{"id":11801,"date":"2022-11-22T19:41:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/22\/were-traveling-again-not-what-you-think\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T19:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:41:42","slug":"were-touring-once-more-not-what-you-assume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/22\/were-touring-once-more-not-what-you-assume\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re touring once more (not what you assume)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>This submit could include affiliate hyperlinks. See our affiliate disclaimer <a href=\"https:\/\/heathandalyssa.com\/privacy-policy-legalease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"6\"><span data-key=\"7\">Yep, we began touring once more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"8\"><span data-key=\"9\">But it isn\u2019t what you assume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"10\"><span data-key=\"11\">I\u2019ll get again to that in a second. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"12\"><span data-key=\"13\">Our entire lives for the previous six years have been about journey. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"14\"><span data-key=\"15\">Visiting all fifty states. Re-visiting 45 states and dreaming about driving to Alaska once more. Setting our sights overseas to different international locations the place we will RV. Making enjoyable maps of all of the locations we\u2019ve been.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-key=\"18\">\n<figure>\n<div data-slate-void=\"true\" data-key=\"19\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div data-key=\"19\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/s572nHCzxDevyrJJZboDkf\/email?ssl=1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-key=\"21\"><span data-key=\"22\">Green: 2014, Yellow: 2015, Red: 2016, Blue: 2017, Orange: 2018. I feel. There\u2019s plenty of overlapping traces on this tiny map! <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p data-key=\"25\"><span data-key=\"26\">Well now journey plans all over the place are being canceled. Our buddy Nate who runs <\/span><a class=\"email-link\" href=\"https:\/\/faredrop.com\/heathandalyssa\" data-key=\"27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-key=\"28\">Faredrop<\/span><\/a><span data-key=\"29\"> informed us that there are practically 90% fewer planes within the air proper now in comparison with standard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"30\"><span data-key=\"31\">That\u2019s an enormous dive for the journey trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"32\"><span data-key=\"33\">But what about RVs?<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"34\"><span data-key=\"35\">We journey in our houses. We use fewer public services as a result of we&#8217;re self-sustaining. Many campgrounds are using contact-less checkins. Most of us spend the remainder of our time in nature\u2014six-feet away from strangers by desire\u2014anyway. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"36\"><span data-key=\"37\">I\u2019ve heard many individuals say RVing could increase this summer time as a result of it appears like a safer solution to trip in comparison with flying. I\u2019ve seen associates on Instagram getting again on the highway previously week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"38\"><span data-key=\"39\"><strong data-slate-mark=\"true\">Can we return to journey as standard?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"40\"><span data-key=\"41\">Heath &amp; I&#8217;ve talked about this lots over the previous month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"42\"><span data-key=\"43\">Our beforehand deliberate travels this 12 months had us spending April &amp; May in Tennessee. Driving as much as spend a few of our summer time in Michigan\u2014one of many few states we have now solely visited as soon as and are dying to discover once more! We deliberate to fly to Oregon to go to associates, attend a rally at Winnebago HQ in Iowa, after which end out the 12 months within the Rockies\u2014Colorado, Wyoming, possibly even Montana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"44\"><span data-key=\"45\">We scrapped all of our plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"46\"><span data-key=\"47\">After <\/span><a class=\"email-link\" href=\"https:\/\/winnebagolife.com\/2020\/05\/our-hardest-month-as-rvers\" data-key=\"48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-key=\"49\">Ellie\u2019s well being scare final month<\/span><\/a><span data-key=\"50\"> and speaking to fellow full-time vacationers, we knew we needed to throw that map out the window. We wanted a brand new plan that allowed us to journey within the most secure approach potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"51\"><span data-key=\"52\">Because you see, we journey full-time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"53\"><span data-key=\"54\">We don&#8217;t have any residence. No property. No land. No place to remain put for some time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"55\"><span data-key=\"56\">\u201cHome is where you park it\u201d as they are saying. