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June-July 2019 Vanette’s 1st Adventure

I need to catch up to real time so that eventually I am covering my current status rather than historical stuff. But right now we are still in 2019….. My first trip in Vanette, I did not take my dog Jay. She stayed with a friend Wendy in Austin. I was heading to a danceContinue reading “June-July 2019 Vanette’s 1st Adventure”

WRTR 2019 – Jay’s first road trip

In January of 2019, my dog Jay and I took our first big roadtrip together in my Subaru Outback to Arizona. I was a little anxious about taking her on such a long trip with multiple stops. And also, it was much colder than I anticipated. I’ve been in Texas now for 30 years andContinue reading “WRTR 2019 – Jay’s first road trip”

Winter 2018 – a short trip to Santa Fe

During the first several months of my retirement, I spend a great deal of time watching Bob Wells videos on YouTube and reading everything I could find on traveling solo, RV-ing, travel trailers and especially solo women traveling. In Nov 2018, I took a short road trip from Austin to Santa Fe to meet upContinue reading “Winter 2018 – a short trip to Santa Fe”

Summer 2018-My First Solo Road-Trip

My first road trip after retirement was in my Subaru Outback. It was my first long solo trip and I am sure I was a bit anxious about it. Would it prove to be the beginning or end of my dream. Would I enjoy traveling on my own or would I be lonely? Could IContinue reading “Summer 2018-My First Solo Road-Trip”

Vanette’s Story

When I got my little van, she was just a shell of herself. Although I had done quite a bit of investigation to figure out what to buy, I did not realize how much time I would need to spend learning everything I didn’t know. With limited skills, knowledge, tools, supplies and $$$$; I spentContinue reading “Vanette’s Story”