It is Thanksgiving week which, in addition to turkey and cranberry jelly (which I truly don’t like, but don’t shoot me), means a short work week. Which brings us one easy week closer to hitting the road. The current count, not counting this week:
- 44 weeks to departure (if we leave October 1, 2012)
- 40 weeks to my retirement (assuming I work to the end of August)
- 31 weeks to Jett’s retirement (assuming she works to the end of June)
- 16 weeks until we actually become RV owners (assuming we complete the purchase by the middle of March)
Can’t hardly wait!
In the meantime I am thinking about how to earn money in 2013 (see “Workcamping”) and planning, at a macro level, how our first 6 months on the road will play out. Here are my current thoughts:
- Leave October 1 and head south in small steps, stopping no more than 2 nights in any location. We need short trips to gain driving skills and confidence and a lot of set-up/tear-down experience with the RV. And maneuvering it into campsites.
- Spend a week with Jett’s family in Virginia.
- Head west, though WV, KY and MO to arrive at the Grand Canyon by early November. Jett’s #1 “bucket list” item is seeing the Grand Canyon.
- Head northwest, to my sister’s home in Tillamook, OR, for Thanksgiving.
- Head south, probably ending up in San Diego by early January.
- Stay in San Diego until mid-April. This would be 3 or 4 months of workcamping.
These plans are subject to change without notice.