For anyone that ever plans on traveling like we are, here are the books I used everyday...WOODALL'S CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY..which has most of the campgrounds listed by each interstate exit you are on, has prices, phone numbers, amenities and directions..THE NEXT EXIT..tells what is at each exit you pass, helpful when you need gas...AAA TRIP TIX CAMPGROUNDS.. for each state you go thru plus it tells which ones have the AAA discounts, we used the trip tix maps for awhile but many times we went off the beaten pass way to see more, (that's where the GPS came in handy), it tells where campgrounds are that Woodall's might have missed and is listed by city not by interstate, which helps when you want to find a campground near the town you plan on stopping in, ESCAPEE'S TRAVEL GUIDE...this is a real good book on campgrounds, free and low cost places to boondock, cost with your discount for being an Escapee member, which I recommend, plus have a GPS and an Atlas! Thank God we have a pull-out drawer on our dash because I would have all these books in use at all times! I also had my camera/camcorder ready also! Laptop came in handy too, I would look up a campground we plan on staying in and call to see if they had any pull-thrus available and double check on the prices, sometimes they are cheaper or more expensive! I have been planning this adventure for quite awhile and went to many full-time RV sites and got a lot of advice plus what books to get and also how to pack our MH, what items of clothing to take, minor repairs on the MH, etc. We didn't head out for our life in an RV without a lot of preparations! We are totally portable, we have a satellite dish so we can watch TV anywhere(learning how to get it to work yet but getting better, plus a lot of help from other RVers),a Verizon wireless card so I can get internet anywhere and cell phones so we are in constant contact with family(works 99% of the time, but not here in Lexington), I also have my E-bay buisness, I have brought in about $400 since we left a week ago, trust me that helps with the gas and groceries! As you can see there is a lot to get ready before taking off to live our dream! Plus we are living and learning as we go, everyday we discover something new and that is what makes it so exciting and fun!
We stayed here at Sonny's RV in Lexington for 2 days to rest, do laundry, give the motorhome a break and enjoy visiting with the other RVer's and believe me they are very friendly and helpful, most everyone comments on our Dolphin Motorhome, they love the dolphins on each side, we have had someone even take pictures of it, I have always loved dolphins and it seemed like the perfect motorhome for us, had everything we wanted and the dolphins represents freedom to me, there are 3 dolphins...one is Craig..one is Me and one is Lenny, lol! We had a few hidden problems we had to fix before we left but everything is running like a charm now! We will be pulling out of here sometime today and finding one more campground to stay in for a couple days before we finally pull into MissionBell for 6 months, we want to clean the mh before we get there, hopefully we can find a truckwash along the way, if they allow washing motorhome with the drought going on, plus we want to shampoo the carpets and wash the windows, we want to pull into our new home with pride!
Well, gotta go find a post office to ship out 7 packages then come back and help break camp and hit the road again!! So until next time!
