Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Life on the Road - week 1

After being gently thrown from the nest, of our warm temporary home in eastern Tennessee, Jon and I hit the open road heading to Chattanooga for what is sure to be a great adventure. We have spent the past week learning a few helpful hints on how to survive on the open road. I will share the top 3:

1. Don't have a dog. As cute and adorable as they can be, they take up lots of room. Two people and two pups in one van = packed likes Sardines. Always bring extra towels for when they roll around in the mud and never let them out of your sight, or they might eat poop in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic.
2. Check the weather. Before departing we equipped the van with a kitchen, storage space, bed, and electrical needs. We were set and ready to go. Little did we know that we might not survive the first night in the van, for mother nature was in a different mood. Our second day was spent attempting to hike to climbs, nearly falling over from exhaustion (the most exercise I have done was trampling from the couch to the kitchen to get more cookies), and Goodwill shopping for as many blankets and we could carry back to the van.
3. Get down a system. The first few days may be a bit rough trying to cook, clean, and actually coexist in a closet sized vehicle but you just have to push through and survive it. After establishing a sort of chaos system of organization and living, things may go a bit smoother.

As you can see we have learned a lot in the first week but in this process have met some wonderful people. We have been surviving for 7 days now and hope to make it many more!


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