Driven to Wonder

Thinking about selling it all, putting the family in an RV, and hitting the road in search of adventure?

The Boyink family did that.

For eight years.

With two teenagers.

And lived to tell about it.

Seems like every day a new YouTube channel or Instagram feed pops up from a family ditching the suburbs to travel full-time. The numbers back it up. RV sales are at an all-time high.

It's one thing to figure out how to travel full-time. It's another to understand why you would.

Who will you meet? What will you learn? How will the experience change you? Will you ruin your kids' future? Will it all be worthwhile?

Written by award-winning journalist and photographer Michael Boyink, Driven to Wonder answers those questions with a collection of 126 magazine-style feature stories and a total of 500 photos.

The stories are based on the Boyink's eight years of full-time RV travel while homeschooling and running their online business. Stories include amusing anecdotes, historical retellings, biographical profiles, personal/spiritual reflections, and more.

Example chapters:

• Meeting reality TV show stars in Kinston, NC
• Kayaking with a complete stranger on a remote lake in Mesa, AZ
• Overcoming a fear of drowning in Crystal River, FL
• Getting investigated by CPS in Fremont, MI
• Finding rocks that ring with no explanation in Upper Black Eddy, PA
• Finding a new way to do church in Apopka, FL
• Losing a business startup contest to their kids in Columbia, SC
• Launching their oldest off on his own in Holland, MI

The book also covers why the Boyinks started traveling, why they stopped, and what their now-adult children think of the experience.

Driven to Wonder is a must-read for any family curious about what might happen out on the backroads and highways of America.

Wonders are waiting for you. Are you driven to discover them?

What readers are saying:
"A beautiful read, part travel guide, part a story of the growth of a man and his family after they stepped off the well-trodden path. I especially recommend it to anyone curious about traveling, RV life, or exploring ideas for their next adventure."

"An amazing peek into what it was like traveling and working in an RV full-time for 8 years with his wife AND two kids. Remote working has made this more possible than ever!"

"WOW. So well written. It flows beautifully. And I cracked up out loud at the toad story."