jnlo2000
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Our first 8 months of travel have been nothing short of amazing. We have had good times and bad, (mostly good). We have met some amazing folks along the way. We have learned a great deal about ourselves and others and have decided that so far, this is most certainly the lifestyle for us. Here is a quick summary of our jouneys so far!! What have we learned??
a)- We both get very nervous on travel days. It is definately better than when we started though!
b)- TAILGATE (put it down or up when required and DO NOT FORGET)
c)- Research. I love to research and am not as comfortable not knowing what we are getting into. If we don't have a place to park, I will research many parks along the route just in case.
d)- If you don't like it, move on. Nothing wrong with being comfortable.
e)- SLOW DOWN. We are not in a hurry. Still working on DH on this one! LOL
f)- 6 hours is really the most comfortable travel day. Anything over that and it just gets ugly. 3-4 hours is ideal. But 6 if we have to.
g)- The south has much less in the way of fire pits at sites, plan accordingly.
Home (Shelter Island NY)-Foxboro MA- stayed 2 days to attend a wedding of a Navy buddy.
Foxboro MA-Elizabethtown PA- 1st working job (May 1-Oct 1.)
Elizabethtown PA-Hagerstown, MD- part time workamping job. (Oct 1-Nov 1)
Hagerstown, MD-Daytona FL. Several stops along the way and dodging Hurricane Sandy the whole time. That was exciting! Stayed in Daytona for 1 week to attend Good Sam Rally.
Daytona, FL-Campbellsville KY- (Nov 5-Nov 28) Several stops along the way and ending in Campbellsville to work for Amazon.
Campbellsville KY- Nashville TN- Left after about 3 weeks. Amazon did NOT work out..that's a story in and of itself. So we hooked up with fellow Amazon camperforce who were leaving as well and decided to go on an adventure! Spent a week in TN.
Nashville TN-Foley AL- Stopped in Birmingham for the 2 days and headed to Foley AL. Spent a week in Foley on the Gulf Shore, it was FANTAStiC!
Foley AL-Mayo FL- Caught up with some workamping friends from the summer taking in some sites at the state parks.
Mayo FL-Seffner, FL- Our current location at Lazydays in Seffner to visit family and friends. Will be here until Dec 26.
UP AND COMING!
Seffner FL-Bushnell FL- Our home until middle of Feb
Bushnell FL-FL Keys- 2 weeks in Feb in the keys to visit some snowbird friends from back home and take in some diving and fishing.
FL Keys-Fort Wilderness- 1st week in March. We decided to stop at Disney for a week for our son's LAST school vacation before graduation in the spring. He thinks he is a little too old for Disney, but you are NEVER too old for Disney! Hopefully he will have a great time!
Fort Wilderness-Hilton Head- THis will begin our journey back north for our summer workamping job. 2 weeks at Hilton Head should give us plenty of time to soak up some rays before heading back to the chilly north.
Between April 1-15 we are heading for our summer home in Hagerstown, MD- Arrival date will depend on when we are needed back!
Apr-Nov- Hagerstown MD- summer workamping home! Should be a great summer!
Nov-Mar- Vanderpool TX (winter volunteer workamping).
a)- We both get very nervous on travel days. It is definately better than when we started though!
b)- TAILGATE (put it down or up when required and DO NOT FORGET)
c)- Research. I love to research and am not as comfortable not knowing what we are getting into. If we don't have a place to park, I will research many parks along the route just in case.
d)- If you don't like it, move on. Nothing wrong with being comfortable.
e)- SLOW DOWN. We are not in a hurry. Still working on DH on this one! LOL
f)- 6 hours is really the most comfortable travel day. Anything over that and it just gets ugly. 3-4 hours is ideal. But 6 if we have to.
g)- The south has much less in the way of fire pits at sites, plan accordingly.
Home (Shelter Island NY)-Foxboro MA- stayed 2 days to attend a wedding of a Navy buddy.
Foxboro MA-Elizabethtown PA- 1st working job (May 1-Oct 1.)
Elizabethtown PA-Hagerstown, MD- part time workamping job. (Oct 1-Nov 1)
Hagerstown, MD-Daytona FL. Several stops along the way and dodging Hurricane Sandy the whole time. That was exciting! Stayed in Daytona for 1 week to attend Good Sam Rally.
Daytona, FL-Campbellsville KY- (Nov 5-Nov 28) Several stops along the way and ending in Campbellsville to work for Amazon.
Campbellsville KY- Nashville TN- Left after about 3 weeks. Amazon did NOT work out..that's a story in and of itself. So we hooked up with fellow Amazon camperforce who were leaving as well and decided to go on an adventure! Spent a week in TN.
Nashville TN-Foley AL- Stopped in Birmingham for the 2 days and headed to Foley AL. Spent a week in Foley on the Gulf Shore, it was FANTAStiC!
Foley AL-Mayo FL- Caught up with some workamping friends from the summer taking in some sites at the state parks.
Mayo FL-Seffner, FL- Our current location at Lazydays in Seffner to visit family and friends. Will be here until Dec 26.
UP AND COMING!
Seffner FL-Bushnell FL- Our home until middle of Feb
Bushnell FL-FL Keys- 2 weeks in Feb in the keys to visit some snowbird friends from back home and take in some diving and fishing.
FL Keys-Fort Wilderness- 1st week in March. We decided to stop at Disney for a week for our son's LAST school vacation before graduation in the spring. He thinks he is a little too old for Disney, but you are NEVER too old for Disney! Hopefully he will have a great time!
Fort Wilderness-Hilton Head- THis will begin our journey back north for our summer workamping job. 2 weeks at Hilton Head should give us plenty of time to soak up some rays before heading back to the chilly north.
Between April 1-15 we are heading for our summer home in Hagerstown, MD- Arrival date will depend on when we are needed back!
Apr-Nov- Hagerstown MD- summer workamping home! Should be a great summer!
Nov-Mar- Vanderpool TX (winter volunteer workamping).
