It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about our travels, and I didn’t think anyone missed it! But I’ve had some requests to start it up again, so for those 3 people, here you go! Hahaha! Seriously though, I mainly did this for me to look back and relive what we’ve seen and who we met (and what we ate!) and I was surprised that some were disappointed when I quit!
So, without further ado, away we go!
As some of you know, and as my previous blog posts have illustrated, we’ve spent the past 20 years crisscrossing the country on our bikes, (way longer for Tom!) and I still want to continue to do so! However, getting a toy hauler RV has been our dream for the past 7 years or so! We knew that once Tom retired we’d have the opportunity to travel even more! But, I hate being away from our dog Rupp for too long, not to mention the price of hotels has gotten ridiculous, and also I feel it would just be nicer to have our “own place” with us wherever we go. However, not having the bikes with us is unthinkable! So, in September of 2020 our dream finally came to fruition and we got our Keystone Fuzion 427! (And a big ass Ford F450 to pull it!)
Consequently, our travels will be very different going forward! ...And I’m not sure how I feel about that yet!
8+ hours on the bike for me is absolute heaven, whereas more than 2 hours stuck in a vehicle is my idea of Hell!)
So that’s a bit of our backstory, On to our trip!
The first couple days were pleasantly uneventful, so I’m not going to go into much detail about them! After the process of RV-packing was complete, we hit the road! The first night was in Elkhart, Indiana- the RV capital of the world! Nice campground with a huge dog park! Rupp seemed to enjoy having it all to himself! (I know I enjoyed him having it all to himself!) And we had the best neighbors on either side of us! The invisible kind! Hahaha! Night #2 was at a Harvest Host called Lavender Crest Winery in Colona, Illinois. I was so excited to use a Harvest Host! We became members long before we even had an RV in order to lock in a great rate they were offering!
We purposely planned short drive days since we have no idea what to expect hauling the big rig! We wanted to leave plenty of time between stops for any unexpected surprises!
It’s weird being this far west in an enclosed vehicle! I’ve been this way several times, but it’s always been on the bike! New perspective!
I know this is a short & possibly boring entry, but I’m a bit rusty I guess! Hopefully I’ll pick up steam over the next few days!
Catch y’all down the road!
