Oh no! How did this happen? Somehow, we accumulated a whole bunch of “stuff” and we’re bursting at the seams. Three years ago, we went through multiple rounds of downsizing from nearly 6,000 square feet to around 700 square feet. We did so well with weeding out all of the stuff we didn’t need. How…
Like everyone else, we were super excited for summer to get here. We were planning to head to Colorado for 5 months, hang out with family and friends, ATV a couple times a month, take in Red Rocks concerts, visit Rocky Mountain National Park, find new restaurants…we could go on and on. Well, our plans…
We have absolutely loved being on the road 5 months this summer. AND, we are 100% ready to head home for the winter. We set out for New England on May 15. We had our route, itinerary, and campground reservations set for the entire summer, and we didn’t really deviate. The only time we didn’t…
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We get asked a lot of questions about who drives, who cooks, who cleans…basically, who does everything while we’re traveling. We’ve never even thought about roles and who does what. I guess we just kind of started doing what we’re doing and it’s worked! Carter’s Roles President and CEO. Carter likes to think he’s in…
We get asked a lot of questions about how we retired so early. We get even more questions about how we can afford to be on vacation 5 months of the year. Well…truthfully, we don’t see this as a 5-month vacation. We’re just living life on the road. We feel 100% blessed that we get…
Read more How can we afford to be on vacation 5 months of the year?
Whether out of desire or necessity, we’ve realize we do some pretty weird things while we’re traveling in our RV. Some of these help us save money while others are just part of life on the road! Scavenge for firewood After paying $7 for a bundle of wood for our first campfire this summer, we…
Read more Weird stuff we do in the RV that we’d never do at home
We get asked a lot of questions about our budget. We also get a lot of odd looks when we tell people we’re living in our trailer for the summer. People we meet either think we’re geniuses or they have this look of pity on their faces. We can certainly understand both sides. But, trust…
We lived in Colorado for 20+ years. Now that we’ve moved away, going back really feels like a vacation and we realize we miss everything about the state! Colorado is an amazingly beautiful place full of kind people and limitless activities. It’s no wonder everyone wants to live in Colorado. Who can blame them, right? …
Well, it’s starting to get pretty darn warm here in Arizona and we’re getting very antsy to start our summer adventure. We’re trying to fill our days with travel preparations, pool time, tennis, work on the trailer, and seeing Holly’s mom. But, we can’t wait to pack up our travel trailer and hit the road…
Read more Summer Travel Plans: The Mountains (and New England) Are Calling
This year, I decided to get Carter one last gift for Christmas. I got him a map of the national parks across the United States and a box of push pins. I ordered the map from Etsy and sent it to Vistaprint to mount on foam board so we can mark our visits with a…
Read more The Christmas Gift that Changed Our Summer Vacation Plans
