Anyone on the outside looking in is probably rightfully asking what the heck is wrong with them (us).
Honestly since we started this journey in March this year nothing has gone as planned. Moving out of our home was stressful and not much fun. We did stay the course for a few weeks as in driving down to Texas to see Niki and hand over our babies that couldn’t or didn’t want to travel with us. Niki was also our hero in storing all the overflow we had and wanted to keep for now.
Then the accident happened which truly didn’t seem like that big a deal but it turned into a seven month nightmare. From the trailer being claimed as ‘totaled’ so we had to order a new one which took 5 months to build, to 5 months to get the parts ordered and shipped to the collision repair place. But them getting the parts didn’t mean they could now fix/repair Lucy. No! They were short staffed and we were put on hold again for the actual repairs.
Now all this meant was us being limited to staying in a certain area. Niki needed our help throughout the summer, which meant hotter then hell in Texas. Plus our trailer was being build in Waco Texas as well. Our Lucy’s two A/C units worked 24/7!
Finally on October 3 she went into the shop in Colorado. The work took 4 weeks and we could literally taste freedom. We used our time in Colorado to spend time with the boys as well as friends. So we made the best of it but we were also super excited to start our true travels. But no no no….. again life throws you curve balls and you go and make the best of it.
The plan had been to travel to Georgia and hit some places on the way I really wanted to see. Eureka Springs and the Tom Sawyer RV Park on the Mississippi River. Well the reason for heading to Georgia was to spend time with my beloved Sister In-law Sam who was in hospice care. We had hoped to spend thanksgiving with her and family but sadly she passed away on October 31 😪. Now the reason she was in Georgia was due to her daughter and granddaughter taking care of her. Her home however is in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho where she wanted to be buried. Next to her Mom, Dad, sister and with her husbands ashes. So of course this changed our plans as now we had to plan our trip out to the North. North in November means cold and freezing temps with snow and ice. Luckily Lucy got new tires when Ron picked her up. However, we don’t carry chains and we had no clue how well she would insulate us all. We did drive through snow but she did good. The heaters seem to work and the generator is working great as well.
One think I completely ignored was the fact that up north RV Parks like to close for the season. Well, that almost caused some concern until we found one that was open until November 15! Yay for us but even that came with a challenge. We booked a spot that was suppose to be full hookups and 63 feet long. When we pulled in (it’s a self serve so no people are there as all the booking is done online), we realized that there was no way we would fit with the trailer. Since 2/3 of the RV Park was already closed up and only two other campers are here we chose to disconnect and park the trailer in one of the open spots while we backed in Lucy in the spot we had reserved (33). This means we are hoping no people show up to claim the spot Lou is now parked in as that would mean some maneuvering for us. Well fingers crossed.
Now that wasn’t however the end to our challenges. We also found out we are not getting 50 amp. The power tripped at some point in the night and even when resetting the power, we don’t get all our electronics in Lucy working. So Ron has to also run the generator so I can cook on the induction stove and use the washer or dryer. That means we are using up gas/diesel. A tad frustrating. Add to this that snow is in the forecast and temps of 17’ F are moving in it will be interesting.
But hey everyone can do it the way it is suppose to be done being a full time traveling gypsy. Stay up north in the summer and travel the south in the winter.
We go for the hot south in the summer and the freezing cold in the winter and heck if that doesn’t toughen us up then what will? Seems like we are being trained to face everything so when we actually just get to go where we want to we will be in absolute heaven!
I still dream of us making it south for the rest of the winter and yes, I am beyond hopeful we will aim Lucy way up North to Alaska come spring time.
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