I do get asked some basic questions over and over about our travel plans, so for the sake of clearing things up (and maybe help others along the same path) I will answer them here.
What are we doing?
Why are we doing it?
How did we manage it?
Each question deserves it's own post, so I will focus on the easy one first.
What are we doing?
We are going to travel full time, across the country, in a camper.
A family of four in a camper may sound cramped...but considering most campers have MORE square footage than our boat did...it's gonna feel pretty spacious to us. (Jon and I get our own bedroom again! Yaaayyyy!) Originally the plan was to travel for one year, until we find some place that we want to settle down for good. But over the last couple of years of planning we have altered our goals...realizing that maybe we won't be done traveling after a year. Maybe we won't be done for two years...and maybe we might love it so much we hop the pond and do some international travel as well.
One step at a time.
We saved a certain amount of money, and budgeted it out for a year of travel. Our plan is to travel slowly, staying at most places for a least few days, but possibly even up to a few weeks if we love it. The purpose of the trip is about slowing down; enjoying our time, connecting with each other and communing with nature. While we have no specific plans or timelines, we will be under a budget...that means hopefully we will be able to boondock at least a third of the time. That also means cooking instead of going out, and trying to stay away from the normal pitfalls of "vacation" spending. This isn't a vacation, it's our life...so we can't buy fudge, ice cream and post cards from every city we visit. (However, being donut lovers, we do have a small fund for the nations best donut joints...purely for educational purposes of course!)
If we find that we love travel and want to continue...we will. However, if we find that one amazing place that we want to put down roots again, then we will. There is no plan beyond exploring the world, connecting with each other and learning to LOVE this one life we have.
2 comments:
I read all of your posts but never comment. Had to finally bust out of lurkdom to tell you that I think this is amazing. We bought a camper a few years ago and travel during the summer but I'd travel full time in a heartbeat if my family wanted to.
We do the Junior Ranger program at the National parks and I love it! The adults can do it too! Then you earn a badge and that's a free souvenir. We've met propel that travel full time and their kids have many of the badges.
Thanks for sharing your story. My youngest was in preschool with L. I've enjoyed following your journey.
Yay! I love when people come out of lurkdom! We are SO EXCITED! A little overwhelmed right this second, but very excited. I can't wait to go to all the National Parks! The kids did some Jr. Ranger stuff in Skagway, which was fun...can't wait to see what else is out there!
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