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Finishing our first seven months on the road, we feel a qualified confidence as the newbie mystique of what do we do and how do we do it has faded into the past. Now, that is not to say we don’t have more to learn about this lifestyle having only tipped the iceberg but, like most very adaptable humans we are moving along comfortably. During our brief journey we have brought our rolling home to fourteen states, barely scratching the surface of the many cities and towns within them. We have visited with family and friends who, if not on our journeys path, we might not have had a chance to spend quality time with. A true blessing of exploring life has been unfolding before us.
A feather in our cap as our travels so far, have been fairly slow paced. When we started this journey, we both decided we were not going to rush ourselves along the way and made sure we had enough time in each location to, at least, get a good feel of the areas. Driving limits have been no more than 300 miles at a time or about 3.5 hours on the road at a time. Driving a motor home with a tow vehicle requires a great deal of mental attention and it quite literally wears one out. We hear about folks traveling great distances and long hours for pleasure and wondering how they get to really see and enjoy anything. The old saying, it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey holds true, at least in our case. Over the past seven months we have experienced lots of different scenery, culture, architecture, history, music, food, wine, beer and spirits. More meaningful positive stimulation than we could have imagined. Domestic travels really send home the reality that we live in an exciting multi-cultural country. It is the people that make a country great and we are the only nation on this globe that thrives on multi-culturalism. A phrase heard many times is, it must be nice being on a constant vacation could not be farther from the truth. We, in fact, are living our lives pretty much the same as we did in our sticks n bricks with the only difference being, we change our neighborhoods. With changing locations along the way, we get to see and experience a lot of cool stuff and have the opportunity to meet and spend time with a lot of interesting people while enjoying the freedom of living life on our own terms. On a day to day basis we still have to shop for food and other necessary things along with paying bills, doing laundry, seeing doctors, making repairs etc., etc., etc. We are leaving for a month-long European vacation this week and will do all of the vacation stuff associated with our trip. In a broad sense we are like the pioneers of centuries past, traveling around this country and the world, as so many other folks do. In our case, not looking for new opportunities but rather to follow the weather and broaden our experiences. Call us gypsy’s, vagabonds, nomads, wanderers, perpetual travelers or crazy lunes but, fact of the matter is, we are just doing what we like while we are able. Freedom gives us all the opportunity to explore the type of lifestyle that brings us joy and is personally fulfilling. Our short-term goal is to continue to realize good health and forge forward with our chosen lifestyle as long as we are enjoying it and are able to. Traveling around this country it is hard not to realize how vast America is and although we have and will visit a lot of states, it would take more than a lifetime to see everything this land has to offer. “All we are is dust in the wind” holds so much truth. Nomadic travel is like being blown from place to place, settling in a spot only to be picked up and carried to another. Is the RV lifestyle for everyone, of course not, but in your lifetime, you would be remiss not finding your own way and pursuing the things that give you joy and bring life to your life? May the wind be behind you and carry you safely on your chosen journeys.
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