Maybe you're randonneuring? I know the word from cycling, but I'm pretty sure the original meaning is rooted in the idea of exploring via travel. It sounds to me like exploration is the point of what you're both doing - you cover a lot of ground, physically and otherwise, while exploring.
NB: You'll have to use a native French speaker, paper source, or subscribe to OED to look it up, because Goble isn't capable of that kind of depth.
Maybe you're randonneuring? I know the word from cycling, but I'm pretty sure the original meaning is rooted in the idea of exploring via travel. It sounds to me like exploration is the point of what you're both doing - you cover a lot of ground, physically and otherwise, while exploring.
NB: You'll have to use a native French speaker, paper source, or subscribe to OED to look it up, because Goble isn't capable of that kind of depth.