Thanks to friends Carrie and Kathy who have been collecting all our mail, sorting through it, bundling it up, and then sending it to San Antonio each week care of our friend, Jason. I met Jason for lunch today, and he brought me a month’s worth of mail all at once. I love getting mail, [...]
When I first arrived, one of the RV park owners, Christine (who is just incredibly awesome and interesting – read her blog here), told me about how one of her neighbors supplies her with raw milk and fresh eggs. Wednesday I asked about whether raw milk was available. She said he didn’t have any for [...]
One year ago today, we took delivery of The Big Blue Beast and moved in. It’s been a year fraught with challenges as well as joys. We’ve hung in there through blizzards, sewer mishaps, awning destruction, and now we’re finally reaping some of the benefits of this lifestyle as we travel this summer. I thought [...]
You know that scene in the movie RV where Robin Williams’ motorhome spews raw sewage into the sky? Well, just so you know, that is quite possible, as I managed to prove this evening. I emptied the holding tanks, and then turned on the black tank flush. This forces clean water into the holding tank [...]
Today was all about one thing: geocaching. My goal on this trip is to find caches in every place we stay along the way. For those who don’t know, geocaching is a sort of high-tech scavenger hunt using GPS technology and the Internet to find little boxes hidden in the woods (or even in the [...]
Continue reading about Day 8 on the road – In Stone Mountain
I accomplished the two tasks I set for today: I graded papers and Lex and I went to the laser show at Stone Mountain Park just up the road. They day didn’t start off nearly so productively, however. Lex forgot to set her alarm and was late to work. Sad considering work is only three [...]
Continue reading about Day 7 on the road – In Stone Mountain
As it would turn out, the very first winter we try fulltime RVing is Maryland’s worst winter on record. We have had not one, not two, but three — count ‘em, three — massive snowstorms in less than two months. In fact, we’re in the middle of storm #3 right now, and storm #2 was [...]
Continue reading about Top Ten Tips for Surviving the Snowpocalypse in an RV
Our RV has been parked in Maryland all winter through a blizzard, snows, and weeks of sub-freezing temps. We’ve had our water supply freeze over a couple of times & our dump valves freeze shut. Light bulbs and hair dryers have come in handy. Since about mid-December I’ve been on winter break from school and [...]
I’m counting last week as week one because it was the first week that I lived AND worked in the RV. That commuting back to the apartment foolishness is now over and my little “office” is setup. I’ve got to admit that it’s taken some getting used to. When I first stated working from home [...]
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We just got back from our big RV afternoon. We got to the dealership at 3:30 for our demo. Our salesman, Nick, gave us a parts catalog and a coupon to the parts department for %10 off anything. Since it’s clear they mark everything up at least 20%, I’m not sure how valuable that coupon [...]
