Van People the last post

We are back to regular normal life now! No more van people. Mac says we will keep the van forever so we can still say we are the van people...lol
We are currently in San Clemente California.  Mac is on the hunt for a job in advertising. So send us some positive vibes and prayers that something will come up soon. To end our road trip we decided to show up randomly surprising my family in Utah. It was so much fun seeing there reactions when we showed up! It was an amazing journey that we will remember FOREVER and I'm excited to tell our kids about it one day. I'm so thankful my good friend Celeste Neild was able to capture theses amazing photos of us with our van. Happy holidays!! xoxo the Robertson's

Celeste's website is linked below! She's an amazing photographer. Check this sister out :)
http://celestenieldphoto.com/#!/HOME

Van People (Days 46-48) The final days!!

Favorites: Hot springs, Mesa Verde, Costa Vida, Surprising the Family!!

Friday Day 46

Woke up and had oatmeal and hot chocolate. Went and explored more hot springs. Sat in the sauna. Showered. Ate lunch at camp. Taco salad. Met a nice deer. Drove through southern CO. San Juan Mountains were beautiful. Drove through Durango and camped on BLM land next to Mesa Verde National Park. 

Saturday Day 47

Woke up and had breakfast in bed (bagels). Drove to Mesa Verde Nat. Park. So cool. Did a tour of the Balcony House. SO COOL! Had lunch noodles and cheese. Drove to Provo UT. Ate Costa Vida for dinner. Slept at Trevs. 

Sunday Day 48

Ate breakfast. Drove to Smithfield. Home. 

Van People ( Days 43-45)

Favorites: Caverns, UFO'S, shopping in New Mexico, Great Sand Dunes.

Tuesday Day 43

Protein shakes for breakfast. Drove to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Did the Left Hand Cavern tour by candle light. Very cool and dark. Ate pulled pork sandwiches for lunch. Walked through the Big Room. Drove to Roswell New Mexico. Went to planet fitness for showers. Had Sonic for dinner. Drove up Comanche Hill to see if we could spot any UFOs hovering above town. Didn't find any :( Slept on the hill. 

Wednesday Day 44

Bagels for breakfast. Drove into town for a car wash. McDonald's for internet. Went to UFO museum. Had lunch at a park. Grilled cheese and tomato soup. Drove to Santa Fe. Walked around the historic downtown. Had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Slept at Walmart. 

Thursday Day 45

Bagels for breakfast. Drove to mcdonalds for wifi. Went to Goodwill. Bought a denim jacket and some CDs. Went to a western store Kowboyz. Bought a shirt. Left Santa Fe. Ate lunch on the side of the road. Had chicken quesadillas. Drove to Great Sand Dunes National Park in CO. Rolled around in the dunes. Drove to Valley View Hot Springs (clothing optional [haleys choice]) to go soak in hot springs and camp. Sat in many hot springs and a sauna. Slept. 

Van People ( Days 40-42)

Favorites: Taylor Swift and Formula 1, getting stopped by border control. 

Saturday Day 40

Woke up early. Had protein shakes for breakfast. Drove to parking lot for US Grand Prix. Took a shuttle bus to Circuit of the Americas. Watched Porsche Super Cup, Masters Historic racing, and F1 racing. Had peanut butter bagels and snacks for lunch. Ate Pizza Hut for dinner. Waited for T Swift concert for 5 hours. Saw a guy barf right in front of us. Saw Taylor Swift. Herded out of the area with 80,000 other people. Took the shuttle back to the car. Got Wendy's for late snack. Slept at Walmart. 

Sunday Day 41

Woke up. Ate bagels. Went to church. Did laundry. Watched the F1 race at Buffalo Wild Wings. Drove to the middle of nowhere Fort Stockton TX. Slept at Walmart. 

Monday Day 42 

Protein shakes for breakfast. Drove to Big Bend National Park. Hiked the South Rim in the Chisos Mountains. 12 miles in 6 hours. Had pb bagels for lunch. Ate taco salad for dinner. Drove back to Fort Stockton. On the way we struck a bird. Very sad. Even more sad was the fact that he got stuck on the windshield wiper. Tried to wipe him off, but it just wouldn't go. We almost hit about 1000 mice running across the road, a coyote, a deer, etc... It's wild out there in Big Bend. Then we got stopped by the border control! They had their dog sniff around the van and he smelled something... So they made us get out of the car and gave us this big speech about how we should confess now because the dog will definitely find whatever we have in there. They said if we confess to smoking a little weed they'd turn us over to the sheriff and we'd probably just spend the night in jail, but if we didn't confess they'd bring the DEA into things and go all Pablo Escobar on us. We denied everything and the dog didnt find anything so they let us go. We got away with it! hahahaha Then we slept at Walmart.