Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Ahhh! What are we doing?!?!

For three weeks we are renting a 32 foot C class RV and traveling out West!
Link to the RV brochure, 3170DS (double slideout!)

We are going to Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone and the North rim of the Grand Canyon.  We will be digging for trilobites in Utah, panning for gold, checking out dinosaur bones, rafting down the Colorado River and going to chuck wagon dinners.

So our concerns/fears before we go:
  • BEARS
  • What is we can't hook the RV up at the camp in the dark - newbie fear
  • If we need to go to the store we have to take our 'house' with us
  • Rick might need to back up the RV which will involve a lot of yelling...
  • Someone (Grant) might get too close to the edge at the Grand Canyon
  • The fridge is so tiny it belongs in a college dorm, we are bringing a lot of coolers
  • We have no idea what we are doing!
Rick picks up the RV this Friday in the afternoon and then has to drive it home from Grain Valley in rush hour traffic.  We will load it up Friday night and take off early Saturday morning.  Rick has the trip planned down to the hour and has mapped out all the Costcos, Walmarts and Bass Pro Shops.  Walmart and Bass Pro let you park in their parking lots overnight if necessary, so they are our backup if we get behind schedule.

My goals for the trip:
  • No fast food or junk food allowed (no Reese's peanut butter cups and the RV can't go through the drive thru)
  • No DS's or computer time for the kids (they don't know that!)
  • Spend quality family time together playing games and reading
  • RELAX & SURVIVE
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7 comments:

  1. rbasseJuly 17, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    You are a brave person, have a fantastic, safe trip and make sure you post your adventures so we can follow along!

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  2. Russ EverhartJuly 20, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    Good Luck! I'm impressed with your family time commitment. I hope you're speaking to one another when you come back.. HA!

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  3. dastiensJuly 20, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    I love the no DS's and computer time. That would be a true challenge for my kids. We love camping in our camper, it's definitely not as big a Class C but to be able to travel and see parts of the country. Priceless. Have a great time and good luck!

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  4. bretworleyJuly 20, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Not sure if it will work out, let us know if you are so stressed and need to leave one of the kids at the Grand Canyon and maybe we can pick them up on our way through.

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  5. UnknownJuly 20, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    Good Luck on the adventure - It will be great family bonding time!

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  6. patiomaeJuly 20, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    I'm sure I speak for the majority when I say you're crazy! Please post pics.

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  7. UnknownJuly 20, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    Hey, I learned this fun game on a road trip one time where you say "I'm going through the green glass doors and I'm bringing..." and say different things until someone guesses the connection. Like you could say banana, bandana, gun, fundamentalist screed, pandemic and the connection would be all the words have n as the third letter. Or you could do one with, apple, banana, coffee.. and it's that each starts with the next letter of the alphabet. I really like that game, might be a fun thing for you guys to try. Have fun! I'll pray that you guys stay safe and have an awesome time, but I know you will! Cheers!

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