Go RVing

“The first thirty-five miles was on two-lane paved roads and the last twenty-five miles was a winding, snow covered dirt road barely wide enough for one vehicle. If you encountered traffic going the opposite direction somebody had to back up until there was a spot wide enough for both vehicles to safely pass. I do remember the Blazer didn’t seem to steer quite like normal and if I had to stop quickly I would have hit whatever it was that was making me stop so quickly. I took a deep sigh of relief after the white-knuckle experience of getting to our destination and thanked my lucky stars that the trailer was still in one piece.”

“This was my longest solo road trip, and it was honestly one of the highlights of my summer. Don’t get me wrong, it was hard. But spending five days alone with my thoughts was such a beneficial time to reflect on where I’ve been and where I want to go, physically and emotionally. I sang until I lost my voice, I daydreamed of Tim Hortons, and I just kept driving … for what felt like eons. I drove through long boring corn fields, big cities that I didn’t think I was brave enough to drive a van across, I boondocked all by myself for the first time, and most importantly, I learned that I’m more than capable of traveling solo, and more so, that I really enjoy it.”

“Soon after I got it to light it warmed up enough inside to take our gloves and coats off. For dinner we heated up some pork and beans on the range top and ate them out of the pan because we forgot to bring any plates. Afterwards we played a card game called set-back and eventually turned in for a good nights sleep. The next morning I went to the Blazer to get some bacon and eggs for breakfast. The eggs were frozen solid. We fried some bacon and later that morning we used the frozen eggs for target practice to sight our hunting rifles in.”