Reflections on a Summer in a Travel Trailer - Final Post

Now that we've returned home to Jacksonville, Florida, we've had time to reflect on our summer camping across America in a travel trailer.  As we look back, one descriptive word comes to the top of the heap . . .  FUN!!!!

Here we are in Monterey, California enjoying a steak and shrimp dinner grilled by Jerry in the great outdoors. Penny used the kitchen trailer to bake potatoes, and cook green beans, and corn.

In case you'd like to see pictures of the interior of our home on wheels, here they are . . . 

Our table was used for meals, games, and computer work.

This large ice cold fridge and freezer were the best!

Being able to cook in a real kitchen while camping was wonderful.

Some of the campgrounds had cable hook-ups so we could watch T.V. occasionally. Katherine introduced us to hulu.com and we learned there are loads of shows one can watch on the internet - for free!  It was also terrific to have our own full bath with a shower, but it's very difficult to take a tasteful photo of a bathroom, so I'll skip that one.   

Lots of time for bedtime stories . . . . 

. . .  and reading on your own on one of the two VERY comfortable queen-sized beds.

 We were all able to stay connected to the world through Verizon Broadband Air Cards for our computers - we had three computers in all! 

Playing games like Sequence and Uno were good family fun.  We also taught Benjamin how to play the card game Rummy, a new family favorite. 

We were so thankful to have this travel trailer that had room for all four of us (there was even sleeping room for one more person) and that we could pull with our Toyota Sienna Mini Van.  

We were able to camp in such beautiful parts of the USA.  This spot by a creek was at a county park in Nobelsville, just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana. 

It's a rare blessing to be able to see a dream fulfilled.  We are so grateful to God for allowing our family this experience of spending the summer camping across America.  To be together as a family for 7 weeks and 11,300 miles was a dream come true.  

We'll be selling our little travel trailer now.  It's in great condition, so just let us know if  you'd like to make some priceless family memories in it also. 

   

Our future plans were to move to Virginia for training in October - December to prepare for overseas service with our former company.  We would then be ready to move overseas in January.  We are planning to do agriculture work in East Asia again.  However our company has experienced a financial shortfall and many of us who are ready to go are being put on hold. It looks like we will not be able to go until late spring or summer.  Having sold our home and furniture in May in anticipation of moving right away, we have been praying about what to do and where to live.  

Penny's sister Melissa has generously offered us her luxury ocean front condo in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.  It is amazing that her renters moved out just when we needed a home.  We have moved in and are so happy that that Benjamin can continue at his school for 3rd grade.  Jerry and Penny go back to work on August 17th at their former jobs in the public schools as a School Psychologist and 8th grade Science Teacher.  We're thankful to have a beautiful home and good jobs while we wait on God's perfect timing for our move to East Asia. While we wait, we'll be enjoying this beautiful view from our balcony.  Come see us!