I spent a lot of my childhood camping with my parents. The living in a tent and sleeping on the ground kind of camping. Sure, I was a kid – kids like camping and kids like getting dirty. Dad was in the military, and our family was fortunate enough to be stationed in Europe for several years. Mom and Dad wanted to show us the world, and they certainly did that by taking us all over Europe – to 13 countries – for 30+ days at a time . . . camping. It was the experience of a lifetime, I’ll never forget the people we met and the places we went. After I moved from the nest after school – I swore I’d never camp again. Enough was enough. My husband tried to get me to go – “we’ll sleep in the truck bed, under the stars”. No thanks. After all the years under the stars, in the cold, on the ground . . . . my idea of roughing it is Holiday Inn without a pool.
After the kids were grown and we actually had some time to focus on “Us” again, we started talking about places we’d like to go – just the two of us – get away, see the sites, travel the good ‘ole USA. We did the cruise to Alaska thing – which was so awesome. We celebrated our 25th anniversary in Maui – two weeks of beach – absolutely incredible! Two fabulous states to visit and we’re happy to have those two spots off the “bucket list”. We think Colorado is the best place to live, we want travel the other 47. Air travel, hotels, rental cars and dining out can get a bit pricey, so why not do go from comfort of a traveling home on wheels! And our RV dream was born! In 2006 we purchased a new Cirrus Pilgrim International 25ft travel trailer. Now that’s my idea of camping! A queen size bed (not on the ground), a television with a DVD player, microwave . . . and our very own bathroom and toothbrush holder. We found our second home, our vacation getaway. We’re “Cirrus” about RVing!
We’ve learned that even if you have all the comforts of home in one nice little packaged box on wheels – there is still a lot planning, preparation, maintenance and a whole lot of readiness time involved. Make a list, get into a routine and learn as you go. That’s part of the adventure too. And, so we did . . . let’s roll!
