RELATED: PODCAST UPDATE: The Porter Family – Flying around the world You can follow the Fishers under Tread The Globe on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and on the web here. You just have to make sure you don’t get check-mated.” “The world situation is constantly changing. “I’d say we’ve got about two years to go on this one,” said Chris. After a brief sabbatical back in England, extensive travels Down Under and probably into New Zealand will follow – unless the plan changes. next and into Alberta before heading south, likely as far as Mexico, then ship the van to Melbourne, Australia. The Fishers are going to tour a bit more of B.C. The final chapter is a long way from being written. “I find it leads to a much better experience. “I don’t put high expectations on many things,” offered Marianne. They both left their jobs and sold many of their possessions while keeping their house and renting it out. ![]() Marianne was a hospital administrator and Chris’ last job was the head of catering at two large hospitals. “Who gets to say they drove from the Georgia-Russia border to Vancouver Island via Alaska?” queried Marianne. They made that quick dip in the Arctic Ocean and everything else they’ve done to date has been entirely worthwhile. I want to be on my death bed saying I actually put my head under freezing cold water in the Arctic Ocean and took on challenges.” “If I have something to do, I want to do it. “You think, ‘I don’t want to be one of those people,’” said Marianne. We all want to make it to retirement to do what we want to do.” “Quite a few of our friends went within a year and Marianne donated a kidney to a friend,” Chris elaborated.“I had a bit of a panic that I wasn’t going to make it to retirement. “Our friends were retiring and dying or not reaching retirement,” Marianne said. Their videos have surpassed 13 million views and they have 89,000 subscribers.Ī series of circumstances led to their decision to sell everything and make this trip 10 years or so ahead of the usual retirement age. The Fishers have become YouTube sensations since the start of their trip. It’s a welcoming, nice place.”Īnd that’s saying something considering the abundance of places the Fishers have already visited in Europe, Central America, the United States and Canada so far. It’s got a really lovely feel and people are very friendly. “I love Chemainus, everything about it is nice. “It’s like a yo-yo, we keep coming back,” laughed Chris, 52. while on the Vancouver Island leg of their revamped tour. The Fishers took time out to chat with Black Press Media while visiting their aunt Julia Barton, in Chemainus, B.C. In fact, the tour has taken on a completely different life, and may continue indefinitely as they explore new horizons. ![]() The Fishers expected to be finished their intended TREAD The Globe (Travel Responsibly Eat Adventure and Dive) tour in their Fiat Ducato, a 19.52 foot commercial vehicle-turned-camper Trudy, but they’re still on the road. No one knows that better than Chris and Marianne Fisher, who began a worldwide odyssey in January of 2020 from their native England only to run right border shutdowns and an eventual need to reverse their route. ![]() The best-laid plans often go astray, especially those made prior to the unexpected emergence of COVID. The original plan was to cover 20 countries in 20 months.
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