After the traumatic birth of their first child, Kelly and Eli found themselves in a struggling marriage and a life their former, adventurous selves wouldn't have recognized. Their attempt at revival was to hit the road for 11 months in a 1995 32' Fleetwood Bounder, after scrounging together the money to buy it and renting out their home.

Listen in as they talk with Chris and Deb about:

• where the typical, fear-driven American mentality led them--"Get a good education. Get a good job."
• what led up to their decision to dramatically change their daily life
• how they were able to make it happen
• their goals/hopes/dreams for the trip
• how reality compared with their aspirations
• the bests and worst  of extended travel, with three people, in a confined space through all seasons
• how the trip allowed them to "dive into the darkness"
• what this decision did for their marriage and roles as parents
• why they decided to share it all in a documentary on Amazon
• what's happened in their lives since
• what we can expect from their new documentary, The Far Green Country 2: Diving Into the Darkness

Quotes from this episode:

• "Life has a way of putting bumps in the road, just when you least expect them. It's through these trials that we grow, so long as we can push through them." - Kelly Pyke
• "Don't ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive and go do it." - John Eldredge
• "What can I say? I come alive on the road and in beautiful places, and at this point in my journey, I needed to come alive." - Kelly Pyke
• "The only difference between a roadblock and an adventure is my perspective." - Kelly Pyke
• "Beauty and wilderness, remote settings, places separate from the business of daily life...These places allow me to pause; to be present to each moment as it passes; to make room in my life to attend to the vulnerable places inside me. That seems to be the best place to cultivate change." - Kelly Pyke

Resources from this episode:

• Watch The Far Green Country on Amazon (free with Prime)
• Watch Far Green Country 2: At Road's End on Amazon
• Check out their site, thefargreencountry.com to get merch, get updates, and/or get the low-down
• Follow them on Instagram @thefargreencountry
• Learn more about Front Row Dad's on their site frontrowdads.com
• Get our free, Stop the Drift workbook at gobucketyourself.com/drift

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