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"57\"><span data-key=\"58\">We couldn\u2019t keep in Alabama perpetually. So we got here up with our personal tailored journey plans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"59\"><span data-key=\"60\"><strong data-slate-mark=\"true\">Step One: Drive to Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"61\"><span data-key=\"62\">Ellie turns ONE (????) this month so she has her one-year-old test up at her pediatrician right here in Texas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"63\"><span data-key=\"64\">When the stay-at-home order in Alabama expired final week, we packed up and drove to Texas. Her appointment isn\u2019t till the tip of the month, so we&#8217;re holding it in park at Heath\u2019s dad and mom\u2019 home and spending time with household. <\/span><\/p>\n<div data-key=\"67\">\n<figure>\n<div data-slate-void=\"true\" data-key=\"68\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div data-key=\"68\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/mSH5orwMsc63mTigXGoCN8\/email?ssl=1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-key=\"70\">\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p data-key=\"74\"><span data-key=\"75\">We thought of extending one other month in Alabama earlier than driving again to Texas, however wished to ensure we had been within the state no less than two weeks previous to her appointment. Plus we\u2019ve obtained full hookups together with 50 AMP service right here within the driveway! It\u2019s luxurious moochdocking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"76\"><span data-key=\"77\"><strong data-slate-mark=\"true\">Step Two: Summer journey? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"78\"><span data-key=\"79\">Heath and I are taking part in it cautious. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"80\"><span data-key=\"81\">We didn\u2019t wish to preserve our outdated journey plans traversing a dozen states. There\u2019s an excessive amount of danger with getting sick, spreading the virus, or ending up caught someplace. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"82\"><span data-key=\"83\">But we additionally don\u2019t wish to keep in a driveway in Texas all summer time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"84\"><span data-key=\"85\">When we sat down to debate all of our choices, we talked about selecting only one state. One state the place we might be completely happy spending June-October. Somewhere with good climate, a day\u2019s drive away from Texas if we would have liked to return to household, and ideally someplace we would wish to open our first campground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"86\"><span data-key=\"87\">Colorado. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"88\"><span data-key=\"89\">It\u2019s been on the prime of our listing as we\u2019ve looked for a campground (together with Tennessee and Maine) and it ticked all of the packing containers for a spot the place we would wish to spend an prolonged time period. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"90\"><span data-key=\"91\"><strong data-slate-mark=\"true\">How We\u2019re Traveling Moving Forward<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"92\"><span data-key=\"93\">When we drove from Alabama to Texas (roughly 11 hours Google Maps time or 15 hours RV\/child time), we made the entire drive in in the future. Normally we might cut up the drive in two, however with the Texas-Louisiana border being monitored, we didn\u2019t wish to cease in Louisiana. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"94\"><span data-key=\"95\">(They did cease everybody on the border on I-10. They requested us after we pulled by means of at 11 PM the place we had been driving from and the place we stopped alongside the way in which earlier than they waved us by means of. The entire dialog lasted lower than 15 seconds.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"96\"><span data-key=\"97\">While restrictions are being lifted throughout the nation, nobody is aware of how this may play out and the way journey will proceed to be affected. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"98\"><span data-key=\"99\">That\u2019s why we selected one single state for our travels this summer time. We have family and friends throughout the state. We can fortunately keep parked for a month with out worrying about tornados.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"100\"><span data-key=\"101\">I don\u2019t know if our one state concept is the best solution to spend our 12 months. I feel most individuals would agree that the most secure factor for everybody to do could be to remain near residence this summer time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"102\"><span data-key=\"103\">But as full-timers with out a homebase, we knew we would have liked to the spend the subsequent few months <em data-slate-mark=\"true\">someplace<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-key=\"104\"><span data-key=\"105\">And what higher place than the place you&#8217;ll be able to park with views like this? <\/span><\/p>\n<div data-key=\"106\">\n<figure>\n<div data-slate-void=\"true\" data-key=\"107\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div data-key=\"107\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/qyyFSgxXkCHPsWpH7iiFzx\/email?ssl=1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-key=\"109\"><span data-key=\"110\">I couldn\u2019t discover the unique of this photograph! Just this one with textual content added <\/span><a class=\"email-link\" href=\"https:\/\/heathandalyssa.com\/location-independent\/\" data-key=\"111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-key=\"112\">from this weblog submit <\/span><\/a><span data-key=\"113\">???? Our favourite moochdocking ever in La Veta, Colorado.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p data-key=\"116\"><span data-key=\"117\">Those are our plans as of as we speak. They will most likely change by the tip of the month. But it\u2019s the place we&#8217;re proper now. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] This submit could include affiliate hyperlinks. See our affiliate disclaimer right here. Yep, we began touring once more. But it isn\u2019t what you assume. I\u2019ll get again to that in a second. Our entire lives for the previous six years have been about journey. Visiting all fifty states. 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