We are driving around the world in our Jeep Gladiator we call DAUNTLESS

[HourlessLife]

We drove 5 hours out of our way to try and get on a ferry that had been sold out for months. If we get on, we get an amazing cruise the fjords of Chilean Patagonia, if we don't, we have a 2000+ mile detour on land.

This is the story of what happened. Let me know if you have any questions! ~ Eric

#hourlesslife #overlanding #patagonia #southamerica

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[HourlessLife]

We made it to the bottom of the world! Our first major milestone on our global overland journey and we have some good laughs and some challenges!



Here for the questions as always! One thing I have learned in this process is chase your dreams. ~ Eric

 

[smlobx]

Did you guys get your passport stamped there?
Thats pretty cool even if it’s unofficial.

 

[HourlessLife]

Did you guys get your passport stamped there?
Thats pretty cool even if it’s unofficial.

No. If you saw our passports you'd laugh. We try and conserve every page. I think Chile and Argentina take up half our book with as many times as we crossed over and back on our trip both south and north!

 

[HourlessLife]

It is still surreal to us that we drove to Patagonia in our Jeep Gladiator as a family. On our way back up the South American continent, we drove to a glacier and saw one of the most amazing natural spectacles on earth, the calving of a glacier. AND we caught it on camera! This is a moment we'll never forget and hope you enjoy it with us.



If we can do this, anyone can. We're just a regular family with a dream to see the world. We took a shot and it has been an indescribably amazing journey. I'm so glad we take the time to catch it on video. I hope you enjoy this section of the journey with us and if you have any questions, I'm here for it. ~ Eric

 

[smlobx]

“To a place that I will never see again in my life!”

That was hilarious!!!

 

[HourlessLife]

Our final night at camp before our vacation!! Y’all were so excited!

People often think we are constantly on vacation because we travel full-time. They think we are just out there living a care free and easy life.

This is not true.

Think about it this way.

We’re on our 12th year of full-time travel.
We live in about 20 square feet of space.
We are constantly subject to weather as we mostly live outside.
And we still have to do all the “normal” things like grocery shopping, laundry, school, paying taxes, voting, doctors and dentist visits, all the things.

Quite often we are navigating all of this from a far away land, in a different language, using a different currency, under different laws and regulations.

This is NOT a constant vacation. It is just LIFE differently.

We are currently in the USA taking a 4 month "break" from our global journey. We're driving around in our OG rig "GUARDIAN" visiting family and friends. So far on our break we've been from California to Florida and everywhere in between during the past 2 months. So we're still overlanding... just here in the country right now.

With that said, just like many of our peers, we DO take vacation from time to time and that vacation STARTS NOW!

We are in Brittany and Caspian’s “happy place” which is Disney World. We are staying in Kissimmee for the next 3 weeks!

We are so excited.

It is nice to have a roof and four walls. Endless running, hot, and potable water. Climate control. Room to spread out. A bathtub! Endless electricity. Constant power options. A washer and dryer! Steady internet. Heck we even have a giant pool!

All that to say that reflecting on these luxuries makes me realize just how blessed and spoiled so many of us are.
We’ll enjoy every ounce.

Africa is just around the corner for us. So we better soak in these things while we can!

#hourlesslife

 

[smlobx]

If anyone deserves a vacation it’s you guys!
if your vacation takes you up to NC you have a place to stay and chill for as long as you want. Maybe we can trade stories about Africa!

 

[HourlessLife]

4000 kilometers through Argentina. Our longest drive ever. We were exhausted and burnt out. But having reached the bottom of the world we needed to turn around and head back north. It's all part of the journey. In this video you can see our exhaustion and the uncertainty of what lies ahead for us as we plan to head to Africa.

I'm here for the questions if y'all have any! ~ Eric

 

[smlobx]

Great video! I really appreciate you sharing the actual day to day “grind” of being on the road and can’t wait for your upcoming videos on Africa. It is truly an amazing place with some wonderful people, particularly in Botswana.

Do I understand that you are leaving the Jeep in South America and will be renting something else in Africa? You might get spoiled if you can get your hands on a 78/79 Series! Haha.

PS. Just joined your Patreon group!

 

[Jaxmax]

Been following your travels the whole time on the forum , still look forward to your posts, enjoy your vacation!….Jack

 

[HourlessLife]

Great video! I really appreciate you sharing the actual day to day “grind” of being on the road and can’t wait for your upcoming videos on Africa. It is truly an amazing place with some wonderful people, particularly in Botswana.

Do I understand that you are leaving the Jeep in South America and will be renting something else in Africa? You might get spoiled if you can get your hands on a 78/79 Series! Haha.

PS. Just joined your Patreon group!

Eddie! I hadn't put it together that you were the Eddie on our Patreon! Thanks for that. I just posted about our load out here in the forum. Patreon has the full story. But no, we are taking DAUNTLESS. We just had him loaded into a container today! ~ Eric

 

[HourlessLife]

And just like that it was over.

Suddenly we were leaving our Jeep behind in a foreign country and we had no real clue what was immediately happening next.

This is our last video from our journey in Latin America. This video is the definition of certain uncertainty. Hope you enjoy. Let me know if you have any questions! ~ Eric

 

[smlobx]

Merry Christmas Eric!

 

[HourlessLife]

Merry Christmas Eric!

Thanks! We had a great time with family. We're still with them. Hope you had a great Christmas too. Can't believe our trip is coming up so soon!

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