Vacation Pics

[Edwina's Secretary]

I thought I had a pic of me with a sahauro too! From my college days but I can't find it.

I must hide this thread where Don cannot see it. He is very taken with your fabulous RV and the idea of "[I]See the USA in your...."

You could have come a few 100 more miles to the land of milk and honey you know!

[Edwina's Secretary]

On the road in the Sahuaro National Forest -- 1973.



(Okay...so you can't see any cacti!)

[ramanth]

My parents have a 5th Wheel Trailer. Has a fridge, stove, and bathroom, and sleeps 6 comfortably.

So if you have a pickup truck, a 5th Wheel is something to look into. Larger than a pop up camper but smaller than a motorhome.

[Sonia59]

Debbie, I don't know about the authorized sizes of motorhome in Europe, but the smallest you indicate seems already quite big to me (although I am not sure with the feet and inches) And yours, indeed, looks like it is a bus size! I understand better that you can bring your kitties without problems to make them comfortably stay in it, it's like a house!

I think in Europe you could even not use it, it would not fit in parking places and you could not turn in little villages But I guess this is also why you pull your car.

I also undertand what you mean about wasting, you are right, the feeling most of europeans probably have when seeing such bigness is that it is completely... useless. But I also believe that such a motorhome is nice and fun! Wow!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Great pictures. Debbie, does this mean all the problems you were having with the motorhome have been solved?

Yes! Woooo hoooo!!!!

On our way to Arizona, we had no A/C out of the dash, but I told Terry it wasn't a serious problem because we have 3 air conditioners on the roof! Turns out it only needed freon, so that one's fixed. Then in Oklahoma, it was so windy that it ripped one of our awnings away from the motorhome and it was flapping in the wind as we were driving down the road at 65 mph! Pulled over and secured that (on the side of the road with trucks whizzing by at 70 mph! ) and got a new one installed when we were in Arizona, so that one is fixed. And that - knock on wood - is the last problem we've had. The rest of the trip out there and the entire trip home was problem free - knock on wood again!

So, yes, it appears all the bugs have been worked out - knock, knock, knock!

Sara, can't see any cacti, and too bad it's not a little closer up shot of you.

Sonia, when we were in Germany, France and Switzerland we were hauled around in a big tour bus. I could NOT believe the tight spaces the driver was able to maneuver us through! I told Terry to watch and take notes. We stayed in a little town in Switzerland called Oberied (sp?) and one day there was a traffic jam because there was a bit of a tight turn in town and there was a bus stuck. Evidently that driver wasn't as good as the driver we had and he wasn't able to negotiate the tight turn with his big bus. We didn't stick around to see how he got out of it, but I'm sure there were cars that had to back up to give him more room to maneuver.

[Randi]

Debbie, thanks for sharing your vacation pics, they're wonderful! Glad you had a good time!

I can't believe how huge your motorhome is - and the cactus. Wow!! I have no idea about sizes for these vehicles in Europe, but I wouldn't be surprised if they are limited.

[caseysmom]

Ramanth...I have looked at fifth wheels, they are very roomy and most have everything you could imagine, I am just afraid of the parking, my hubby doesn't go camping all the time, I would have to learn to back that thing it.

[Vermontcat]

Great photos! Aren't vacations fun!
I'm glad to hear that your motorhome is behaving for you now.
So when do you plan a trip to the northeast?
Dare I ask how the gas mileage is on your motorhome?
That is one thing that I hate about driving anywhere is how much gas costs now.

My in-laws have a 5th wheel motorhome that they pull with their big pickup truck.
My father-in-law is so nervous about driving it now that they keep it parked in Florida and only use it a few months of the year.
Casey's mom, the nice thing about RV parks is that you never have to back up, the lots are designed to pull in and pull out of without backing up.

[caseysmom]

Vermontcat...here in california...at least what I have seen the state parks are much prettier than the rv parks...but I haven't gone to lots of rv parks.