Vagabond exploring life with my little trailer in tow
I know, we just got through the end of year holiday season. And hopefully, we all survived New Years and everyone’s 2022 is off to a good start. Mine has been kind of slow, which has been good. I’ve been reading a lot and napping. Until Monday afternoon, when I realized it’s less than 6 months till July 4 weekend. Which matters a lot to full-timers. Why? Read on…
I read somewhere that pilots of small planes are always on the lookout for where they could land in an emergency: a country road, an open field, or similar spots. The last few weeks, I’ve felt a bit like that, changing plans as the weather has changed (from bad to worse…) as I travel down the west coast. I thought it might make an interesting post to talk about changing things when Plan A doesn’t quite work out, so I’ll cover two situations here. Situation 1: Campsite Woes The spot looked great on the website when I was making the…
More thinking, more discussion, more googling of places and things, and so today was time for round 2 of planning routes. I got some great feedback from people on the first round and also lost my outbound co-driver, so I made some adjustments in the plan. Overall, still same general picture: The purple pins are the eastbound route, while the teal pins mark the westbound route. Eastbound: 3164 miles, give or take a few side trips along the way.Westbound: 3411 miles, with the little Alto behind me all the way. Let’s dive into the details, where the devil hides… The…