Friends We Met Along the Way

EMMA The Official Welcome Committee Not every special friend we meet along the YOLA journey has two legs. Meet Emma, the adorable pooch belonging to

MURPH, PEGGY, JERRY & EMMA A Home Away From Home Sometimes you arrive at someone’s home as a friend of a friend and leave feeling

PAUL & MAEVE A Repair With Only One Price: Pay It Forward Some acts of kindness solve a problem. Others stay with you long after

JERRY & ROSEMARY Our Fairbanks Home Away From Home Some people you meet while traveling become part of the journey. Others give you a place

JIM Two Wheels and a Whole Lot of Determination Every once in a while, we meet someone who makes us look at what we’re doing

AJU & MADU Pleasanton Meets YOLA Thousands of Miles From Home The world really is a small place. Of all the people we expected to

A WHITEHORSE BARBER YOLA Wasn’t the Only One Needing Maintenance After nearly two months on the road, YOLA wasn’t the only one in need of

JOHN, DENISE & ARCHIE Cocktails, Campfire Talk and Another Piece of Gear One of our favorite things about campground life is how quickly complete strangers

ANDRE & HIS CYCLING COMPANION Two Wheels, Three Years and One Incredible Journey Just when we start feeling pretty adventurous driving YOLA around the world,

SUSU & NINI Eighteen Months, One Adorable Kombi and One Flat Tire May that one flat tire remain your only one. Sometimes you meet travelers

NEIL Karaoke, Courage and Our Questionable Singing Debut Sometimes you meet someone along the road who convinces you to do something you probably never would

MCABEE FOSSIL BEDS A Walk Back Millions of Years Sometimes you stop somewhere because it looks interesting. Then you meet someone who helps you understand

CHRISTINE A Ranger, a Taco Tip and a Future Van-Lifer One of the best questions you can ask a local while traveling is: “Where should

SHARON, DEAN & LUNA We Booked One Night and Stayed Four Every once in a while, you book somewhere to sleep and somehow leave with

THE MARY JANE SKOOLIE Wait, There’s a Piano in There? One of the most entertaining parts of overland travel is seeing the wildly creative ways