Whirlwind Mid-West Tour

We left Vegas on Halloween and it's been a fast trip to the East. We're in Springfield, Missouri tonight at a hotel. We've been alternating between hotels and RV parks. The RV is tight for sleeping with all our stuff packed in it. We did a great job selling off most things but there is still a bunch on-board. At the RV parks, we have to offload ten boxes to the car to make enough room for sleeping. It's been a quick trip, moving along about 250 to 300 miles a day. Our only real touristy adventure was the Grand Canyon but that was a beautiful trip. The pace is just too tiring to spend much time enjoying the sights but we are trying to schedule rests along the way.

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1990 Mallard Sprinter Class C RV

 

Yes, we'll be on the road again!

We put down a deposit on a 1990 Mallard Sprinter Class C mini-motorhome. It's 22 1/2 feet long, so it's smaller than our last one. But that will make it easier to park and Gera might actually drive this one! It seems big enough to haul all the stuff we'll want to take back East with us since we're not carrying any furniture. Whether we head to Florida or New Jersey first will depend on how full the coach is once it's loaded up. If it's too full, we'll go to Jersey to put that stuff in storage before we try to deal with the Florida storage unit. We're busy selling off stuff on craigslist and eBay. The trip will be much shorter than our last one. Mostly our goal is just to get there but we are going to try to see a few things we missed last time like The Grand Canyon. Money is tight so we can't stay anywhere for more than a night or so. Departure is scheduled for the end of October.

On the road AGAIN?!?

Well, it's hard to believe but, less than a year after settling into the rental condo and selling our RV, I'm actually considering doing it all over again! I guess I'm a glutton for punishment. Actually, it's that whole lemons into lemonade thing again. Gera had nothing but trouble with the two jobs she's had here this past year. Both companies are big corporations and they both treated her like crap! She's on unemployment now and interviewing for a new job but she's being very cautious. Nevada employment law is not on the side of the employee, so businesses get away with murder. Anyway, we're considering our options, including bugging out of Nevada in an RV.

eBay is still occupying my time for now. eBay Live! is here in Vegas this week so we're going to see if we can come up with a way to really make a living on eBay. But, we’re still leaning toward heading back East sooner rather than later. I’m looking for a cheap RV that will be big enough to haul our stuff in and give us a place to live for awhile back in Jersey; at least until we can find an affordable place. I’m going to look into buying a multi-plex or two that would give us some income and a free place to live. We might try to find a storefront for an eBay consignment business also. I have some other ideas but we’ll see what we learn at eBay Live!

Do I really want to travel the country in an old RV that’ll be sure to keep breaking down - AGAIN? I guess if the alternative is being homeless on the streets of Vegas, the answer is a resounding “Yes!”