Our maiden voyage, or shakedown cruise, is a 1200-or-so-mile trip bringing the coach home from New Jersey. We decided to take our time on this, learning as we go and spending two nights at each stop. That will give us time to learn all the new systems that we need to use and know about and not be rushed in travel. It is,...
Another first: fueling our RV. Sounds simple—it ought to be just like putting gas in a car, right? In theory, it is. Pull up alongside the pump (making sure it dispenses diesel, not gas), slide your credit card, and insert the nozzle of the fuel hose into the opening on the RV. Believe it or not, the first two steps proved slightly bewildering....
I fear I may never go camping again. The view from our bedroom window Is it possible to become spoiled in just two nights? Our first two nights on the road we spent at French Creek State Park in Pennsylvania. Wednesday night was cool and drizzly with occasional spells of fairly heavy rain. Here’s what I kept thinking about: Tent camping: Find a...
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. A journey in a new RV begins with a 2 ½-hour orientation. On Tuesday, we arrived at Colonial Airstream in Lakewood, NJ, to take possession of our Nest on Wheels and begin learning how to live in it. There’s a lot to learn, as evidenced by this daunting stack of instruction manuals....
