Guess I will put a big grin on my face and plunge in here .. we are home based in Washington State. Our two daughters live there, and our two boys are in Ontario, Canada and Virginia.
We started full-timing in May 2004, had a minor set back and didn't set off on the road until in October for the midwest and a volunteer position. Spent almost a year on the road workcamping and volunteering, returned home, that made it Fall 2005. Family situations, etc. kept us in Washington and Oregon states.
Then this past Fall we started out on our Dream Trip across America, and will be returning to our home base 20 months after leaving last October. Enjoying visits to historical sites, aquariums, zoos, and war museums, and especially enjoying the bus tours in major cities. We are not counting on doing this again and mean to enjoy the trip as we go from state to state, now we are on the East Coast in South Carolina.
We are both retired (60s -70s years young now), and enjoy the gypsy way of life these past months. Hope to get in some volunteer work besides Hot Springs AR in February 2010 again. Other than our energy level is not as high as it was 5 years ago, we are still enjoying ourselves as we travel.
For us a travel trailer works best as I have difficulty on some days negotiatiing stairs. Hubby has his CDL, and I do the navigating by going onto rv forum sites for routing and rv park recommendations, plus Good Sam for printed routes. So far we have had a very good trip traveling and staying in commercial rv parks.
The third member of our household is Petunia, our 8 lb. chihuahua who thinks she needs to alert us whenever some one walks by. Then when we are out walking, she is a little quiet lady. She enjoys our visits with friends and relatives when she can run around their yards and play with their dogs.
So there you have it, we are David, Marji and the chi Petunia traveling around in our 30 ft. Alpenlite travel trailer, pulled by a blue Suburban. If you see us, please stop and say hello.
Jim01 said
04:52 PM Oct 27, 2009
Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have kids scattered across the country like we do. The full-timing lifestyle sure makes it easier to visit them.
Jim
DreamerBob said
09:29 PM Oct 27, 2009
Welcome aboard! You found a real gem in finding this forum! Nice people & good advice.
PattiRon said
03:18 AM Oct 28, 2009
Are you headed north or south in the near future?
From South Carolina coast you could go through the Outerbanks of NC and on to Norfolk and Williamsburg especially if you like history.
I'd be glad to point out things to see, if yall decide to go in that direction. I'll check this post in a day or two.
Ron
jagco said
09:10 AM Oct 28, 2009
Welcome aboard. Lots of great people here.
Travelers3 said
01:49 PM Oct 30, 2009
30 Oct and we are in Richmond Hill, Georgia (S of Savannah) and will be going to Starke FL this next week -- from there we will be going towards Georgia - friends in Cartersville and a possible volunteer stint near Atlanta.
Not sure just how many days we will be in Starke, but would like to see St. Augustine -
Then after visiting in Cartersville and Atlanta Georgia, we will be working our way towards Hot Springs, Arkansas where we will volunteer for three months, then heading towards Kansas and/or Colorado and wending out way towards San Diego / Los Angeles / Pismo Beach, California for June/July 2010. In between Atlanta Georgia and Hot Springs has not been pinned down yet, will depend on weather conditions.
Speedhitch said
10:24 PM Oct 30, 2009
Well it would not be like me not to welcome you to our family. Hope to see you here often
Happytrails said
08:06 AM Oct 31, 2009
Hello...and welcome to the RV Dreams family. This is a great group of folks and you will enjoy getting to know each and every one of them. Your travels sound terrific. We love history as well.
We are currently at Pine Mountain RV Resort in Pine Mountain, Georgia. This is about 2 miles from Callaway Gardens Resort about 65 miles southeast of Atlanta. On your way back to Atlanta we would love for you to stop by and visit with us. If you all decided to do your vounteer stint in Atlanta let us know and perhaps we could meet up in that area. We would love to meet you guys. Just let us know.
Have fun and travel safely!!
Terry and Jo said
10:49 AM Nov 4, 2009
Welcome to a diverse and very friendly group of people, some of whom are already full-timing and some that are working toward that goal.
We started full-timing in May 2004, had a minor set back and didn't set off on the road until in October for the midwest and a volunteer position. Spent almost a year on the road workcamping and volunteering, returned home, that made it Fall 2005. Family situations, etc. kept us in Washington and Oregon states.
Then this past Fall we started out on our Dream Trip across America, and will be returning to our home base 20 months after leaving last October. Enjoying visits to historical sites, aquariums, zoos, and war museums, and especially enjoying the bus tours in major cities. We are not counting on doing this again and mean to enjoy the trip as we go from state to state, now we are on the East Coast in South Carolina.
We are both retired (60s -70s years young now), and enjoy the gypsy way of life these past months. Hope to get in some volunteer work besides Hot Springs AR in February 2010 again. Other than our energy level is not as high as it was 5 years ago, we are still enjoying ourselves as we travel.
For us a travel trailer works best as I have difficulty on some days negotiatiing stairs. Hubby has his CDL, and I do the navigating by going onto rv forum sites for routing and rv park recommendations, plus Good Sam for printed routes. So far we have had a very good trip traveling and staying in commercial rv parks.
The third member of our household is Petunia, our 8 lb. chihuahua who thinks she needs to alert us whenever some one walks by. Then when we are out walking, she is a little quiet lady. She enjoys our visits with friends and relatives when she can run around their yards and play with their dogs.
So there you have it, we are David, Marji and the chi Petunia traveling around in our 30 ft. Alpenlite travel trailer, pulled by a blue Suburban. If you see us, please stop and say hello.
Jim
30 Oct and we are in Richmond Hill, Georgia (S of Savannah) and will be going to Starke FL this next week -- from there we will be going towards Georgia - friends in Cartersville and a possible volunteer stint near Atlanta.
Not sure just how many days we will be in Starke, but would like to see St. Augustine -
Then after visiting in Cartersville and Atlanta Georgia, we will be working our way towards Hot Springs, Arkansas where we will volunteer for three months, then heading towards Kansas and/or Colorado and wending out way towards San Diego / Los Angeles / Pismo Beach, California for June/July 2010. In between Atlanta Georgia and Hot Springs has not been pinned down yet, will depend on weather conditions.
Good luck in your travels.
Terry