joy and weather

I am beyond excited. My heart is just full. I feel so light and free, just for having made this decision to go on the road. I am currently spending much of my free time researching and doing all the stuff that needs to be done to get ready. I am now exploring the realm of "full-time" RVers on the internet. There is so much information! I sometimes get overwhelmed by the details and sometimes laugh, seeing folks that have planned for Years to do this...I am not sure if I am laughing at myself for planning this so quickly, or them for taking so long!

I just discovered the world of "workamping"--Work camping (for an example see http://www.workamper.com/WorkamperNews/TWNSampleAds.cfm) --where singles or a couple exchange labor (volunteer or paid) for free parking space. I've started our preliminary budget and think we can get by on about $1500/month--$2000 at teh outside. Obviously, if that comes directly out of our nest egg, we will have spent $48,000 by the end of two years, which isn't acceptable to me :) We already discussed money making ideas while we travel and this whole workamp thing could be a lovely godsend to supplement our income and get "free rent" :) Gads, this is just too much to imagine sometimes.

It sometimes seems like all the folks full-timing are retirees or at least "silver"...of course, that could be that many our age (30's) are just not on the internet, or just not frequenting the boards I've found. Our age seems so perfect for this!

The weather here in California is insane today. Gusts of wind up to 50mph, pouring rain. on my way to work there were 3 big-rigs overturned on various freeways around the city. I saw a rig right in front of me almost topple over the edge of the bridge into the Sacramento River! A gust of wind hit the side and his load swayed a good 3-4 feet to the side, then righted itself. Glad it didn't go over.



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