What a thrill to realize that, when we got to San Diego, we had officially driven coast to coast. We did it! Yay us!!!
Climbed to the top of Kill Devil Hill to see where the Wright Brothers took their first flight in Kitty Hawk!
It has been the most amazing ride of our lives. It all began on June 1, when we sold our home and moved into the RV. This adventure has been a dream of our since 2006. It took a lot of planning, research and hard work to make it happen.
We bought Ladybug the day after Christmas 2019 in Franklin NC. We really got to know her with a week’s trip back home to Florida. Right off the bat Steve started working on the renovations. Covid hit. And that began to mess with our time frame. But we refused to let it stop us.
At the end of April we finally put our home on the market and it sold it one day. We had a month to sell off everything that we couldn’t possibly take with us. Somehow we somehow managed to pull that off too.
Due to Covid-19 we had our closing online! Then put the last of our household aboard Ladybug while sitting in our driveway. From there we took the first step and spent about 3 weeks at our first RV park. And then the journey began!
Steve and I would love for you to see highlights from our first 6 months of being full time RVers. There are A LOT of pictures so I am going to let them speak for themselves and shut up now.
Loading Ladybug in our driveway in South Florida
Palm Beach Travelers RV Park in Lantana, FL was our home for the first 3 weeks.
We spent a few days at the Sunkissed RV Resort near the Villages, FL.
Fabulous al fresco dinner in Savannah Georgia.
Social distancing in the gorgeous pool at Creek Fire RV Resort in Savannah, GA.
Dinner on board Ladybug with our son and daughter in love in Myrtle Beach, SC.
We enjoyed many gorgeous beach days on our journey. This one was in North Myrtle Beach SC.
Finally bought a grill in Myrtle Beach and made great use of it.
We had a lovely lunch at Captain Ratty’s in New Bern SC.
Yummy Duck Donuts in Kitty Hawk SC. Loved the Outer Banks!
Climbed to the top of Kill Devil Hill to see where the Wright Brothers took their first flight in Kitty Hawk!
Helped John Hancock sign the Declaration of Independence in Williamsburg VA.
Fabulous Crab Cakes at Waterman’s Grill in Virginia Beach, VA
The Flamingos are coming! Norfolk VA Botanical Gardens
A visit to the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton VA.
Made friends with this adorable llama at our campground in Chesapeake VA.
Delectable Pastrami Sandwich at Rosenfeld’s Jewish Delicatessen in Ocean City MD
We enjoyed a day filled with art at The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria VA.
We stepped back in time with a visit to George Washington’s Mt. Vernon
The stunning intimate dining room at Mt. Vernon. We have the same floor in Ladybug!
In Washington DC we stopped by House of Flowers, made famous in the movie American President.
We visited all of the monuments at The Mall in DC, including the Jefferson Memorial pictured here.
Amazing wood fired pizza at Vin 909 in Annapolis MD
Steve finally made it to the Naval Academy!
We spent time in Rehoboth DE with our son and daughter in love and devoured a delicious Low Country Boil the Eve and I prepared together.
While with “the kids” Steve made his version of White House Hoagies. Yummy!!!
Continued our camping with Brian and Eve at Kiptopeke State Park in Virginia
As a family we enjoyed a gorgeous campfire as the sun was setting.
In Boone NC we loved the babbling brook right behind our RV at Flintlock RV Park
While in Boone we spent time in Blowing Rock!
And we thoroughly enjoyed shopping at Mast’s General Store in Boone NC!
Along the way we stopped in Atlanta to visit our dear friend Shirley
After a brief stop in Birmingham AL we visited Jackson MS. We spent a very emotional day at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum,
Loved seeing the “cruisers” on the road from New Orleans LA to Biloxi MS
One of those gorgeous cruisers. The Corvette is my all time favorite car.
Steve’s Birthday Dinner was spent at Café Vermilionville in Lafayette LA
In New Orleans we dined at some of our favorite places. This was dessert at Bywater American Bistro.
Crave-able Pierogi at Zasu in New Orleans, LA
And our tradition of dining at Brigtsen’s on our last night in NOLA remains intact.
Muffaletta from Central Grocery in the French Quarter became our go-to take out!
We were quite moved by the Houston Holocaust Museum.
Loved eating these amazing tuna tacos on the patio deck at The Spot on Galveston Island, TX!
We spent an entire day at NASA, which was very close to our RV Park in Houston!
We shared a burger and a lobster roll for lunch in The Pearl neighborhood in San Antonio TX.
Enjoy a traditional turkey feast for our first Thanksgiving on the road!
And who could forget The Alamo?
After a night in Sonora, we stayed a few days in Ft. Stockton TX. We took day trips to places like Big Bend National Park and Marfa.
Our first views of the magnificent mountains at Big Bend
We devoured our fabulously delicious burgers, fries and onion rings at Bad Rabbit in Terlingua just outside of Big Bend.
Seeing the art installation Prada Store in Marfa TX was soooooo cool!!! It is literally in the middle of nowhere.
Aliens everywhere in Roswell, New Mexico
Next stop – Albuquerque NM
Lunch at the Plaza Café in Santa Fe NM.
Stopped in Cerrillos along the Turquoise Trail back to Albuquerque.
Our first snow!!!
Our RV park in Tucson AZ had a gorgeous pool, but it was way to chilly for us Floridians.
The Traveling Locavores ate their very first Sonoran Dog at BK’s in Tucson!
Got another stamp in our National Parks Passport when we visited Saguaro National Park in Tucson AZ
Steve and I had a friendly encounter with a Coyote on our way back to our car after spending the day meandering through the gardens of the Sonoran Desert Museum.
We celebrated our first Hanukah aboard Ladybug.
We turned back the clock with a visit to Tombstone and the O.K. Corral
Miles of airplanes at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson.
Our canyon lake cruise aboard the steamboat Dolly gave us a brand new perspective. This was just one of our stops along the Apache Trail near Mesa AZ.
The awesome and breathtaking Apache Trail was a short drive from our park in Mesa AZ.
Beauty, art and paddle cactus in Scottsdale AZ.
Coast to Coast We Did It! Sunset over the Pacific Ocean.
What a wonderful adventure! Hope to see you when you get back to Wellington.
Hugs, Susan
It truly has been so much better than we even dreamed!!! We will definitely get together. We will try to get a group together to go to lunch while we are there. I’ll keep you posted.
This was so fun to be in this journey with you! Can’t wait to see you in person!!!
It would be more fun if you actually WERE on the journey with us! Let’s get a couple of dates on the calendar.
Great memories. Great photos. Thanks Sandy.
Any plans to be in Minnesota?
Thanks so much Joe! Great memories indeed. We actually should be visiting Minnesota next summer. It would be so awesome to actually meet. Where in Minnesota do you live?