Two Vegans on a Mission

We love taking advantage of the opportunity to stay at military RV parks across the country. So far, we've stayed at several in the west and this week we talk about our 5 favorite! There are all sorts of reasons why we love these parks and we give you the details here!

This is episode 50 so is a milestone for us as we've been traveling for 16 months now! We've seen a lot of places, but still have more in store. Join us as we share our top 5 RV destinations and then recap some of our vegan eats from the week and our latest camping finds in Zion National Park.

Join the 2 Vegans on their visit to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah as they meet the animals and enjoy the RV life. They boondock in Hinckley and tour the site of the Topaz Relocation Center near Delta, Utah. Finally, listen and salivate to their review of the vegan buffet at the sanctuary and the wood fired pizza from Peekaboo Canyon Wood Fired Kitchen. Be sure to check out the book review: Best Friends: The True Story of the World's Most Beloved Animal Sanctuary by Samantha Glen. You're going to love it!

Vegans on a Mission visit the Sage Mountain Animal Sanctuary in Peoa, Utah near Park City and we have a blast! Listen to our awesome account of the different campsites along the way, such as Antelope Island where bison walked right through our spot! Then hear about our vegan lunches and dinners so you can find vegan eats, too! Join us as we try to change minds and the world~!

Family gatherings can be difficult when there are no other vegans to support your way of living, but we offer tips on how to maneuver around the obstacles! Join us as we travel through the Salt Lake City area and attend a wonderful wedding.

We traveled through South Dakota and dodged a tornado and the buffalo! Amazing trip through the Badlands and camping at Cabela's round out the week. Join us as we share our vegan experiences along the way! 

We join some animal rights activists here in the Twin Cities as they protest animal exploitation at the Renaissance Fair. Then we are able to participate in a Cube of Truth in Minneapolis with the Anonymous for the Voiceless chapter. It was great to be with like-minded activists in the big city. Hear about the wonderful vegan meal we had at Fig & Farro Restaurant and our beautiful camping spots near the  Temperance River. 

We find that being away from the bigger cities means we are isolated from the comforts of vegan restaurants and vegan friends. Hear how we navigate around the menu items at a Mexican restaurant while enjoying the views at the marina. We offer 5 tips to make your experience better!

Judd and Denise share their story of going vegan! They've been eating a whole-food plant-based diet for six months now and hear how their lives have changed for the better. From lower blood pressure to getting off of statins, they tell us about the successes and the challenges of being vegan. We also share our camping experiences in Central Minnesota and share some wonderful news about our new RVegan Facebook group! Finally, we were able to advocate for the animals while staying at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds last week and we want you to hear all about that!

We spent 8 days camped in Minot North Dakota at the Family Motor Coach Association's Convention. Talk about navigating through the meat-eaters paradise. Join us as we talk about the camping experience, how we fed the homeless a whole-food plant-based meal with the help of some new friends, and how we found vegan eats along the way!

The Two Vegans are in travel-mode as they have to get to Minot North Dakota for the Family Motor Coach Association's Convention. Join them as they review six campgrounds from Prince George, Canada to Minot without seeing a moose!

We cross the Canadian border for camping, vegan eats, and activism in Vancouver BC. It's a beautiful country with wonderful people and a new vegan family, too! From Vancouver to Prince George we get to experience it all.

Hear our interview with Carol as she tells us how her MS went into remission after she adopted a whole-food plant-based/vegan diet! We also review a wonderful vegan restaurant in Blaine, Washington and tell you all about our new camping pass with Thousand Trails Campgrounds. It's an exciting episode filled with hope for a healthy and happy life ahead.

Travel with us as we find beautiful places to camp in the state of Washington and eat delicious vegan food in Salem Oregon and Tacoma. Then march with us through the Bite of Seattle with the group Be Fair Be Vegan. It's an episode packed with lots of pretty sites and tasty eats!

Kale, quinoa, and turmeric in Bend, Oregon! Who knew you could find vegan eats in eastern Oregon? It's amazing where you can camp on BLM land, eat cruelty-free meals, and find sanctuaries all along the way. We're continuing to enjoy the Portland and surrounding areas as we spread the vegan message.

Our second week in the Portland Oregon area finds us out east near Sandy and Boring! We visit the home of Dave's Killer Bread and Bob's Red Mill, too. Then we review 3 vegan restaurants and participate in another Cube of Truth.

Hear how we got involved in a dairy protest in Portland while watching naked bike riders pass by! Also, we review some wonderful vegan restaurants in Portland and some Harvest Hosts sites along our way north toward the amazing city of Portland, Oregon.

We review the "Sea Pines Golf Resort", the "Monterey Pines RV Park", the Santa Clara Fairgrounds, and the RV park at the Coast Guard Training Center in Petaluma, Ca. Then we move to our foodie section and review the Loving Hut Restaurant in Santa Clara/San Jose and also the Butcher's Son Restaurant in Berkeley. Finally, we talk about our experience in several Cubes of Truth around the country with Anonymous for the Voiceless.

Attending a vigil before cows & pigs head into the slaughterhouse is gut-wrenching and real. People need to know the truth about how their food is processed. We bear witness with other activists in California to learn first-hand what happens to the animals. I interview one such activist while there. Then we review vegan restaurants and show you how easy it is to eat a "cruelty-free" meal.

