Yeehaw, leaving ion a vacation...long with pictures
For many years Mike and I have talked and dreamed of owning a 5th wheel and hitting the road. Three years ago he retired and I asked him if he was bored sitting home and playing on the computer. He said he didn't want to go anywhere and that if I wanted to travel to go do my thing.
Well you don't have to tell me twice, so for the past 2 years I have been going on vacations alone.
Now I have to tell you that I really enjoy my alone time and I can visit anyone I want to and do anything I want to.
A few months ago we started talking about how it would be fun to travel around and live our dream. I paid our house off about a month ago and then we started looking for the right vehicles for us. It didn't take us long to decide on what we wanted for a 5th wheel. On the 17th of May we purchased the 5th wheel and only needed the truck to pick it up.
The truck was a little harder but I persisted and thanks to ebay found and bought the truck of Mike's dream. We got plane tickets to go to Dallas on May 19. The truck is a 2008 Ford F450 with duel wheels and 4x4 diesel. It has the Kings Ranch interior with the entertainment package. Lots of bells and whistles.
Two days before we were to go to Dallas I found the motor scooter that I wanted. It was located in
Henderson, TX which is only 153 miles east of Dallas. Talked to Mike and he said we could put it in the bed of the truck. So I called the guy and bought it over the phone sight unseen. 2008 Honda Silverwing scooter 600cc engine. This is an automatic gas and go and will top out over 100 mph.
We picked up the truck and spent the night in Fort Worth visiting friends. The next day we drove to Henderson and got the scooter and drove to Tyler where we were going to spend the night with KathyTX. We went out to dinner with Kathy and her husband and also with Vannie and her husband. Lots of fun and great company.
After a good nights sleep we headed back home which was more than 900 miles away. Lillypad lives near where we were going to spend the night so we met at a restaurant and got to visit for a couple of hours.
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The last day of the trip was very long and we were glad to get home to our own bed. It was a great mini vacation and the first since we got Bobby 14 years ago.
We took the truck to Tucson to the RV dealership to have the hitch installed in the bed of the truck.
3 days later we went to do the walk through, which took 3 hours, and then drove the rig home. Man this thing looks like a semi going down the road. It sure is pretty though. lol The 5th wheel is a 2010 Heartland Cyclone toy hauler. It is actually 41 feet long and the last 12 feet is a garage to put your toys in. It also has central vacuuming, a bath and a half, sleeps 10 and has 2 queen size beds that come down from the ceiling of the garage. We also have 2 refrigerators.
This is the interior looking from the front to the back.
Interior from back to the front.
We have been filling our traveling home for over a week. I think everything we need is in there. If not there is a WalMart on every corner. lol We will be heading out on Tuesday morning going back to Texas. We will have dinner in our new home with Buzzard and RuthieG on Wednesday night. Then we will be off to Killeen to visit friends for about 4 days. From there we are going to Fort Worth and will hook up at TrinityTX's house and spend a few nights there. She has offered to take us around to see the sights. I am thrilled that she and I will have a couple of days to really get to know each other.
After we leave Fort Worth I think we will be headed home. We want to go to Yellowstone National Park. On the way there we will hopefully meet Lori Utah. We have to be home by the end of July so Bobby can get his school books and all the other things that are required on July 30.
I will have my laptop along so will be able to check in and hopefully share pictures with you all along the way. This is going to be quite the adventure for my family and I for one am looking forward to it.
Here is a link that might be useful: slide show of interior of RV
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