We made the drive from Rhode Island up to Cape Cod on Saturday and hit full on vacation traffic as soon as we approached the bridge to cross onto the Cape. We quickly began to…
Category: Travel
Boondocking in Rhode Island and New Jersey
Tonight marks our fifth night in a row boondocking or dry camping. Boondocking is where you are basically camping “off the grid” without electrical or plumbing hookups. This requires you to conserve electricity and water…
Newport – A Reminder of How We Got Here
We made it to Rhode Island yesterday after leaving New Jersey and traveling through New York and Connecticut. The drive here was pretty interesting as it involved a huge traffic jam due to a bad…
Friends and Freeways
One of the great things about this trip is that it gives us a chance to slow down and take the time to see old friends when we are “in the neighborhood”. As we have…
What Could Go Wrong?
Here’s a little secret about me you may not know (or you totally may). I am a big planner and an even bigger worrier. Some of my friends even called me “Neur” in highschool, a…
Southwest Virginia and Lessons Learned
After moving all of our possessions (at least for the next year) into the Airstream at a campground in Ashland, we finally hit the road in the Airstream. Since the first leg of our trip…
New York
Our original plan had us leaving Richmond and shooting up the east coast to the Northeast through New York. Honestly, the plan sort of horrified me because it meant that I needed to tow the…
Downsizing
Maybe it’s because our kids are growing at a rapid rate. Maybe it’s because we’ve gotten a taste of what our beautiful country has to offer. Maybe it’s life’s circumstances that make us realize just…
Preparing for Departure
Even though we could use the space in a larger RV, in our opinion, there is nothing that compares to the beauty of an Airstream. We started searching. We found that used ones sell quickly!…
