Freebird Journey

We drove our tiny home on wheels from Pacifica and made our temporary home in Napa for a few days.  It was only about 50 miles, but we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and dealt with SF traffic.  As we were leaving the campground in Pacifica Bob was approached by a couple of fellow campers asking questions about our rig.  We find that our Dynamax stands out in the crowd we attract a bit of attention when arriving and departing the campgrounds.  It is a great icebreaker and conversation starter.  Campers come from all different backgrounds, but it is those differences that we find the most interesting.

The layover in Napa was for 2 reasons: it’s Napa! And we met Bob’s sister and brother-in-law.  They drove down from their home in the Sacramento area, and we enjoyed a couple of days with them.  As is often the case with families living in different areas of the country, visits have been dictated by work, illnesses, and funerals so this visit was long overdue.  Karen and Scotty are both delightful, witty, and are truly wonderful humans.  I am so glad we had this time with them.  And this comes shortly after meeting with Bob’s youngest sister, Mary Kay and brother-in-law, Kelly for dinner when we were in SoCal.  He is blessed with fantastic sisters and brothers-in-law that I hope we see more of going forward. 

After Karen and Scotty left to go back home, we had another full day to enjoy Napa.  It is every bit as beautiful as I had imagined.  And the wine is OK😊 I know, I talked about moving beyond constant vacation mode and making better lifestyle choices, but we were in Napa!  We did get several walks in so hopefully it was a wash.

Our campground in Napa was a full-service campground in the middle of the city.  Full service means we had all the hookups: water, electricity, and septic.  We figured out that we are either RVing or camping.  RVing is usually in a city or a resort and has full hookups while camping is in national or state parks or Corp of Engineers, etc. Camping is further divided into 2 categories: limited hookups or dry camping (no hookups).  We prefer camping in state or national parks, but it is nice to have full hookups in between to get caught up on laundry, grocery shop, etc.  Napa had good grocery stores!

We are traveling rather quickly through California but look forward to staying at our next few locations for a bit longer.  Close family and friends may remember how hard it was to be so far away from Drew when he moved to Oregon in 2015.  Like most things, it got easier over time.  AND now we have Shelby and Evelynn!  I thought it might be easier being away from Parker since we are the ones that left.  But I was wrong.  I miss Parker, Kaley, and my parents like crazy.  But I think Parker and Kaley probably need their space and my parents needed their home back!!!

Love & Hugs,

Kristi