Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson in 2004.Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty
There’s nothing like the great outdoors forOliver Hudson.
The actor and podcast host is currently on a low-key trip with his immediate family — wifeErinnand their kidsRio Laura, 7,Bodhi Hawn, 11, andWilder Brooks, 13 — Oliver tells PEOPLE, “We’re getting out into nature, cooking, camping, sitting around the fire. It’s just the thing that I’ve always loved to do.”
“It [has been] great to get off the grid, and to be together with no devices,” adds theSplitting Up Togetheralum. “We just have books and old-school movies, and it’s been really amazing, very fun and a great activity — a great way to bring everyone together.”
Much of his love for unplugging on the open road certainly comes from the way he used to travel with momGoldie Hawnand sisterKate Hudson, when technological devices as entertainment staples during long car rides were still a ways off.
“My mom was — is — badass,” Oliver says of Hawn, 75. “We did a bunch of road trips, honestly. There are a couple in particularthat are very memorable just becausewe were young. We were in the Southwest just cruising around in her van, and it just felt free.”
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Oliver Hudson (far left) and family.Todd Williamson/Getty
“We didn’t have all of what we have today, and we weren’t stopping and watching television,” he continues. “It was just this freedom of being out in the world with nothing but us and the wilderness and nature.”
Another key component to some of Oliver’s favorite road trips with his mom and younger sister: The one and onlyGeorge Michael.“Faithhad just come out, and I was obsessed with the album. So I played it until the tape literally melted,” he recalls.
“So it was a lot of George Michael blasting from the van and a lot of stops along the way, and that’s the beauty of camping, too,” Oliver shares. “One minute you’re in the most beautiful moment of your life, and then the next, you’re throwing upover the Grand Canyon, tryingto figure out what the hell is wrong with your kid. It’s fun, all of it.”
“The more [kids] we can add, the better,” the formerDawson’s Creekactor tells PEOPLE of becoming an uncle again. “We’re a tight family, always have all lived very close to each other, and Wyatt is just a natural father … he could probably teach me a few things.”
Between acting gigs and family time, Oliver is busy with his podcastsDaddy IssuesandSibling Revelry— the latter of which he hosts alongside Kate, 41. Both let him get to work “exploring things that I care about,” like the “extremely important and underserved” dynamic between siblings.
“It’s been a really nice outlet for me during this [pandemic],” he says.
Speaking of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Oliver couldn’t be more excited to be part of the “really smart PSA” forSuper 8’s #JourneySafe campaignwhich, according to a release, promotes “the continued importance of safe and responsible travel.”
“I keep it in my ride because when I’m on my road trips, or when I’m camping, or even when I’m just going out and about, it will always be there,” Oliver adds. “I’ll never forget it.”
source: people.com
