Donya and I decided to start our RV adventure as soon as I retired, so after buying the RV and truck, we sold our house and put our belongings in storage. Since our house sold much faster than we thought it would, we moved into the RV in March and stayed at the Austin East KOA until I retired on June 8.
Living in the RV before we started traveling gave us an opportunity to learn how to use the RV functions, figure out what to take and what to leave behind, maximize storage space and get comfortable living in 450 square feet. Donya spent a lot of time on the Internet reading RV blogs and researching best known practices to set up our home on wheels. She bought every accessory that she thought we’d need to make life easy living on the road, and I think she did an absolute super job of getting us ready.
We arranged to store our car at my sister Kim’s house (she is also Donya’s mother), and my other sister Denay offered to handle our mail. We spent hours planning our route and making reservations at RV resorts and campgrounds, which was necessary because our total length is 63 feet, and we knew that we couldn’t fit into just any campground. Also, we wanted to make sure that we had Internet at each camp site so that Donya could work remotely.
As my retirement date approached, we felt confident that we were ready to hit the road.
So glad your adventure begins, I cant wait to read about you travels! Please come to San Diego if you need a place to stay my house is always available.