Trailer Secured!

This past weekend we visited the RV show (yes, again) to make sure we felt good about our trailer model choice. After all, we’ll be toting it all over North America for more than a year. We’ve decided on the 2016 Viking 17BH. It’s small, lightweight, and features bunk beds so our family of five will be able to sleep comfortably when the need arises. Of course, we all had fun looking at the mammoth RV’s that boasted separate rooms full of storage, entertainment centers, kitchens with islands, and expanding walls- but that isn’t what we need for this trip.  It was still fun to look, though! We are happy to announce that the deposit has officially been paid and we pick it up in April! This will give us enough time to prep it for the trip but we won’t have to store it longer than necessary.

Scouting activities sprinkle our schedule over the next few weeks. We’re planning on meeting up with local troops wherever we stay so the kids can participate in outdoor activities and service projects with kids their own age. This will allow them to make new friends but will also help us to contribute to the local community and meet all kinds of people while we’re there. We want to learn about different cultures and places, so this affords us a more personal opportunity to do that. So far, I’ve reached out to a troop in Alaska. They’ve been kind enough to respond that they’ll be happy to receive us when we arrive. Meanwhile, less than five months till launch!

- Jen