Thursday Feb 1st came and we picked up the truck. Totally miffed at the situation but are over it now. We left Avon Park Friday morning bright and early. But where did we go?
As often happens with us, when we are done with something, we are done. So we pointed the truck north and drove 4 days home. Back to the SSUVFL. Three of those days were long driving days for us. Usually around 8 hours. The last day was shorter and what a relief when we pulled into our beautiful property. We both got out of our vehicles and said "We may never leave again". LOL.
It has been a strange winter for sure. We got home and there is no snow at all. Normally we would have 20-30 inches on the ground and the temps would be hovering around 0 for weeks at a time. But not this year. However when we were in Florida, most people we talked to said that that is the coldest (their words) it has been down there for many many years.
What did we learn from this little expedition? Well, we know that we are done with the full time lifestyle. Heck, we don't even consider ourselves as part timers either. We felt like we needed to take a trip just because we haven't been on the road for awhile and that RVing was just a huge part of our life back then. I guess you could say that we have moved on.
We thought we had planned well. Making many stops in places that are fun to be at. Lots of beach time at first but the cooler temps really didn't make it as enjoyable as it could have been. Remember, I only found $.06 metal detecting.
We will have to rethink the way we travel in the future. The pickup camper got to be small after a while. We don't know how we lived in it for almost a year one time. Especially when it was cold out and you couldn't sit outside. Very few places we were at allowed fires and we didn't have the room to bring our propane fire pit.
So we are home now, deeply entrenched into our fortress of solitude. Now we can concentrate our efforts on our home expansion and the food trailer business.
Until then.
Well still nice you got out. It’s always nice to know you’re decisions are good ones.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice getting away for awhile.
DeleteGlad your truck is all fixed up. Good luck with your food truck business. It's nice to get away, but always nice to come back home.
ReplyDeleteThanks. So much to do around here.
DeleteSounds like we might see a 5th wheel and truck camper listed for sale in the near future.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your trip did not go as planned, but I totally get how difficult it is to leave home when you love it so much.
What we really need is to hire Barb to plan our trips for us. Then she could just lead us around with a little flag like a tour group. As long as the stays are not in Walmart parking lots.
Delete👍🏻👍🏻 !! Just think no snow so you can really get to work around the Ranch👍🏻👍🏻We’ve been in the 50’s for a few days now.
ReplyDeleteYep, ready to start the project list.
DeleteMust be nice to be back home in your little piece of paradise. We were in Florida in 2011/12 when they had hard freeze warnings. It was warmer in Victoria when we flew home for Xmas!
ReplyDeleteCheers! 🍻
Glad to be home.
DeleteIt’s too bad the trip didn’t go better, although the weather is always a gamble. Perhaps it was the destination that left the enjoyment behind. Glad you made it home safely.
ReplyDeleteDeb
Thanks. We will have to re-think it next time for sure.
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