From An Office To An Adventure w/ Otto Ecroyd

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 Episode

• 03:00 Learning On The Go
• 04:05 Leveling Up & Where It All Started
• 09:45 Wanting To Do It To Actually Doing it
• 15:30 Alaska Adventure
• 19:30 Falling Forward & Planning At The Same Time
• 23:20 Am I Gonna Quit?
• 27:55 Being So Remote 
• 30:35 Differences & Similarities Between All The Locations
• 35:55 Gear Used & Tossed Along The Way
• 40:40 Timeframe & End Date
• 44:25 The Longest Stretches
• 46:30 Biggest Lessons Learned
• 48:50 Post Trip Life
• 55:50 No Rules Needed
• 56:30 Learning About Writing & Publishing A Book
• 59:30 Unexpected Highlights & Biggest Mishap

 

Important Links

• Find Otto's book Northbound & Down
• Location Indie
• Want to follow our adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, and @TravelingWhitMyles

 

Want More?

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• Where To Go & When w/ Sherry Ott