I never saw a live pig until I was 19. I was raised in Miami Beach in the 1950s and led a sheltered life. So, how does a spoiled, scaredy cat, mid-century girl end up with her very own travel trailer driving cross country alone? Here’s the skinny …
We took a hard look at our finances when I retired and concluded that if I wanted to go, do & see everything on my list I’d have to find a creative way to go, do & see. The most economical way for us to travel is by camping although up til then I considered camping staying at a cheap motel. I investigated RVs, campers and travel trailers before deciding that a Casita Spirit was the perfect travel trailer for me. Ultra-light for easy towing and all the amenities I need packed into 17 feet of fiberglass. I also had to find the perfect vehicle to tow the little cutie & eventually bought a Kia Sorento. Then all I needed to do was learn how to hook it up, tow it, back it up and set it up!
Mamacita with her new Casita!
After almost killing each other on our first couple of trips, I realized that this camper travel thing was my dream, not Kurt’s and he did not want to participate in every one of my hare-brained adventures. I needed to learn to travel alone if I wanted to be Wander Woman and must overcome my fears of the dark, the great outdoors and all things creepy-crawly or I had to give up my going, doing, seeing. So, I did.
I traveled to Long Key State Park at Mile Marker 62 in the Florida Keys and backed into a campsite by myself yesterday. I then set up camp and began my blog by the ocean.
First time I’ve backed the Casita in by myself!
And set up camp by myself!
Blogging by the ocean – not too shabby a set up!
Let the adventures begin!
Wander Woman 