About Nancy and Zach - Full-Time Roadside Adventures

We’re Nancy and Zach. We live full-time in a converted school bus with 3 dogs and 6 cats, in about 200 square feet, and we spend most of our time finding the giant, weird, and slightly questionable things most people drive right past.

We mostly bounce between Florida, Arkansas, and Michigan, with detours for anything weird enough to justify one.

How We Ended Up Here

We met in January 2022 at a mutual friend’s house, where Zach was staying in his skoolie before an event. We went to the event together, and by March 28 we were headed to Michigan. Zach in the bus. Nancy following in her SUV.

That lasted until we realized we were paying for gas twice to travel “together.” Zach built Nancy a seat in the bus, which meant she had to downsize again. She’d already gone from a 2,800+ square foot house to one SUV. Now she got one dresser drawer and one under-bed tote.

She doesn’t miss any of it. Except her lemon zester.

The first month was rough. Bad stays, a lot of noise, cats that weren’t safe outside, and two people trying to fit two whole lives into one bus. It worked out. It just didn’t start out cute.

Later, we got so wrapped up in everyone else’s schedules that we forgot whose life this was. So we hit pause and started fresh. That’s our relaunch story.

Nancy

Rendered in socks. That should explain a lot.

Nancy kneeling in front of the world’s largest frying pan exhibit, featuring a giant egg and bold measurements in a roadside museum

Nancy sitting on a giant yellow horned cowfish sculpture outside CowFish Sushi Burger, wearing a blue top and orange beanie, with string lights and diners in the background

Nancy and Zach sitting together in the bus at night, faces softly blurred, surrounded by reflections and quiet road light.

Nancy sitting on a wooden swing in a garden setting, wearing a wide-brimmed red hat and patterned purple socks, surrounded by greenery.

Nancy standing in a greenhouse wearing an orange hoodie and striped socks, surrounded by lush potted plants and natural light.

Nancy posing with a giant scarecrow in blue overalls and a straw hat, surrounded by tall green bushes and garden greenery.

Nancy, in a yellow knit hat and blue sweatshirt, hugs a giant standing brown bear statue in a parking lot.

A life-sized brick sculpture of a seated man embedded into the brick wall, holding a book in one hand and a basket in the other. The reddish-brown material blends seamlessly with the surrounding architecture, creating a sculptural relief effect. A person wearing a dark jacket and purple gloves stands nearby, adding a sense of scale to the installation. In the background, a vehicle is visible above the wall, providing context to the outdoor setting.

Nancy finds the weird stuff, takes all the photos, writes everything, and runs the socials. She plans every stop in detail, then happily drops the plan when something better shows up.

She spent 13 years in St. Augustine before the bus. She bakes constantly (she once kept an entire week of electric unicycle riders fed), can’t pass a thrift store or plant nursery, and is half the reason there are 100+ plants hanging off belts all over the bus. If a diner has a weird menu or a snack has a backstory, she’s ordering it.

Zach

Calibrated for chaos—proceed with caution.

Zach sitting in the driver’s seat of the bus with a black and white cat on his lap, surrounded by dashboard details and a roadside view

Zach standing beside a giant chef mouse statue at The Big Cheese, under a height-check sign, with kielbasa and cheese curd signs in the background.

Zach stands with arms outstretched among large tropical leaves beside a small pond in a greenhouse.

Zach poses with a giant bear statue outside a Discount Fireworks store, standing on a red platform with one arm around the bear and the other extended, laughing.

Zach keeps the bus running. He drives, builds, and fixes. He’s the one who built Nancy’s seat, the curtains, the bed that lifts up over the driver’s seat, and the catio that lets the cats outside safely.

He rides an EUC (electric unicycle) and a pedal unicycle, knits hats, scarves, and dog sweaters, and owns the Hoya half of the plant collection. His favorite color is orange, which explains the bus.

The Crew: 3 Dogs and 6 Cats

Dogs: Jemma, Louie, and Dude
Cats: Heddy, Scabbers, Phil, Bean, Wes, and Pikle

Every one of them has opinions about how this bus should be run. Meet the whole crew here.

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