RV versus Sailboat

I have to admit I WAS VERY nervous about this RVing thing...I have alway traveled by sailboat and traveling on land is something alot different, but I love different...so I tried to be optimistic. When we left this last time we were going to be gone for about 2 month, but it was cut short due to the plumbing fiasco...we ended up only being gone for 10 days, but...I think I am going to love RV life.....of course I love to travel..see new thing and I meet new peeps, but traveling in an RV is ALOT different....so I have  been coming up with things that are the same and things that are different about traveling on a sailboat and traveling by RV

The same thing about them is they both move and you alway have your home with you, your very own bed, you're own sheets, towels, dishes and you know where all your stuff is! You can travel to different places in the comfort of your own home. That’s most of the of the appeal—getting to visit new places while carrying your home with you. 

But that's about all they have in common, of course the sailboat can only travel by sea and the RV by land. 

When you step out of the boat..if you are not at a dock...you get wet and you could drown...when you step out of an RV you land on solid ground, so you don't drown...that is a thumbs up for the RV! 

When we sailed and anchored up for a time or stayed at a dock...getting from one place to another was hard on the feet or expensive, you walked, biked or took a taxi. 

With the RV we pull a small car behind us so when we dock, we have transportation, it is a lot more fun to be able to see more of what is around....that is a thumbs up for the RV!

With the RV we can choose how far we want to travel in a day and we can choose when we want to stop. That does not happen in a sailboat, you are at the mercy of the wind and the weather, on the sailboat, your day is a full 24hrs...or longer..it depends on things you can not control...with the RV If we start to feel the itch to move earlier than anticipated, we start up the motor and move, regardless of the weather or the wind.

When you live on a sailboat weather is a major concern, we do not worry about adverse weather in the RV. We were very concerned when our boat was at anchor and we were ashore if the weather deteriorated or changed, inclement weather does not bother us in the RV, no leaky hatches, no bouncing or swinging with the wind and the waves.

Maintenance is required, of course, in an RV, but the cost is lower, and getting parts is so much easier!
That is just a few things that I thought about when we were gone. I did think up quite a few more, but didn't want to bore my readers (you are out there..right)...but

All in all, we are still having fun and that folks.... is what life is all about! 

Hitting the open highway!

We are planning to leave in January and head for California, we we'll keep to the southern states, Texas, New Mexico and so forth, so we will miss the cold weather.  I want to go to San Diego, there are some sights there I want to see. They have in the San Diego zoo, it is located and it  houses over 3,700 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies. The San Diego Zoo was a pioneer in the concept of open-air, cageless exhibits that re-create natural animal habitats. It is one of the few zoos in the world that houses and successfully breeds the giant panda. We did get to see some panda at the zoo in Atlanta..they were spectacular! In 2013, the zoo added a new Koalafornia Adventure exhibit, providing an updated Australian experience. Then we will head up the coast to see the sights in California. Los Angeles, Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near the iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers can be seen.  On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, and the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries. San Francisco, in northern California, is a hilly city on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It's known for its year-round fog, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and colorful Victorian houses. The Financial District's Transamerica Pyramid is its most distinctive skyscraper. In the bay sits Alcatraz Island, site of the notorious former prison., the Redwoods, Napa Valley and so forth. Oregon I'm told is not to be missed, Oregon is a coastal U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscape of forests, mountains, farms and beaches. The city of Portland is famed for its quirky, avant-garde culture and is home to iconic coffee shops, boutiques, farm-to-table restaurants and microbreweries. Highlights include the Native American art in the Portland Art Museum, the Japanese Garden and the Lan Su Chinese Garden. Then it is up to Washington State, Washington has a terrain spanning the snow-capped Cascade Mountains to forested islands in Puget Sound. Its largest city, Seattle, is known for its thriving tech industry, vibrant music scene and famed coffeehouses. Its landmarks include the futuristic Space Needle, century-old Pike Place Market and Seattle Aquarium. Innovative glass art is displayed at Chihuly Garden & Glass, Mount Rainer is also in the mix! Then it is on to Alaska, Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 3rd least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance and one of the things on the bucket list is to fish for salmon and Halibut!  That would take till the summer and then we will be back here for the baby's first birthday in August. After that we are going to try the East coast again😉