We get to talk with Jacqui & Joseph from the Roving Vegans while sharing a vegan meal in Carpinteria California. Learn how they started their journey to eating a plant-based diet. Then stay tuned to hear how Leslie is saving cats in her Surfcat Rescue in Oxnard, California! As always, we share our restaurant reviews and our travels through America. 

Kitty Cats need homes, too! Yet the donkeys have found their "forever" home near Benson, Arizona. People all over America are opening their hearts to save the animals. We are privileged to be able to help spread the word about the great work they are doing.

Learn how combining a passion for dogs and photography saves lives while others are rescuing the unwanted from shelters! These vegans are traveling from San Antonio to El Paso and meeting heroes all along the way. Join us as we tell their stories here on the podcast!

We visit the Texas Hill Country and stay night at a local winery as well as our first Boondocker's Welcome site. Hear all about our adventures! Then we travel into San Antonio and review three vegan restaurants in between investigating 3 different animal welfare organizations. We hope to enlighten you as to how you can help the animals and be vegan!

We visit the Austin area and take advantage of all of the vegan food choices, from food trucks to bakeries. We also get to try our first Boondockers Welcome site and we share our findings with you!

You can find vegan food in the middle of the tiny Texas town of Waco while visiting the famous silos! It's also a great place for a spa day so join us as we give you the tour of the town.

We dodge bad weather and get to meet 100 pigs! From Nashville to Jackson, Mississippi we get a joyful taste of southern hospitality.

We find collard greens vegan style in the South and a wonderful animal rescue organization worthy of our time and money. Hear how you can support them in this week's podcast.

We discuss our stay at the fairgrounds among festival goers and our wonderful lunch at the Sunflower Cafe in Nashville. Not exactly free camping but really good vegan eats and special new friends!

What we learned while visiting a working farm! Factory farms won't let us visit, but this family farm did. We met pigs, chickens, and guinea hens. We share our impressions as vegans. Plant-based vegan meals in Tennessee are possible to find!

We visit a big cat sanctuary in the middle of Alabama! It's a great family day trip that inspires many to stop eating animals! Our review of a couple of vegan options at local restaurants will keep you on your toes.

Heading to a winery while animals head to slaughter. It's all in the day of the life of vegans trying to educate others on the need to change what they are eating! It's destroying the planet, their health and the lives of innocent beings.

We visit the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary in Angleton, Texas and meet Chirp Chirp and Leo. Hear how we eat vegan meals from our own fridge and make do with not-vegan restaurants in San Antonio.

Dry camping in the Southwest and what do vegans really eat? We answer the top 5 questions we get asked all the time. Plus a restaurant review in San Diego!

Bob went vegan and has been pain free for 5 years! Hear his story here and see where we ate plant-based pizza in Ensenada. We review Potrero County Park in Campo, California at the Mexican border.

Beach camping in Baja! All the scoop about cheap sleeps and good vegan eats near Ensenada, Mexico.

We visit a zoo/sanctuary in Baja California and interview the assistant owner, Perla. Hear about our delicious vegan meal and our trip with chapter 8 of the Escapees RV club!

Introducing Two Vegans on a Mission Podcast discussing dry camping in Gila Bend, Arizona, vegan eats in San Diego and another Cube of Truth in Oceanside. Join us as we discuss Dr. Greger's book How Not to Die and heart disease.

We talk about our new Winnebago View and our vegan eats while boondocking at Cracker Barrel 

Full-time camping costs are not as high as you might think! We talk about actual costs from the private parks to boondocking! Find out if it is expensive or not!

The Annual Bash of the Xcapers Club invades Lake Havasu City. Hear about the Balloon Festival, the VW Buses on the Bridge and Free Camping on BLM land nearby. Also, more vegan food ideas and a visit to the Humane Society.

Annual party in the desert and vegan oatmeal bowls to maintain a healthy balance while boondocking with friends!

We discuss the process of changing our domicile to Texas and review 2 vegan restaurants. We are in California trying to get warm after spending New Year's Eve in freezing temperatures!

This episode recaps some highlights from our first 6 months on the road living full-time in a camper van. We share some of our future goals and review 2 new vegan restaurant finds in El Paso, Tx. Also a muffin recipe from Mary McDougall.

Join us as we travel to Arizona and stay on 3 different Bureau of Land Management lands and find a vegan meal at a local restaurant in Lake Havasu City. Then, we are introduced to some amazing vegan activists who we now call friends. Remember, we're boondocking and finding cheap sleeps and good eats along the way!

We review 3 different campgrounds in SoCal and travel to Corpus Christi to boondock on the beach. Vegan restaurant in the mountains that was out-of-this world! Join us and subscribe on iTunes!

We find free boondocking spots in Tucson, Arizona and an Army RV park in El Paso, Texas. Also a great vegan restaurant review in El Paso.

Fiddler's Cove Coronado, California; Lake O'Neil - Camp Pendleton; Sea Breeze Seal Beach; and Rincon Highway boondocking. A quick review of our favorite vegan restaurant in San Diego.

Boondocking near the city of Flagstaff on National Forest Land.

How we got started eating whole-food plant-based and where we get our information. Tips on where to get recipes and even a mac n' cheese recipe for you!

We are in destination mode, meaning we have to get somewhere quickly so we are on the road a lot...but still looking for cheap sleeps and good eats!

Louisa and Michael introduce themselves and give some background information as to how they ended up living full-time in a small camper van, traveling the continent.