Month: September 2020

The eagle has landed! BB is parked in NH

We made our “furthest point from home” turnaround destination! BB is sitting in my mom’s driveway in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. That’s where she’ll be for a week, while Quent and I get to sleep in a king-size bed, take a shower without crouching, and flush a toilet without using our feet. It […]

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Science says ‘vacation anticipation’ is good for your health — and happiness

A few days ago I asked Quent what he found surprising about our cross-country RV trip so far. “I’m surprised at how happy you are,” he replied. I think that may have been code for, “I’m surprised you’re not complaining about having to poop in a tank, shower in a shoebox, and camp in 35°F,” […]

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Rollin’ along! Report after two weeks in

Fourteen days after pulling out of our driveway in Colorado, I’m still smiling! I get excited every time we pull into a new campsite (yep, even the urban Walmart parking lot; we really needed some provisions and it wasn’t that awful). And I’m equally excited every time we pack up and head to a new […]

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One week in – highlights and other stuff

Last Saturday, when we pulled into our first Wyoming campground at 7:30 p.m., just before the sun set and 12 hours after we’d left our driveway in Colorado, I wept. Literally, tears of joy. Because I couldn’t believe we’d actually pulled this trip off. No turning back now! Well, I suppose we can always turn […]

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