Comments on: Negotiating a rocky road

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:58:16 +0000

Akila, your blog is wonderful, and we’re instantly jealous of your global trotting. I’m quite certain Jill would NEVER be in a fighting mood if she were “cooking and eating her way around the world.” Now that we know who you are, we’ll keep an eye The Road Forks for inspiration. (We’d love to continue our adventure in Europe, but I don’t think that refined continent is ready to be terrorized by our dogs.)

By: Akila

Akila — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:01:25 +0000

First, I am so excited to find y’all. My husband and I are perpetual travelers and left the US in September 2010. Being away from our dogs has been the hardest part of our trip so next year, we are going to take our dogs with us across the ocean to Europe to spend a year driving around the Continent. We’ve learned one truth on our travels: no fight is big enough or awful enough to break us apart. Being together all the time has changed our relationship, made it better, and stronger, and it sounds like traveling is doing the same for y’all.

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:43:27 +0000

Your backyard misses you, too. No matter how much I run the sprinklers, I can’t convince the patches of brown grass to turn green. I’m hoping once the temps are back down to a manageable 90˚ this fall it will spring back to life. Love to you & the pooches!

By: Brooke

Brooke — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:43:11 +0000

Thank you for sharing this story! These are the kind of stories that make others feel normal because we all enter these moments. It is the way we handle them after which is the most important. You two are the perfect pair with many similarities and the best differences, the ones that make each other be better people.
Love you both and miss you horribly!

By: Carolyn, step mom

Carolyn, step mom — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:46:47 +0000

Loved this! It happens, and the most important thing is the hug and kiss at the end. Karl and I have been together 24/7 for over 24 years, working together, living, laughing and the trials of it all. We share each others joy and support each other always. What a treat to see the love you share and the “working it out” that makes you each individuals. Have a great week.

By: pamela

pamela — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:40:03 +0000

i love the reality here. beautiful writing, and gorgeous photos as always.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:10:14 +0000

Damn. Great post. Miss you both, miss California, the PCH, the Pacific Ocean, and Pfeiffer … think I might know the log you were sitting on. Great place for a couple apologies, that. You guys remain an inspiration, whether or not every day on the road is picture perfect.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:07:21 +0000

We almost had another fight over Jill publishing this post before I edited out the typos. But I held my water. I’m not in the habit of riling such a good co-pilot, especially one that would look cute in a leather biplane helmet.