THE STORIES

Warning: History Lesson Ahead

The day before we headed to Independence, MO (close to Kansas City), Andrew pointed out an interesting note on the map for the upcoming RV park—something that looked like a prayer center. Doing a bit more research, we realized that the campground—Campus RV Park— “…began as a church campground for

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The art of planning

When we first started talking about this adventure, one of the common questions was, “Do you have an itinerary?” While it’s exciting to think of just heading where the wind takes us, when you’re hauling a 37-foot 5th wheel camper AND have certain places and people you want to see

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A Tale of Two Tennessee’s (Nashville vs. Memphis)

Nashville As we make our way across the country, we are finding some small towns/cities enjoying a renaissance, some that time forgot, and some still reeling from the effects of COVID. Our experiences in Nashville and Memphis are a good illustration of that. In Nashville, large employers and anchor institutions

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Where are we going? I don’t know. 

When Chase was little, and we did what we called “a city vacation” (as opposed to a “beach vacation”), we’d often get up, have breakfast, then head out for a day of exploring. Inevitably, the question would come— “Where are we going?” The answer almost always was, “We don’t know.”

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The kindness of strangers. And of each other.

It’s not all unicorns and rainbows out here on the road. We are learning the mechanics of a whole new way of living, and sorting out what we want our life together to look like. Perhaps one of the most nerve-wracking things we needed to learn first was how to

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