From one KOA to another

Ahhhh, finally rested! We all feel much better and the kids are all back on schedule, hopefully. We woke up before all of the kids, well except for Triton who is currently Mommy and Daddy's early morning alarm clock. Matt went to the kid's room to check in on them. He found Tristan curled up on the pull out bed under his bunk. I guess at some point during the night he rolled the wrong direction and fell out of his top bunk. I had previously prepared for this so I transformed the couch into a bed which then covered most of the floorspace. Whew! I'm thankful for Mommy thinking!

We hit the road around 10:30 with no plans in particular on where to stop. Just driving in the general direction of home. This is what I am looking forward to the most about full timing. I like the idea of not having an agenda. If we like the scenery at one place then we can stay there as long as we like. Excellent for when you have noisy neighbors too.  


We started our trip with me deciding that I would try driving this monster. I made it two miles and I am proud! I think I can drive a tractor trailer now, even if it is only for two miles. Friday was a nightmare pulling the trailer. We bought a Blue Ox Sway Pro weight distributing hitch to help with towing. Sadly the hitch was not hooked up very well and we experienced what felt like the trailer driving the Excursion. It was not much fun and we were thinking that the drive home would be very slow. Luckily my husband used his resources and got great advice from other Excursion owners on a forum he belongs to. With the proper set up it was a completely different towing experience. Thank You forum guys!!

On the way from Ohio, things were quiet. It was just open road and rest stops. Our dog, Chance, was loving it. Every time we would stop, he would go out and play with his ball. He is enjoying the opportunity to splash around in every puddle. 

Tristan was also enjoy the puddles. We were in the process of setting up the trailer when I heard Matt tell me that Tristan was drinking out of a puddle. I looked out the door to see him folded over at the waist, face first in the puddle. He sat up with this huge grin and mud from ear to ear. He thought that was the coolest thing he had done to date. Personally, I think it is the most disgusting thing he's ever done. It was one of those moments where I really wish the camera was handy!


After that excitement, things were quiet. We all relaxed and went to a restaurant in the area that we had never heard of. I will be including it in my "Week in Review". Afterwards we stopped by Walmart to get a few things for the trailer. How did we survive before Walmart?


Today we head home and return to "normal" life. The trailer will be parked at a storage unit until the next trip at the end of the month. I am betting that the townhouse will suddenly feel a whole lot bigger!!




Oh and by the way.....I am loving these KOA's (Kampgrounds of America). They have everything we need to feel like we are still home. Water, electric, sewer, WiFi.....even CABLE! I am spoiled. I know that when we go full time, places like these will be a treat for us. Real full timers are frugal and often times they do what is called boondocking. That is where they are not connected to anything. They have access to whatever water is in their fresh tank and they are limited to the capacity of their grey tank (water that goes down the drain) and black tank (toilet water). I am not ready for that just yet. I am going to slowly transition. I know I will need my internet where ever we are. I have to keep blogging!!!


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