We’ll drive 2 – 4 hours per day, but probably not in longer than a 2 hour block. I think this is realistic with the kids. We can drive for a couple of hours in the morning and a couple in the afternoon without anyone feeling like they’ve been in the car all day. In between we’ll go to the park, the library, the grocery store, the laundromat, the zoo, the museum, or Monticello, and any one of those will be an adventure because it’ll never be the same grocery store twice.
We plan to move every day, not staying anywhere more than one night, but because we might move only two hours down the road, I hope that we will still find ourselves feeling unhurried and getting a good feel for the places we pass through. This maiden voyage will last just a few months, after which we will undoubtedly have learned a lot about:
- whether we like living in an RV
- how far we’re comfortable moving at a time
- how often we want to move
- what kind of roads we’re interested in traveling on
- what kind of campgrounds we prefer
- how to find campgrounds
- how to find vegetable oil
- what kind of foods/style of cooking lend themselves to our lifestyle
After learning all those things, we will be able to plan our next trip accordingly!
May 5, 2011
Sounds like you have a great plan in place!