. But nearly halfway through, they decided to follow their biorhythms and intuition instead of a written itinerary. Five years ago, the Harteau family of three (Adam, Emily, and Colette) departed from California in their 1990 VW Westfalia T3 with ambitions to travel through Mexico, Central America, and South America to the southern tip of Chile and back to California-all within one year.
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