This is a perfect day to look back on my first 100 days of becoming a vagabond. It’s sunny, short-sleeves-and-shorts weather, a nice breeze, and a mostly empty campground. Just me, the butterflies, the occasional horse on the path the other side of the fence, and cars coming and going down the road. 100 days ago, I was at Safari Condo, nervously picking up the trailer I had waited 15 months for. I really had no idea what I was in for. Not a freaking clue. I knew this vagabond life decision would change my life, but I really didn’t…
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Breaking It Down
There is both a sense of excitement and a bit of nerves when moving from one campsite to another. I look forward to exploring the new place, but it does mean I have to pack up literally everything and that is a lot of detail right there. So if you’re interested in details and how things work (for me) when moving from Point A to Point B, you’re in luck, this blog post is for you. If not, you can stop reading now 🙂 The day before I move is a combination of planning the route via the Garmin (RV version…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The good parts of the day first… Today’s sunset was amazing. The KOA might be hard by a freeway, with the attendant noise, but the sky is amazing. This is #nofilter stuff right here, people. I didn’t need to change a thing. Unhitching the car was OK. I went slowly, and thought about each step before I did it. And the two were finally separated, so I could drive off to Walmart. And buy food and paper towels and dish soap. Such an exciting trip. Now for the bad parts of the day, both involving new skills I obviously am still…
The Adoption of Breeze
Bella and I pulled into the Safari Condo parking lot this morning, ready to adopt the newest member of our little vagabond tribe. There she was, waiting in the bay, complete with a red bow and a welcome sign: Then it was a day of learning so many new things that I think my brain grew another brain just to try and hold onto the flood of knowledge the Alto grandmaster, Denis Messier, passed along to me. Full tour of outside, then inside, every single thing had something special to remember about it. Kudos to the crew that took care…