Greatest Hits: 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. 

Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.

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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

Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.

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Want to follow our lives & adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, @TravelingWhitMyles, and @HaddieBean

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