Thinking, talking and walking

Today I got this blog started with a first post, now will get to the story of our travels we plan, and the steps we have taken so far to prepare for our move to our new to us 5th wheel, and truck as our home on wheels. A year or two ago, Polly and I started thinking, and talking of what we will do in our retirement. Last June Polly retired, and next year I will retire. So this last year we have been think/talking more and more. Hmm (think/talking) did I just coin a new phrase? I like it.

We started out with planning to do a long trip from Vancouver Island down into the states, along the westcoast, to the boarder of Mexico and USA, then all the way east along the gulf coast to Florida, visiting every place that takes our fancy along the way. Then as the spring arrives, we would head up the coast through Washington DC and the cherry blossoms, then through to Canada again. Newfoundland, and the Atlantic provinces before we head along the northern part of the provinces abouve the great lakes till we get back to BC.  

That was the plan, and still is, but we started thinking we would go in a van, did much research and looked and drove many, then when I thought Polly can't wake in the night and go pee inside a small van, so then let's look bigger, a small motor home, well that turned into looking for a bigger one then  pulling a car... More talk/thinking, we met a couple that were on their way to a travel journey, and had just retired. They bought a small light trailer and 1/2ton truck, and were off the next day. There reason to go with truck and trailer was "we would have a vehicle when we got to campsite, and 1 motorised vehicle to maintain and insure not two" OK, change of plans.

Now look for a truck/trailer... More to study, after viewing many trailers, and trucks we finally found a 2006 Dodge 3500 quad cab diesel pickup, then a fifth wheel a 2007 Corsair Excella 29CKS. We think we did good getting what we wanted. Both had very low use, and were ready for a long period of lower cost use. During this time we decided to sell house, and take to the road permanently, till we have had enough, or have to settle down again.