4 years ago today we drove away from our house for the last time and I’m so happy to report that this year is ending differently than the previous year. Year 3 ended with the news that my corporate work from home job was being eliminated. 3 months after my old job ended, I started a new job with a different company. Still working from home and happily continuing down the road.
Some of our stats after 4 years:
Averaged 15K miles a year, have not yet gone east of TX/OK, spent the vast majority of our time in WA/ID/OR/CA and AZ with some time in CO, SD, NV, UT, MT, WY, NM.
New National Parks/Monuments: 14, with repeat visits to 3 other National Parks
3 new Wildlife Refuges
More National Forests than I’ve kept track of with lots of hikingJ
State Parks: 10 new state parks for day visits, hiking, site seeing, etc. across 9 different states, 16 new parks for camping across 9 different states
New Bike Trails: 23, across 8 different states, some of the trails ridden multiple times, plus a couple of old favorites that we revisit each summer when we’re in WA/ID.
Museums: 16, across 11 states
Arboretums / Botanical Garden: 5 across 3 different states.
So even without being retired, we’re still enjoying the reality that we can have this much fun while working and traveling for 4 years. I honestly would not trade our lifestyle for anything and look forward to continuing to explore as we move down the road.
One a positive note, year 4 was finally a year free of major mechanical failures. Yes, we had to replace the toilet, hot water heater and Dale had to repair our small electric slide, but those were minor compared to our first 3 years (Fridge cooling unit, truck engine, failure of never lube bearings and hydraulic issues). It was our first year on the road where we didn’t have to change our travel plans by more than a day due to mechanical issues, which was a HUGE relief!!
So thankful for all the adventures, the ever expanding circle of friends we meet along the way, the laughs we share and the wonderful freedom we have to live this FT lifestyle. And, we’re leaving so many places to explore once we actually retireJ
Bobc said
11:14 AM Jul 13, 2017
Keep living the dream guys.
Safe travels!
cherylbrv said
11:42 AM Jul 13, 2017
Sorry it took me a while to respond; I've been mostly on Facebook. We just celebrated 3 years. So glad you guys are still going strong!
Hdrider said
05:22 AM Jul 14, 2017
Congrats!! We sure wish we had the opportunity to work and travel during our careers like you do but I guess things have finally came our way at the end. Hope to see ya down the road.
Hogladyrider said
10:27 AM Jul 15, 2017
Congratulations!
You will love this lifestyle even more when you are fulltime and retired!
4 years ago today we drove away from our house for the last time and I’m so happy to report that this year is ending differently than the previous year. Year 3 ended with the news that my corporate work from home job was being eliminated. 3 months after my old job ended, I started a new job with a different company. Still working from home and happily continuing down the road.
Some of our stats after 4 years:
So even without being retired, we’re still enjoying the reality that we can have this much fun while working and traveling for 4 years. I honestly would not trade our lifestyle for anything and look forward to continuing to explore as we move down the road.
One a positive note, year 4 was finally a year free of major mechanical failures. Yes, we had to replace the toilet, hot water heater and Dale had to repair our small electric slide, but those were minor compared to our first 3 years (Fridge cooling unit, truck engine, failure of never lube bearings and hydraulic issues). It was our first year on the road where we didn’t have to change our travel plans by more than a day due to mechanical issues, which was a HUGE relief!!
So thankful for all the adventures, the ever expanding circle of friends we meet along the way, the laughs we share and the wonderful freedom we have to live this FT lifestyle. And, we’re leaving so many places to explore once we actually retireJ
Safe travels!
You will love this lifestyle even more when you are fulltime and retired!
Safe travels and continued success.
Susan & Gary