New Year, New Plans…let’s try this again

On 03/01/2020 By arabelmortimerIn Family and Friends, General musings, RV, Travel, USA6 Comments

I would like to state that today, I am feeling inspired.

That does sound jolly, doesn’t it? The word inspired makes me think of other words such as passion, gusto, lifted, and motivated.

However, I also need to state that today, I just told a fib. I’m not feeling inspired, but rather a little bit grey, a tad like the weather outside – overcast with a wavering breeze.

But I would like to feel inspired and be carried atop a wave of excitement and inner peace and joy, so that’s what I’m telling my brain today, and hoping that the rest of my body will catch up soon.

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A spanner in the works

On 19/03/201918/03/2019 By arabelmortimerIn RV, Travel, USA8 Comments

Try not to faint.

Yes, this is a new blog post.

I apologise for my extreme dearth of blog posts. I do hate the fact that I have become so apathetic when it comes to my writing, given that I started with such vigour and excitement, determined to record every aspect of my travelling life for posterity.

As time passes I seem to find myself dragged into whirlpool of everyday stuff and nonsense. And when I manage to kick free of it, I realise that it feels like an actual physical force. My body is tired and lethargic, my head feels all gummed up, and my actions seem small and inconsequential.

I’ve just looked at the date today and been shocked to realise that we are already almost a quarter of the way through the year. How on earth did that happen?! Time has slipped away and I am trying to remember if I have used it wisely or if I have let life get away from me; allowing days to just pass me by while I sit and watch them.

So let me take stock….

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Money-Friendly Motoring: Budgeting For Your Motorhome Road Trip

On 19/10/201823/10/2018 By arabelmortimerIn General musings, TravelLeave a comment

Thanks to Wessex Vans for their guest blog this week.

Most people dream of what travelling the incredible wonders our world has to offer is like: Waking up in a new destination each day, having the freedom to explore, spending quality time with loved ones, and seeing things you never thought could be so beautiful.

Nonetheless, with more people opting to pack up and hit the road in a camper (as we think they should!), one of the most challenging aspects for anyone that hasn’t previously lived in their campervan is budgeting.

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Reflections on a work camping summer

On 26/09/201826/09/2018 By arabelmortimerIn Family and Friends, General musings, RV, Travel, USA, Workamping16 Comments

Although the summer hasn’t quite ended (it is after all still routinely 90^oF and upwards here in TN), I can tell you that September has marked the fifth month of my work camping stint here at Piney Campground.

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My workamping summer begins!

On 20/06/201819/06/2018 By arabelmortimerIn Family and Friends, RV, Travel, USA, Workamping6 Comments

Well, we made it to Tennessee in one piece.

Currently the temperature is 91^oF, the humidity is so high you need a snorkel to be outside, and the bugs are sometimes so plentiful they get stuck in your teeth; but lucky for me, I am perched safely away from the elements in an air-conditioned campground store that is to be my working home for this summer.

Right, so let’s catch you up….

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The silence is broken!

On 30/04/2018 By arabelmortimerIn Family and Friends, RV, Travel, USA2 Comments

Greetings to you all!

I am attempting right now, with some difficulty, to type this blog as I bump my way along the I75 in Georgia. Looking up from my keyboard I can see that we’ve just passed Perry which, if I remember the map correctly, puts us somewhere in the northern region of the state (more than likely I am wrong about this though).

We have just ticked over in to hour five on the road today, having started out this morning from The Villages down in Florida. There is very little to say about my surroundings right now, except that according to the last three billboards; the way and the truth belongs to Jesus Christ; seat belts save lives; and there is chicken ‘worth stopping for’ at the upcoming Gas and Go. The most picturesque views from today have actually come from the grass verges down in Florida where spring has truly sprung in the form of vivid lilac, violet, and fuchsia-coloured wildflowers.

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My blue collar job – Amazon CamperForce

On 05/01/201807/04/2020 By arabelmortimerIn Travel, USA10 Comments

The past few months have seen me take a break from writing and constant travel in order to don a new hat for a while, that of a small town blue collar American worker. It seems that almost a traditional part of the full time RV lifestyle involves some form of ‘workamping’ – putting in a day’s work in exchange for room and board and hopefully a wage of some sort, if you are lucky.

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The final leg

On 05/11/2017 By arabelmortimerIn RV, Travel, USA4 Comments

In the past year and a half of our full time travels, Loops and I have managed to visit 29 National Park Service locations. They have varied in type, from historical sites to recreation areas, scenic trails to monuments, lakeshores to parks; each unique in their offerings.

When we pull in for a two day stay at North Cascades National Park though, it somehow feels further removed even from the other National Parks we have visited.

We find ourselves situated at the base of rugged mountainous terrain. There is a glacial river flowing through the park, ice cold to the touch and almost biting enough to freeze you just by looking at. The land is forested by pine, perfectly suited here in the harsh and wintery landscape.

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Maybe tomorrow…

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