A fond farewell

Today brought the end of an era, the final day of the 4 best friends road trip. Today, Lauren and I sadly part ways with our travel companions Devon and Ross. Devon and Ross have been beyond awesome to put it plainly and I feel lucky to have met them let alone share food, drink, car space, and over one month of memory making. For those of you who don’t know…

Devon and Ross also hail from the Midwest, specifically Minnesota and Ohio. Over the past several months, and as the true adventurers they are, they saved up some cash, quit their jobs, said goodbye to their loved ones and pursued the Wanderlust, blazing a new trail and “following the clues” for the next year of their lives. You may be wondering how we were so lucky to cross paths with them. In the fall of 2005, Devon and Lauren studied abroad through the same program in Nantes, France and were fast friends. As we all planned our ensuing adventures, Devon and Lauren discovered that our adventures would land us all in New Zealand at the same time. So Lauren and Devon, put the final details together, Ross and I tagged along, and the four of us, joined by our traveling psychic ball – The Orb, hopped into our newest companion Bilbo Waggins (our car), and set off. They have been fast and great friends and it has been better than we could have been expected every step of the way. You couldn’t ask for better traveling companions than these two.

So Devon and Ross, thanks again for sharing your journey with us – we are more than grateful and can’t wait to read[stalk] the rest of your ensuing journey.
You can follow Ross and Devon’s travels at their blog site Devonitely Rossome which is linked to the left.