A Family Travel Blog
Hi there mobile device viewer!
You’re mobile. So are we. 🚐
Welcome to the Jolley Odyssey!
- Travel Stories: From breathtaking national parks to quirky roadside attractions, we’re documenting every stop on our journey.
- Family Adventures: Tips and tricks for traveling with kids and keeping everyone entertained.
- Our Recommendations: Favorite campgrounds, must-see destinations, and the best eats along the way.
Side Quest: Eight hidden Easter eggs await you on this website. Your mini odyssey begins...now!
We’re from Pullman, Washington—a charming college town surrounded by rolling wheat fields and garbanzo bean farms. As proud Washington State University football fans, if we see anyone in Coug gear we will give you a "Go Cougs!"
Home Base: Pullman, WA
About Us
We’re older parents who met later in life, so we had our kids later too. This sabbatical is our chance to spend quality time with them while we still have our youthful-ish vim and vigor! We're working from the road, doing school on the go, and savoring the time together without the usual distractions and major responsibilities.
Taking a Sabbatical
About Us
For the next six months, we’re roaming the U.S.! We’ll start in the southern states during the winter months and head north as spring and summer roll in. Our plan is simple: stay in one place for about three days, then move on to the next adventure.
Our Travel Plans
About Us
When we sat down as a family to brainstorm names for our blog, Dave (a.k.a. Dad) came up with "Jolley Odyssey."
The moment he said it, we knew it was perfect. The word "Odyssey" captures the HUGE adventure we’re about to embark on, and everyone loved it immediately. And just like that—the name stuck!
What's in a Blog Name?
About Us
Blog Posts
Most Recent
August 24, 2025
For the kids’ last couple of days I found a fancy campground with every amenity for kids entertainment. We spent two nights but really just one day there and could not possibly try all the fun stuff! It wasn’t a great “camp” ground, the sites were narrow and hard to get into and kids were […]
Next stop: The full story >
August 24, 2025
Fond Du Lac, WI – It is with great emotion that I look back on our travels over the past 5-6 months. This will be my final blog post. If you have found even the tiniest speck of joy in reading this, it was worth it. On our first Monday here, we set up the […]
More where that came from >
August 4, 2025
Our stay in Fond du Lac has been a wonderful “vacation” to wind down our sabbatical even though it was cut three days short. No regrets!!! Breezy Hills Campground is great with nice, well-kept, wide sites and every amenity you can think of. To top it off, the weather has been pretty close to perfect […]
The good part’s just ahead >
Follow US ON OUR
