In our last post I mentioned that we’d been staying at Wickham Park in Melbourne, FL. Wickham is a community park run by Brevard County, and is almost 400 acres – the campground is just a small part of it. The camping loops are kinda unique in that they’re fairly undefined sites – and folks […]
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Our Month Still – Melbourne, FL
Wow.. where did the month go? It seems like we just pulled in to Melbourne, Florida for our long anticipated still time. Oh wait, I remember – we’ve been keeping busy! Last April we parked in this very location at Wickham Park in Melbourne when we got the unsolicited offer to sell our Oliver Travel […]
Gift Ideas for RVers
With the holiday season well upon us, we’ve been asked by non-RVing friends what would be ideal gifts to give the RVers in their life. We’ve recently posted some ideas for physical products : Kitchen Gadgets Ideal for RVs Mobile Technology But all of this stuff does take up space (which is at a premium) […]
We Finally Named our Bus!
A couple months ago we asked for your help in coming up with a name for our bus. We were blown away by the outpouring of ideas in comments, Facebook and e-mail. Thank you everyone! Y’all put your brains in overdrive and came up with some pretty clever stuff – Cassiomadia, Caspur, Purdy Cassy Techno Taxi, […]
3… 2… 1… We did a 1/2 Marathon!
We’re still in a bit of disbelief: one week ago today – we each completed the Space Coast Half Marathon! We’ve been integrating in more fitness into our travels, and have been looking forward to slowing down our pace of travel to allow for more hiking and jogging. Almost 2 years ago, we both used […]
Kitchen Gadgets Ideal for RVs
Since moving into our bus, we’ve been reacquainting ourselves with the joys of kitchen gadgets. In our previous super tiny trailers, we didn’t have much room for such things. With a little bit more space, we’ve been enjoying picking things out that match our lifestyle and serve meaningful functions in our household. All of the […]
Landing Gear…. Down!
On Friday afternoon, we arrived to Melbourne, Florida. We happily pre-paid our monthly rate at our campground and setup. Knowing – we don’t have to move anywhere for a month. A whole month!! We are actually parked so that the campsite we were at nearly 7 months ago when we agreed to sell our Oliver […]
Promise of Lithium #3: Lithium RV Battery System Cost Analysis
In the first post of this series: I explained the chief downsides of Lead Acid batteries, the tried and true battery technology that powers essentially every RV electrical system made. And in part two, I explained about the advantages Lithium Ion batteries, the latest and greatest battery technology to come along. In particular, I raved about the […]
Florida Bound & an ‘Open Bus’ Invitation
After a brutally hot summer in Arizona getting the bus ready, we’re definitely following the good weather this winter. We are headed to Florida to spend the holidays with family! It’s not often that we actually have plans more than a day or two out, but Florida is a difficult place to winter in an […]
A Mini Addition
Yesterday I posted about our 6 carless months, and how I convinced Chris to agree to a toad. We’ve been pondering for a while what might make an ideal toad for us. We knew we wanted something that could be flat towed with all four wheels down, as we didn’t want to deal with a […]
