We’re in Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, visiting our friends Bob and Ben, who have been delightful hosts in every way. I’ll write about this visit, next. Before I do that, though, I have to get this out of the way: the photos I found and the feelings they evoke from the first time we […]
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The Big Winter Decision
When you live in an RV and want to stay where it’s warm, your choices for winter are limited. Florida 2020-21 As you guys know, we totally spoiled ourselves by spending our first winter in southern Florida: Thanksgiving in the Everglades, December at an RV resort near Naples (top photo), and January and February in […]
The (Un)Surprising Habits of Snowbirds
You probably already know what I recently learned: “snowbirds” is what you call retired people who live up north but spend their winters down south, Florida or Arizona pretty much. This means we’re not snowbirds (we plan on spending all our summers and winters where it’s moderate!), but we’re blending in quite nicely with those […]
RVing during a Pandemic
Several friends are dealing with major life events at the same time as this Covid-19 pandemic (and the recession): I’m watching as friends replan weddings, deal with hospital stays amid germs, and simply feel the stress of life changes in the midst of major societal changes. Our situation is complex but not life-threatening. Between Now […]
Prepping Updates
Okay, I can now provide details about our exact plans and answer friends’ questions. Yay for progress! This is what we know: The house is under contract. The Airstream is in storage nearby. We’re packing the Airstream to take off as soon as I’m done with work: March 20! The House If you’re curious about […]
The Airstream Has Landed
Yay, we brought her home! Well, we picked her up from the dealership, drove her down to Maryland, and parked her in storage, without wrecking, scraping, denting, or breaking her in any way! This taking-ownership business was actually a two-day odyssey, complete with cold rain and snow, hours of technical lessons, camping in a freezing […]
Mistakes We’ve Made *Already*
(Plus actual updates on our progress.) In our zeal to downsize and prep the Airstream, we’ve jumped the gun on several decisions that I regret already. No big deal—some are even amusing. What We Gave Away Jewelry. Why would I need jewelry for a life on the road? Give it all away! And then I […]
Small-space Planning
We’ve got a to-do list as long as my arm (really, both arms) of crucial stuff we need to take care of before we can leave, but I keep getting distracted by the inside of the Airstream. I’m thinking big-time organization and decorating. And clearly, from the image above, I’m no great interior designer. But […]
Are We Going to Work from the Road?
Hell, no. Retirement means spending all morning sitting under the awning of your Airstream in jammies, drinking tea and listening to the birds. It means going on a hike that afternoon and not checking the time other than by watching the sun as it lowers. It means picking up and leaving the campsite whenever you […]
Keeping a Connection to the Matrix
These interim posts are turning out to be a way to answer Frequently Asked Questions (better than my Not-yet asked Questions section). Here’s one: A friend recently asked how we’re going to deal with administrative stuff, like mail and voting. Notice how the Airstream doesn’t have a house number or a mail slot? So we […]
