Blue Angels Homecoming Show 2014

After Tallahassee, our next planned destination along I-10 west was New Orleans. At around a 400 mile drive, it was a longer trip than we were willing to make in one day. About halfway between the two cities lies Pensacola, a reasonable place for an overnight stop. We had learned a few weeks earlier that...
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It’s only been 10 days?!? (Part 2)

Above: Walking the dogs through the used luxury RV lot. We knew this week would be busy and we didn’t want the dogs underfoot during the entire process. We did some research on Tampa dog daycare locations beforehand and decided on Fuzzie Buddies due to a lot of positive reviews and all the vaccinations that...
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The Final Countdown

One week from right now, we will be in Savannah Georgia, more than halfway to Seffner, FL where we’ll take delivery of Rover on Monday April the 28th. It’s hard to believe, but we’re down to our final week of preparations here in Maryland! We’ve finished all the inspections, repairs, furniture removal, and clean-up at...
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Our Toad Can See!

Last year, the world was wowed by the many different views of the Chelyabinsk meteor streaking through the sky and exploding over Russia. The videos were possible because many drivers in Russia have dashboard video cameras (the reason for this is unfortunately to protect drivers from corruption and scams). Since we will be doing a lot more...
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Choosing Our Toad

The process of choosing a toad turned out to be more complicated and time consuming than we expected. Some of the factors we included in our search were: Approved for flat towing Large, flat cargo area that comfortably fits two large dogs Comfortable enough for many long sightseeing trips Good fuel economy New vs. used...
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Dinghy? Toad? Even Our Vocabulary is Rebooted

Once we figured out that we’d be driving a big Class A motorhome around the country, we learned that we would need to tow a car behind us. This wasn’t something we had originally considered. In our fantasy world, we pictured a small RV that we’d drive around everywhere we needed to get to, park...
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