Since leaving on our full-time adventure on September 8, 2017, we have traveled 40,920 miles.

We visited 209 campgrounds, a few of them multiple times.

Here’s the list 

The average nightly cost during the 8 years of travel was $65.09

We’ve been to some amazing places around the country:

Alabama

• Toured Montgomery
• Visited Selma (Edmund Pettus Bridge)

Arizona

• Stood on the corner in Winslow Arizona 
• Toured the Grand Canyon

California

• Visited Joshua Tree National Park
•  Private tour of San Francisco in a VW Bus
• Drove thru the Giant Redwoods

Florida

• Parked on the Gulf in Carrabelle for the winter (photo above)
• Toured St. Augustine
• Visited Key West

Georgia

• Toured Savannah
• Toured Bonaventure Cemetery
• Visited Tybee Island

Hawaii

• Seventeen-Day cruise aboard the Holland America Eurodam  

Indiana 

• Toured Indianapolis
• Took part in painting the World’s Largest Ball of Paint

Iowa

• Visited Antique Archeology (History Channel American Pickers)

Louisiana

• Visited New Orleans

Maryland

• Saw the horses on Assateague Island
• Visited Antietam National Battlefield

Mississippi

• Visited Laurel (HGTV Hometown)

Missouri

• Toured St. Louis

Montana

• Visited Little Bighorn Battlefield

Nevada

• Toured Las Vegas
• Visited Gold and Silver Pawn Shop (Pawn Stars)
• Boat tour of Lake Mead

New Mexico

• Visited White Sands National Monument
• Visited City of Rocks State Park

North Carolina

• Visited New Bern (Birthplace of Pepsi Cola)
• Toured Wright Brothers Memorial

Ohio

• Toured Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Visited Kent State University (“Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)

Pennsylvania

• Toured Fallingwater

South Carolina

• Horse drawn carriage tour of Charleston

South Dakota

• Visited Mount Rushmore
• Visited Crazy Horse Memorial
• Drove through Custer State Park

Tennessee

• Toured Memphis
• Visited Antique Archeology’s second store (History Channel American Pickers)
• Toured Nashville

Utah

• Toured Zion National Park
• Toured Bryce Canyon National Park
• Toured Arches National Park
• Drove through the Red Canyon
• Drove Utah’s Scenic Byway 12
• Visited Grand Staircase -Escalante National Monument
• Visited Salt Lake City

Virginia

• Saw the horses on Chincoteague Island
•  Attended a Floyd Country Store music jam

West Virginia

• Attended The Vandalia Gathering

Wyoming

• Visited Devils Tower National Monument

The reason for this long post is to let everyone know that we have decided to take a break from traveling. We have decided to purchase a leasehold interest on a site here at Aces High RV Park , in East Lyme Connecticut. 

What this means is that we will “own” the site, but not the land. It will be leased to us for 98 years. So, we won’t have any property taxes, and we can maintain our South Dakota residency. And if we do travel, Aces High can rent out the site and we would get 60% of the rental amount received.

So as of today, this is our new home base.

I’m not saying that we will never travel again (never say never), but our plan right now is to park for the foreseeable future. 

Wish us luck

Until next time.