Adventures
Retirement 2019
A year of reframe, retire and rehab
Determined to still have a decent vacation in our new trailer despite Tom's job headaches and deteriorating hip joint, we pulled out some pretty nice memories in our favorite places in Vermont with some of our favorite people.
2020 Covid Camping
A snag in the travel plans
Fortunately, we had our two reservations made before the whole world decided that buying an RV and going camping was their only hope for a vacation during a pandemic.
2021 Sixty-six nights
Some semblance of normalcy we hoped.
Armed with a new hip, vaccinations, our new trailer, AND new hope for the exit of Covid, we booked 66 nights in Vermont, Pennsylvania and Maine with a Dutch Oven gathering too! But alas a new snag in the plans. Tom fit in an MRI and biopsy during the summer to learn he had prostate cancer. Watch and wait was the plan....for now.
2022 On the road 104 nights!
Lots of learning with Evvie the 5th Wheel!
Our new 5th Wheel helped us to enjoy many memorable events in 2022. Lots of gatherings!
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2023 A rally, Mississippi River, three National Parks, a flood evacuation, a proposal, and an unexpected campground find!
Enjoying the retired life!
With cancer in the rear view mirror, we took off for almost five weeks and explored the Mississippi River Army Corps campgrounds and visited Mammoth Cave Nat'l Park in Kentucky, New River Gorge in WV, and Shenandoah in VA. Lots of rain in Vermont led to evacuation in July with a marriage proposal happening! Stayed in CT in the fall and found a gem!
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2024 A rally, bought a motor home, Colorado reunion, Colorado National Parks, Million Dollar Highway!
Learning how to juggle two RV's!
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​2024 brought about lots of RV and travel changes. By chance we found a campground we fell in love with in Chaplin, 40 minutes from our home. We started thinking about finding a small motor home to do our travels and parking the 5th wheel at a seasonal site. While at the rally in Elkhart, IN we toured a Phoenix Cruiser and an opportunity to purchase it came and we decided life is short! Our plans to take the 5th wheel to Colorado changed to the motor home and hence our travel adventures ramped up! All this while fitting in a family bridal shower and wedding and our daughter's bridal shower and wedding!
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2025 Arkansas, Deb's Grand Canyon Bucket List, Utah Mighty Five! Nine National Parks!
Once in a lifetime trip!
We fit a lot of RVing in 2025! In March, we traveled to Arkansas in Milt the Motor Home to meet up with some new friends. We returned home to bring Evvie the 5th wheel to our first ever seasonal site at Nickerson in CT. We left after Mother's Day for a 5 week trip in Milt to Grand Canyon and Utah! We returned to our Nickerson site on the Natchaug River to enjoy our home away from home all summer. After packing up there for the season we traveled to South and North Carolina to see family and attend the National Dutch Oven Gathering in Shelby, North Carolina! What a year!
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