The Smallest Act of Kindess!
September 10, 2015
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone” … More The Smallest Act of Kindess!
Author: Ginamarie Austin
I’m a widow, an adventure traveler, and a geek with a passion for local history and quirky roadside attractions. Unfortunately, I had to learn the meaning of “Life is too short” the hard way. I believe by sharing my journey of grief, adversity and rediscovery will encourages those who want to find strength, courage and to overcome their insecurities in order to achieve their hopes and dreams.
the Great Northern
September 3, 2015
The next part of my journey took me on U.S. Route 2 which has been dubbed as the Great Northern. It was named in memory of the pioneer railroad that parallels the western half of the route. It start in Everett, Washington and cross into Canada at the Michigan border. Then it cross back into … More the Great Northern
Gina Comes to Town
August 27, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I needed to make a pit stop to get new tires on the bike. The down fall with the TW200 tires, you can’t just go to any motorcycle shop to get them so I have to order them which usually take three to four days to receive them. So I … More Gina Comes to Town
The roles have been reversed…
August 20, 2015
As I travel on the old U.S. Route, I noticed that it paralleled the railroad tracks most of the time. As I watched the tracks go by as I roll down the road, I can’t help but to think about my daughter’s journey as a freight-hopper (also called train hopping, train surfing, train hitching or, … More The roles have been reversed…
Expectation
August 13, 2015
I have had several readers asked if this journey has been what I have expected. I mostly tell them that it has been and much more. When I started this journey, I did not know what to expect. However, I did notice that life is interesting when you expect one thing and you get another. … More Expectation
Pacific Coast Highway
August 6, 2015
As mentioned in my previous post called the “The Compass”, I mentioned that I wanted travel on eleven of the old back road of the United States. Once I have warmed up in Baja after the unusually cold front at the Overland Expo in Flagstaff, AZ, I headed up Highway One also known as the … More Pacific Coast Highway
Till Death Do Us Apart
July 30, 2015
As long as I can remember, I had an unhealthy fear about being buried or visiting the cemetery. I think it has to do with my religious upbringing and being disillusion about the Catholicism’s philosophy. So at a young age, I announced that I wanted to be cremated against my parent’s wishes. I even knew … More Till Death Do Us Apart
Follow Your Passion
July 23, 2015
A little over a year ago, I wrote about a place called Pie Town Cafe that Russ and I stumbled upon during our honeymoon. It was a story about experience, strength and hope when she purchased the cafe and eventually build a successful cafe that specialize in unique pie. I stumbled upon another place with … More Follow Your Passion
Flying Solo
July 16, 2015
The hardest part about this journey for me is trusting my own judgement. I’m very analytical by nature and loves to set goals. It is a lot of reasons how I was able to become a fully functional deaf person in a hearing world which isn’t always easy to do. Some people say that I’m … More Flying Solo
The Five Senses of the Road
July 9, 2015
Yesterday was my two month anniversary of living the life on the road. I know that it doesn’t sound like a lot and even to me it doesn’t seems like it has been two months already. Times do really fly by fast. Like I said, even though it has only been two months, I have … More The Five Senses of the Road
A Widow's Ride 