Joining me today is someone who once tried to sail from Norway to France and failed, who decided to ride a bike 5,000 miles from Alaska to Mexico but didn’t know how to change a tire, and who has gotten lost, stuck, and confused in more countries than he can count, Otto Ecroyd, author of Northbound and Down. What long-distance adventure are you wanting to conquer? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.In This Episode03:00 Learning On The Go04:05 Leveling Up & Where It All Started09:45 Wanting To Do It To Actually Doing it15:30 Alaska Adventure19:30 Falling Forward & Planning At The Same Time23:20 Am I Gonna Quit?27:55 Being So Remote 30:35 Differences & Similarities Between All The Locations35:55 Gear Used & Tossed Along The Way40:40 Timeframe & End Date44:25 The Longest Stretches46:30 Biggest Lessons Learned48:50 Post Trip Life55:50 No Rules Needed56:30 Learning About Writing & Publishing A Book59:30 Unexpected Highlights & Biggest Mishap Important LinksFind Otto's book Northbound & DownLocation IndieWant to follow our adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, and @TravelingWhitMyles Want More?Epic Trips & Micro-Adventures w/ Alastair HumphreysAdventures Big & Small w/ Alastair HumphreysWhere To Go & When w/ Sherry Ott
