After six days, hundreds of miles, four arguments, and twelve ticks, the initial shakedown is complete.
First, we'd be remiss if we didn't acknowledge a few people. First, we'd like to thank Roadabode Productions for both inspiration to go on this adventure, as well as many helpful tips from their years of experience. Next, we'd like to thank our host for the shakedown who has been more than accommodating in many different ways, not just land and amenities. Our respective families also need to be thanked for all of the love and support they have given from the time we decided to start doing this, to today, and throughout the future. A "thank you" also goes to Jersey Girl Beauty for managing our T-shirt sales that help to fund the website, as well as supplement our travels. Lastly, but most importantly, we want to thank all of you for reading, watching, liking, subscribing, and sharing with your friends. It's your support that helps us to keep these pages going and hopefully inspires others to embark on this adventure.
We've learned a few things on this shakedown. The most important is that we're going to need checklists for just about everything. This includes packing, hooking up, unhooking, setting up, tearing down, and some other procedures. Sure, putting them together is tedious, and it will seem somewhat time consuming to constantly "do the checklist", but with our proclivity for neglecting things, it's something we very much need. These checklists are not only procedural, but to make sure we take everything we need. Needless to say, we have a somewhat extensive list of things we didn't bring with us and either had to borrow from our host or worked around. Those will be fixed for our first real adventure, and we'll probably have to fix a few other things as well, but it's a learning experience as we go. Secondly is the importance of hydration. With the three of us being outdoors much more, the sun takes its toll, and heat exhaustion is no fun whatsoever. This isn't limited to just regular water, but also nutrients your body needs to survive. Finally, all three of us must love and support each other in everything. This not only includes the two humans involved, but also the pup. Each of us is an integral part of th ejourney, and we must be there for each other. Openly trusting yet solidifying each of our positions to make the best possible choices in everything, and hopefully limit the number of arguments.
With that, it is now time to announce the location of our first official trip: North Carolina! It will be one week in the south, along with some travel time. It's the first time that the three of us will be on our own with the RV. What adventures will we have? What will become of our journey? You'll have to keep reading, as well as following our social media, to find out.
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