The Delusional Dreamer
My life and travels. Come along with me!
Hiking, sailing, scuba diving, fishing, sky diving, tattoo getting, general outdoorsing.
I'm Olivia, a thirty-something year old military veteran looking for a more peaceful existence in the world. And what an incredible world it is. And I want to see it all! Leaving my home town in Kansas at 17, I traded in my ruby slippers for a pair of combat boots. After serving overseas, I felt a bit homesick and came back to my roots. After a few years, I got the itch for adventure again. This time, I put on a pair of hiking boots and became a Park Ranger. This was a kick-ass job and I loved it. After a few years of working in Law Enforcement, I came to the realization that my life had been very...rigid...serious...and man I was tired. I was overdue for an escape. I saved up my money for a few years, sold off what I owned, and took off on an adventure. The best part it sharing it with all of you.
Golden Eagles in Mongolia
Reindeer in Mongolia
Becoming a Shellback
South Atlantic Crossing: Ascension Island Part Two
South Atlantic Crossing: Ascension Island Part One
South Atlantic Crossing: Saint Helena Part Two
South Atlantic Crossing: Saint Helena part one
Sailing across an ocean with a Stranger
Up and Over Table Mountain
NYC to Cape Town
Part Six: The Home Strech
Part Five: Relocating my stuff with a side of adventure
Part Four: Rust-bucket minivan journeys across the US
Part Three: Rattlesnakes and Mushrooms
Part Two: Road trip in a $1000 minivan
Part One: Road trip in a $1000 minivan
Valheim: Two Yagluth's on accident
Scuba Diving in Owl's Hole
A grotto, some iguanas, and a plane wreck!
Insiders Guide to Dry Tortugas National Park
Kayak to Glacier Perito Moreno
Ice Trek on Glacier Perito Moreno
How I afford to travel
Looking for Orca at Valdez Peninsula
Secret Falls in Foz Do Iguacu
Ilha Do Mel by bicycle (Honey Island)
Stuck in the Dominican Republic
Olivia Rust: (un)professional snowboarder
Finally homeless and Fun-employed
Sailing my sunfish to scuba dive the Dry Tortugas