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Will Trade Cat-Sitting for Accommodations - Sharon and Doug Wildeboer

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4.9915 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Sharon and Doug Wildeboer are a close couple, used to spending time together and both ride their own motorcycles. Doug is the original motorcyclist of the two and it was his idea to travel by motorcycle in Iceland and through Europe. Sharon is a skilled rider but she describes herself as a reluctant rider although a lover of travel. Being a reluctant rider can mean a lot of stress for Sharon, which for Doug may be difficult to recognize since he’s not feeling that. But that isn’t the only challenge that Sharon and Doug have had to work through on their trip. Before they left they had saved money and rented their house out with the plan being to work remotely on the road. And so far they’ve been able to keep their trip, in their words, cost-neutral. So, travel by motorcycle, on the cheap and work on the road. How they’ve managed to do that and more, on this episode. Photos and links for this episode can be found on our website at adventureriderradio.com. Adventure Rider Radio is the original and longest running adventure motorcycle and travel podcast and has been produced weekly since 2014! You can count on us to be there for you every Thursday with a new and exciting episode, we never miss a week. And we hope we can count on you for your support. Become a Patreon supporter for just $5 a month and get a sticker and ad-free listening. Make a one time donation of just $10 and we'll send you a sticker. A donation of $50 or more also gets you a shout-out on RAW. To become a supporter please head over to the Support page on our website. Thank you!

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0:00.0

Almost a year ago we had a couple on that were planning to go on a long motorcycle ride.

0:05.0

They're going to spend about a year on the road. They're close couple they're used to spending time together and they'll each be riding their own motorcycle.

0:11.0

They are Sharon and Doug Willeebore. Now Doug is the

0:15.1

motorcyclist of the two, meaning that it's his idea to ride the motorcycle for

0:19.0

travel and although Sharon's right there riding along,

0:23.1

she describes herself as a reluctant rider.

0:26.3

Last time we spoke, I asked if they could do the trip

0:29.1

without the motorcycle, you know, maybe swap it out for a car

0:32.0

or something like that, and would they still get the same thing out of it

0:34.8

For Sharon the answer was yes no problem but not for Doug

0:39.5

Doug wants a motorcycle adventure

0:52.0

But as we're gonna to find out today, being a reluctant rider can mean a lot of daily stress for Sharon, which Doug may have some trouble recognizing. These are just some of the challenges of traveling together but of course the rewards can be fantastic.

0:56.6

But this isn't the only challenge they have. Before they departed, they save their money and

1:01.2

they rented their house out so they get some income while they're gone.

1:04.0

But they're both planning to work from the road.

1:07.0

So travel, ride motorcycles, travel inexpensively and work on the road remotely.

1:14.7

How this all works out will be revealed today.

1:17.7

I'm Jim Martin, this is Adventure Rider Radio.

1:20.0

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