The Inaugural
Each of us experience various “firsts” throughout our lives—first steps, first date, first romantic kiss, first road trip, to name only a few. Dan and I have shared several “firsts” together—for instance, where we had each traveled cross-country previously in our lives, the first time we shared this experience together was two years ago when he moved from the East coast to the West coast so we could be together. We shared our first time in Baja and San Felipe together, and now we have shared our first real RV adventure together.
It always amazes us that no matter what trip we decide to take, for some reason it nearly always rains the day we are scheduled to leave. We packed all his possessions into the rental truck during a downpour in Pittsfield, Massachusetts—for a trip to Carmel, it rained the day we left—when we left for our Italy vacation and cruise last year, it rained. The last few trips to San Felipe, it rained as we headed south. So I suppose I shouldn’t have been overly surprised that we began this new adventure in the rain as well.
We spent the days prior to the trip getting the 5th wheel trailer ready for its inaugural trip under our ownership. I had donated my old trailer and purchased this new-to-us 5th wheel a few months ago, and now it was time for our first trial run—the shake down trip—to make sure everything was working correctly and learn more about the ins and outs of this home on wheels. For Dan, RVing is a whole new experience. For me, I’m still the novice when it comes to hauling—Dan is much better at backing the rig than I am. But we jumped into our adventure with gusto, nonetheless. With the packing complete, and as the rain fell steadily, we eased the massive tonnage of truck and rig out of the driveway.