Jennifer: Here we go!

 It's hard to fathom all that we've done and not done in the past 18 months!

During these 14 months, Robin's dreams of traveling full-time morphed into the vision of starting with seeing the US in an RV.  In true Robin style, she researched extensively and found what would become our home for the next 12 months.

Also, during the days of isolation, Robin set her mind to walking every mile of bike path in Fort Collins.  We did it and...we hatched our plans for this excursion on which we are about to embark.

We would like to introduce you to...Lucky.  She is a 6.7l diesel Ford F450 with a Host Mammoth on her wide hips.  She got her name because...we got lucky to find her during all the COVID shortages.  We picked up the truck (in Illinois) and the camper (in Utah) in June which set in motion:

  • Getting our house ready to list for sale - SO much yard work, staging and living like we were in a magazine
  • Getting the kids settled for college at CSU (go Rams - except the football team...we're still sore about the stadium)
  • Reminding ourselves of why garage sales are a waste of time
  • Downsizing from a home with more storage than we could ever fill via an online auction (which is nerve racking to which your prized items sell for pennies on the dollar) to a townhome in Lakewood, CO which will be our home base when we are not on the road
  • Living in the camper in our driveway for a month as practice (we still ran inside to use the bathroom and shower so we didn't have to empty tanks!)
  • Helping Robin's parents find a new retirement community to move to and helping with their downsizing

There was stress.  There were arguments.  There was no bike riding or even long walks.  The re-entry into the world from the pandemic made it even more psychologically challenging (at least for me, I can't speak for Lily or Robin) and it all began to feel surreal.

 Robin and I will both be writing and sharing in this blog.  We'd love to hear your comments and suggestions on places to go and people to see!

 
Big old truck!  Taller than Lennon, even!

 
Robin installing a rear view camera so we can back up this beast!

 
Hitting the road on the first day!

 
Picking up with the pick-up in SLC



 
Rainbow on bikes through RV window before leaving our home in Fort Collins!

 
 The loading process - so much stuff!
 
 
A crusty bony old kitty named "Kitty" who had a lot to tell me!

 


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  1. BabaSeptember 13, 2021 at 9:51 PM

    How delightful after the long weeks and months of preparing, that you can finally breathe ! Take your time and slowly let it all in ! The black and white kitty is probably the first of many animals you will encounter on your journey. I am so grateful that you have the blog to share your adventures. Much love.

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