So it was finally time to see if all of our modifications and research would pay off. We departed at exactly 9:00 a.m. on Easter Sunday. The new and improved navigation system worked great, and we had no trouble dropping off the dogs and getting back on the Massachusetts Turnpike. The slippery leather cushions stayed… Continue reading TRIP #2–OUR SECOND TRIP TO BOSTON
After the final snow sometime in late March, we declared that spring was finally here. We had a few loose ends before we could embark on our next adventure, which would be back up to Boston to celebrate Easter with Ryan. Sometime over the winter we had received a recall notice from Mercedes-Benz. Also, when… Continue reading Adventures in De-Winterizing
The next project was to improve the navigation situation. Recall from our trip to Boston that the factory-installed navigation system in the eTrek offered little help when we needed it most. Furthermore, we had always found the navigation in our Honda Ridgeline deficient (i.e., “make a u-turn if possible” was the only re-routing the system… Continue reading The Long, Cold Winter Part 2
After our trip to Boston, our RV dreams were put on hold due to snow, snow, and more snow. It was hard to stay enthusiastic when it seemed like we would never be able to go anywhere in our new Roadtrek. In the meantime, we tackled a few interior issues. Instead of using blankets to… Continue reading The Long, Cold Winter Part 1
Our inaugural trip was to take our son, Ryan, back to college in Boston. We finally found some seat covers at Walmart, and we used an assortment of blankets to cover the rear sofa. We took the dogs out for another run Friday night to fill up with diesel fuel for the trip. I was… Continue reading TRIP #1–OUR FIRST TRIP WITH “BIG BUMPY”
One week ago we picked up our new Roadtrek Etrek. Our son brought us to the dealer and enjoyed his first solo ride home on the Garden State Parkway. Now we will have no excuse not to let him drive there when he is home this summer. The paperwork took about fifteen minutes—although it… Continue reading Coming home with our new RV
It was mid-December 2014, and rather than focus our efforts on shopping and wrapping, we decided to investigate RVs. We had a casual interest, consisting mainly of watching RV shows on the Travel Channel and admiring RVs as we drove to some of our favorite vacation destinations, such as Gettysburg. Often we would pass an… Continue reading Making the decision to purchase the RV
