Road Life Adventure

Road Life Adventure Hi! We're James and Donetta. Not retired. Not rich. The open road is calling you. The open road is waiting for you. Will you take it?

Just two mid-50s travelers living our RoadLifeAdventure - exploring National Parks, chasing sunsets, & working from the road 💻🌄 It longs to show you an incredible adventure and lead you to new places that will forever enrich your soul. It desires to give you the freedom to explore and discover new experiences you never thought were possible. It seeks to provide you with a renewed sense of purpose and help you live a life with absolutely no regrets.

Last zoo photos. Of course we had to take some fun ones. ;)
06/02/2026

Last zoo photos. Of course we had to take some fun ones. ;)

One more fun batch of animals that we saw at the zoo! Have I mentioned how much I love zoos and seeing the animals? 🥰
06/02/2026

One more fun batch of animals that we saw at the zoo! Have I mentioned how much I love zoos and seeing the animals? 🥰

The zoo had lots of beautiful gardens and flowers throughout. I enjoyed seeing all of the pretty things like that as muc...
06/02/2026

The zoo had lots of beautiful gardens and flowers throughout. I enjoyed seeing all of the pretty things like that as much as I enjoyed seeing the animals! :)

06/02/2026

We got to watch the rhino play with the bucket! 😍 So cute!

06/02/2026

We visited the zoo and got a real treat at the lion area! 🦁 Volume on!

We visited Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin, and WOW! This place is amazing! And one of the amazing things - it's t...
06/02/2026

We visited Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin, and WOW! This place is amazing! And one of the amazing things - it's totally free! I'm a sucker for a good zoo so when I saw this on the map and saw we could go for free I was all in. 🙌

We couldn't have asked for better weather the day we went and we saw so many great animals! This is just the first batch of pics. 😂 I've got some fun videos to show you too so stay tuned! ;)

I think a lot of people think you have to be wealthy to travel full time but it's all in how you do it. ;) I like to sha...
06/02/2026

I think a lot of people think you have to be wealthy to travel full time but it's all in how you do it. ;) I like to share some of our stats to show you how possible it is and how affordable it can be. Are there other things you'd like to see listed? Anything you're wondering about? Let us know and we can add it to our month in review list. :)

May Month in Review | Road Life Adventure Edition ✨🚐

🛣️ Miles driven: ~1,200
📍 States visited: Ohio ➡️ Michigan ➡️ Indiana ➡️ Illinois ➡️ Wisconsin ➡️ Iowa
🚐 Longest drive day: 140 miles on 5/30
⏱️ Shortest drive day: 1 mile on 5/21 😂

➡️ Where we’re headed next: to hang out with some good friends in Iowa!

Stays
🏨 Hotel: 2 nights (which were free with credit card travel credit)
🏠 House sitting and staying with friends: 11 nights
🏕️ Nights in the van: 18
Of those 18 nights...
🌲 Campgrounds: 3 nights
🅿️ Harvest Hosts: 14 nights
🛣️ Rest area: 1 night

Costs related to van life:
🆓 Free nights: 22
🌲 Campground costs: $60
💰 Savings with Passport America discount: $50
💵 Harvest Hosts expenditures: $78 (donations, food, drinks, electricity)
💵 Cost per night average for the month: $4.46
🛒 Groceries ~$520
🍽️ Restaurants ~$81 (this is higher than normal this month because we went out for our anniversary)
⛽️ Gas ~$320
🧺 Laundry $10.50

That totals about $1070. Not too shabby in my opinion! Of course we do have normal expenses that we'd have whether we're traveling or in a traditional home so those aren't included here. :)

Found another great Boondockers Welcome spot (through Harvest Hosts) and got to enjoy watching the sunset and hanging ou...
06/02/2026

Found another great Boondockers Welcome spot (through Harvest Hosts) and got to enjoy watching the sunset and hanging out with a gorgeous little kitty. Such a friendly little fella (or maybe girl?) that just wanted lots of love and attention. 🥰

We made our way over to Joliet from Chicago and we stopped in at the rock and roll museum in town. Unfortunately they ha...
06/01/2026

We made our way over to Joliet from Chicago and we stopped in at the rock and roll museum in town. Unfortunately they had some tornado damage a while back so they're doing a little restoration on the place and it wasn't all available to see but they did still have a great exhibit on the first floor of the museum.

We had a great time looking around and really enjoyed the place. They have a lot of really great displays and lots of interesting information about some amazing musicians.

The guy that was on staff that day was super friendly and shared a lot of information with us about the place too - it's history as well as what's coming in the future.

If you are in the Joliet area, especially if you'll be around after they complete their renovations, you should stop in and check it out!

Have you visited here before? What did you enjoy about it?

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