Last we left you, we had just spent two weeks exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway. So let’s pick up where we left off, which was literally heading across the street and entering the Skyline Drive, part of Shenandoah National Park and then heading east. First, the video version: Shenandoah National Park Once you exit the […]
Van Life (May 2019 - present)
Tips for RVing the Blue Ridge Parkway
We shared recently about our amazing two week journey exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway in our Travato van conversion, so in this post we’re going to share some general tips for RVing this scenic and historic mountain drive. First, our video version of these tips: Tip 1: Ideal RV Size The Blue Ridge Parkway was […]
Two Weeks Exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway
In continuing our summer van adventure, we departed our Harvest Hosts stay in South Carolina and made our way to provision for our next adventure. We had decided to hop on the Blue Ridge Parkway and follow it north. The cooler temperatures, a slow meandering pace, scenic views and more seclusion called us. While we’ve […]
First Week Back on the Road: Exploring Georgia
It’s hard to believe two weeks ago we pulled out of Sanford, leaving our boat behind, for an extended van trip of following serendipity. And let me tell you.. it feels GOOD to be back on the road with no particular agenda. We’ve been taking things a day at the time, snagging last minute reservations […]
And.. We’re Off! Back to Nomadic Life and General Life Catch Up
For the past couple of weeks we’ve been meticulously preparing to store the boat, and head off in the van for an opened ended road adventure. It’s been a lot of sorting through closets, drawers and odd storage places we’ve been stuffing stuff for the past 16 months of being homebased in Sanford. Our boat […]
Our New eBikes Have Arrived: e-Joe EPIK Swan Folding Electric Bikes
We posted that we were searching for new eBikes back in October 2020. The e-Joe EPIK SEs we acquired in 2015 had reached the end of their useful life – and we were itching for something that would get us back out riding. We shared what we were looking for in new eBikes – and the […]
Starlink & 5G – Future of Mobile Internet for RVers and Boaters: Are We Excited??
The internet is all abuzz about Starlink satellite internet and 5G cellular. Will these two emerging new technologies live up to the hype as a mobile internet solution for RVers and boaters? As part of our day job over at the Mobile Internet Resource Center we’ve been closely tracking both 5G and Starlink for years. We […]
Winnebago Travato K vs G – Floor Plan Showdown
We recently joined up with our friends Jen & Deas (NealysonWheels) and Kristin & Katy (Snowmads) in South Carolina for an impromptu van meetup. Our first time leaving the state of Florida since the pandemic began. We’ve known all of these guys for many years, having rendezvoused across the country as full time RVers – […]
Upgrading to a 2020.5 Winnebago Travato GL from 2016 Travato G – Was it Worth It?
We’ve now had Blooper, our new-to-us 2020.5 Travato GL, for 3 months. And we’ve been asked multiple times if the upgrade from our 2016 Travato G (Cooper) has been worth it, and if the upgrade addressed our complaints we shared back in September. So now that we have several camping trips under our belt with […]
Introducing our New Van: 2020.5 Winnebago Travato GL
As we shared a couple months ago – besides some gripes, we loved our 2016 Travato G so much, we were ready for an upgrade to a new model. Having a van in our fleet of nomadic vehicles has been perfect as a daily driver and shuttle craft between our vintage bus conversion in the west […]
