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Over the past 6 months we read RV Life by Julie and Marc Bennett, watched countless RV YouTubes, spoke to other part and full time RVers and did our own planning. How can one ever be ready for a major lifestyle change without a period of adjustment? Almost all of the credible information we absorbed told us to go slow, in our own backyard and work out the kinks. Well, extreme winter weather, selling our home, taking possession of our motor coach and being typical, Janet and David we dove in head first and left Grand Rapids headed to our winter destination, Florida. Our first stop was Indianapolis, IN. Weather continued to suck with very cold temps, ice and snow. Next stop Nashville, TN awaiting us with not so cold temps but torrents of rain. So much so that there were major flood warnings for the Cumberland River. Our friend John said that our coach is an arc and my thought was, I must be Noah. We spent three days in Music City enjoying a bit of what this city is famous for. Best takeaway, we had time to get used to our new home. What’s it like to drive a 23,000 lb. motor home, flat towing an SUV behind for a total of 50 ft down the highway? The amount of concentration is nothing short of tense. There is a feeling of being big even when being alongside a semi-truck. With that length and a height of 12 ft we are among the largest rolling beasts on the road. We are fortunate to have a good amount of space for our stuff with pass-through compartments below and a comfortable layout on the interior giving us comfort in our traveling home. Getting familiar with the mechanical and electronic systems was not as daunting as we had imagined. Once in Nashville we were able to de-winterize the rig. With tanks flushed, dual power on for our water heater, furnaces and refrigerator/freezer we were all set to begin living like human beings. First stop in Nashville was a Kroger’s supermarket where we shopped for food and some other household necessities. Being careful about not overloading or exceeding weight restrictions we did not stock up the same way we did in our sticks and bricks life. But as we did before cooking, rather than eating out is an important part of the way we live. We did manage to put 2 cases of wine in one of the storage compartments from our collection, which has dwindled significantly. Ah, the sacrifices of mobile adventure. Our plan is to work our way down to Florida to see family and friends throughout the state along with lots of just Janet and David time for living our regular lives and exploring. Reality is, we are not on vacation, just moving our home around the country. We still have that same obligations and routines as before, just like others, but at the same time we have the freedom to enjoy new locations, experiences and people wherever the roads take us. Travel has been an important part of lives and now we can do and enjoy it more often. Most importantly, we are not on any schedule and destinations are, for now, loosely planned. Janet and I are happy to be feathers in the wind.
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