Travel Days - Not What They Used To Be

Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard

Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard

We felt like we could do it. We left of our spot in Mesa, Arizona after being there for almost 2 months, the longest time that we've stayed in one spot during the whole travel season. We hunkered down and made the best of the situation. We shopped for groceries once every 2 weeks, got what we needed and came directly to our spot. We did do some swimming, until that was closed down, biking and walking but we didn't venture out to the hiking trails like we wanted because some of them were so crowded and we wanted to do our part.

The weather in Mesa did us in. Normally we love the heat but when our exposed camp was sitting out in the 100+ degree heat and we were locked inside trying to put anything we could to cover the windows including 2 layers of reflectix and listening to both air conditioners run all day and struggle to keep up, we decided to hit the road. 

We packed up with plenty of groceries to last us more than two weeks and we are making our way to Michigan to be with our family. We only get out of the RV to pump gas. We don our masks, gloves and carry our hand sanitizer to get our gas. We've worked out quite a system. One that allows us to get gas without ever touching anything or coming into contact with anyone.

We made contact via phone and email for one overnight Boondockers Welcome spot, one Harvest Host spot, one Cracker Barrel parking lot, one non reservable pull through spot and one BLM Spot. None of which have required us to talk to anyone in person. We are so thankful for these spots as we traveled through states that closed campgrounds. We were hesitant to get camping spots anyway. 

This has been such a change for us. We love people and enjoy the journey and adventure that we all share together on the road. It's why we were so drawn to the fulltime RV lifestyle. 

Longing for this new normal to be over with and getting back to seeing people as friends and neighbors wherever we go. I don't want to get used to this.