I am driving (indefinitely) across the country!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 1:23 am
Hi folks,
As some of you learned in a PM this week, I'm taking a trip across the USA soon. For every reason I can think of, I need to do it before I'm too old and tied down to have an indefinite adventure. Right now, I have a rough schedule and rough locations picked out, mostly centered by friends and family that have scattered across the country. I'm not sure if I'll end up staying a while in the Midwest or around the East Coast, but I know this won't be a quick sprint to get there and back. I'll be spending half a week here and there, with not a ton of time spent in between cities.
For those of you with plenty of time on your hand, I'm beginning to post my thoughts and ideas on bus living over on my blog. It's called "What the Road Tells Me," and it's verbose with a few pictures thrown in here and there. I also have my rough schedule outlined…
http://theroadtells.com
I will NOT be going through nine engines. I will NOT be gathering donations for parts and then not spending the money on parts. I will NOT be posting cute little web videos to gain subscribers. This trip is for me, not the internet.
The trip is mostly financed with the purchase, improvements, and sale of the '76 fuel-injected bus this year. However, I am not above "day laboring," so if anybody here needs help with house work, yard work, automobile work, or general labor stuff, feel free to get ahold of me on here or by email with your needs. I don't ask for much, maybe a hot shower or a home-cooked meal!
If you have any recommendations of roadside or other scenic waypoints worth hitting, PLEASE let me know. Traveling by myself affords me the flexibility to do pretty much anything within reason. Here is a rough proposal of my route:
I won't be ending in DC like the map says, but I will be visiting some friends there. I'll probably make it as far North as Connecticut before leaving the North in fear of road salt this winter.
I hope I can meet a few (or more!) of you fine folks on the road.
Robbie
As some of you learned in a PM this week, I'm taking a trip across the USA soon. For every reason I can think of, I need to do it before I'm too old and tied down to have an indefinite adventure. Right now, I have a rough schedule and rough locations picked out, mostly centered by friends and family that have scattered across the country. I'm not sure if I'll end up staying a while in the Midwest or around the East Coast, but I know this won't be a quick sprint to get there and back. I'll be spending half a week here and there, with not a ton of time spent in between cities.
For those of you with plenty of time on your hand, I'm beginning to post my thoughts and ideas on bus living over on my blog. It's called "What the Road Tells Me," and it's verbose with a few pictures thrown in here and there. I also have my rough schedule outlined…
http://theroadtells.com
I will NOT be going through nine engines. I will NOT be gathering donations for parts and then not spending the money on parts. I will NOT be posting cute little web videos to gain subscribers. This trip is for me, not the internet.
The trip is mostly financed with the purchase, improvements, and sale of the '76 fuel-injected bus this year. However, I am not above "day laboring," so if anybody here needs help with house work, yard work, automobile work, or general labor stuff, feel free to get ahold of me on here or by email with your needs. I don't ask for much, maybe a hot shower or a home-cooked meal!
If you have any recommendations of roadside or other scenic waypoints worth hitting, PLEASE let me know. Traveling by myself affords me the flexibility to do pretty much anything within reason. Here is a rough proposal of my route:
I won't be ending in DC like the map says, but I will be visiting some friends there. I'll probably make it as far North as Connecticut before leaving the North in fear of road salt this winter.
I hope I can meet a few (or more!) of you fine folks on the road.
Robbie