ADVENTURES IN BEANEBAGO

 

Keith and I have dreamed of owning a camper for years, in August we made the jump, more like high jump into the quick new world of. Wait for it. CAMPER LIVING! I had big dreams of driving the country far and wide and enjoying the peace of the open road. Yep! I was going to have the freedom to go anywhere, and everywhere I wanted; No one to hold me down, or kids to keep me back. Then reality hit, my bubble was popped, and I began seeing that my beautiful plan of freedom and open road, was one that would have Katymayhem spots throughout the country. So, I figured why keep the enjoyment to just Keith and I (and the kids of course), let others join in with us on the beanabago adventures.

So, I will start with the very first adventure in August 2020, while everyone was running around figuring if they should wear masks or run from murder hornets; I was tackling my adventures in the best way possible the BEAN WAY. National Lampoons Vacation was my guide when it came to traveling alone with the camper. Whatever could happen, happened with Katy at the wheel, and Keith off working in a different state (for the most part).

Keith and I picked up the camper with big smiles on our faces and hope in our hearts of a new life that would lead us to freedom on the open road. First place to start a big adventure was looking at our dream land in Washington state, out in the northern lands where no one can find us. Keith saw it as an off-road experience, I saw it as a bad idea with a camper; so off we went on dirt roads heading towards our dream, bumping around, barely missing tree limbs; wait we only took one or two with us, I found those in the front bed. We zoomed through the great unknown of Washington state, only those who dare to bring a camper know about. As I pulled out branches off the bed, I smiled thinking, Keith the outdoors man that I love, that can take me to great unknown in a camper. Well, I actually was still shaking from the near misses of other trees, and the potholes that I was sure to mess up the driving of the camper. Through it all we found a beautiful piece of land in Republic Washington, and they were not all crazy about masks and murder hornets. We gazed around seeing Trump 2020 signs and MAGA hats, we knew this could be the place for us, if only our camper and checking account thought that way.

Continuing through our adventure on this first week I began realizing reality and changing my expectations to meet what my real mayhem life was to hold, when the open road was in the course of my path of living. Keith and I have grown immensely through this beginning journey into RVing. I am excited to see the growth that will happen as we grow in knowledge, and experience on the open road. Me, Keith and Maka (our golden) just riding the open road. Bring it on!