WELCOME!

For those of you who have already been following me along the way the last 4 months, please humour me as I catch everyone else up that has decided to join along in my journey.

I'm a 51 year old Canadian male who went through a break up after 4 years back in January of 2025. At that point, I needed a set of wheels and a place to live. My boys have grown, and being an entrepreneur of a couple different businesses, I spend much of my time on the road. Because of the economical situation that Canada is in, rent prices are ridiculous and buying a home is almost impossible. My free spirit way of life as most of it has been, lead me to look into alternatives that would fit my lifestyle and afford me a way of life that suits me best.

I originally bought an old RV back in January which turned out to be a lemon and I sold it back to the person I purchased it from. The search continued. Then I bought a Ford E350 short bus. As great as what this was, it was a killer on gas. Sold that. As the learning process proceeded, I found my current ride. A 2008 Ford E150 Van. Sure, a bit smaller and a bit more of a challenge but it is by far, the best fuel economy vehicle I have ever owned. Such a great ride, and the previous owner had already fully insulated it with the idea of doing van life with his wife as well. They camped in it a couple times only to find out that it wasn't really her thing lol. I lucked out and got a good head start in the new trend sweeping across North America...VAN LIFE.

There's been a few issues with the engine which have been worked on and it's now running so smooth. Yes, typical of the year and nature of a van build, there some rust that needs to be attending to, but I'll be doing that before the colder whether comes this fall.

In the meantime, I've been travelling around Ontario, working, acquiring new items for the build, and working on it as I go along. At this point, I'd say the interior is about 80% done. There's no real rush as I want to do it right, rather then over spending and do it wrong. The support has been incredible especially from my Mom, my Brother and his family, and my "Bestie" Connie and husband Chris. None of this would have been possible without them.

I started with posts on my FB account about my ventures, and it was then suggested to me to a video channel so others could follow along as well. So I did dip my toes into a YouTube Channel. To catch you up on things to this point, you can check it out at Way Of The Road Chronicles - YouTube. What I found, is that I'm not really good at posting as often as what I would like to but I've had great success with doing a Blog in the past. It's easier to post on the fly as things happen, and making videos is not always easy to do depending on where I am and what is going on. So I hope this forces me to do it more often, without excuses, and forgetting stuff when I did make my videos.

I hope you enjoy my journey and I really appreciate you following along. You can always drop me a line at:

wayoftheroadchronicles@gmail.com or text me 905-941-4355 and say hello.

Like wise, if you are feeling generous or want to sponsor my adventures, you can send me items that you would like to see me use or try out while on the road and doing my build to:

Way Of The Road Chronicles

c/o Doug Newton

80 James Street, Embro, ON Canada N0J 1J0

I'll be sure to give you a shout out and acknowledge you awesome kindness.

Just remember, tomorrow is another day...

It's the way she goes...