Besides travel, there are many other pros and I will list a few more.
(2) Change: Things are always changing but our basic needs are consistently available.
We move about with enthusiasm. We love that the environment right outside our little home on wheels can change on any given day. We also love that we can explore our new outside but find the comforts of home on the other side of the door. We also love that our pups, Penny Lane and Annie Belle can go everywhere with us. There is no calling ahead to see if the hotel takes dogs and there has yet to be a pet fee at any of the campgrounds.
Change is difficult for some but most of the changes brought about while living in a motorhome are self imposed. If we stop somewhere and it is not what we had hoped for, we move. If we stop and we love it, we extend.
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA. WE STOPPED HERE TO VISIT OUR FRIENDS THE HOOVERS
MICHIGAN. JUST OUTSIDE SLEEPING BEAR DUNES. WE EXTENDED HERE. MY BLOG COVER PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THIS SITE.
FLORIDA KEYS, GRASSY KEY. FABULOUS CAMP!
WEST VIRGINIA, RIGHT ON A LOVELY CREEK. ALSO LOVED THIS PLACE.
MACKINAW, MI
LIBERTY HARBOR, NJ. JUST ACROSS THE HUDSON FROM LOWER MANHATTAN. THE RV PARK ITSELF IS VERY BASIC BUT YOU CANNOT BEAT THE LOCATION
BARIBOO, WI. WE DID A TWO WEEK HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
ALABAMA. I STAYED IN MY COUSIN ROGER AND LAFONDA'S BIG DRIVEWAY WHILE ROB ATTENDED TO HIS DAD IN FLORIDA. WE WERE DEALING WITH HURRICANE MATTHEW
Most of the places we have stayed have been good to awesome. We are learning to research certain aspects with more scrutiny. We like having full services and we like having wifi and phone. Being off the grid sounds nice but we have kids and a 95 year old FIL. I need to know they can find us if they need us. A pet peeve of mine is when a campground advertises something but they do not really offer it. Crappy or zero wifi/cell service are the most common misrepresentations.
Along with the change of camps, comes the opportunity to meet new people. While I am not a social butterfly, I do enjoy meeting new people. We have had the pleasure of getting to know so many new folks. Some were full timers, some were snowbirds and some were just out for a while. Most campers are good neighbors. They are friendly and helpful but appreciate the need for privacy.
I have also gotten to meet so many dogs! It is rare that I meet a camper who does not have at least one dog. Most of us are considerate when it comes to our dogs. We pick up after them and we try to curb their tendency to bark. We have only had one incident of barking dogs that was so bad that we actually left a day early. I felt so sorry for the dogs. The owners left them alone for hours and hours.
(3) Minimizing: Our motorhome is 38ft long. It has a bedroom with ceiling fan, 1.5 baths, a small living room with TV and fireplace, a dinette, a full size refrigerator, a stove/oven and a convection microwave. It also has heat and air, a generator and fresh water tank for dry camping.
We can live very comfortably in our home on wheels. We can stay warm or cool. We can cook, bathe and get an excellent night's sleep. We can do this under whatever sky rises above us.
Adapting to minimal space was so easy for me. In reality, it was both freeing and empowering. I knew that I did not need much "stuff" in order to be comfortable. Living in the motorhome has validated that train of thought. I do have a few special things dotted here and there.
TV, FIREPLACE, DINETTE, OVEN AND FRIDGE PERSONALIZED WITH GOLF FLAGS FROM THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE RYDER CUP
SMALL SIGNS, OUR WALL OF ADVENTURES, HANGING COFFEE MUGS, OVEN MITT FROM MY COUSIN, MY GRANNY AND PAWPAW AND PENNY'S FAVORITE PILLOW
For us, change is good. We are moving here and there and seeing things that we did not have the time for before we began our travels. We are traveling, changing and learning to live with minimal material influence.
Another great day in this thing we call life.
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