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Quick Hello Before Baby Nomad Arrives

November 29, 2016 by BrittanyHighland 6 Comments

Baby Nomad 37 Weeks

Capturing the moment at 37 weeks

Well, this is it. Baby Nomad’s due date is this Saturday-only five days away. He seems pretty cozy in there, so I won’t be surprised if he shows up late. But one way or another, I expect to have a little boy in my arms this time two weeks from now. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Full-time RV Resources, RV Travel With Kids Tagged With: austin, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 06-01-15

June 2, 2015 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

Eric and Brittany Highland

  • Date: 06-01-2015
  • Current City: St. Louis, MO
  • Current Location: St. Louis RV Park
  • Site Number: 13
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon – Good / AT&T – Medium / Campground Wi-fi – Slow and Free
  • Cell Signal: AT&T – Good 4/5 bars
  • Mission: Work / Explore
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 2 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Deckhand: Rhythm Jasmine
  • Guests: None
  • Weather: Cloudy / 60°
  • Precipitation: 0%
  • Humidity: 80%
  • Wind: 6 mph
  • Fuel: 75 Gallons of Diesel – 3/4 tank
  • Odometer: 112,161
  • Generator Hours: 4621.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, June 13th
  • Next Destination: Lawrence, KS (tentative)

Special Orders: Return to the log! It’s been far too long.

Captain’s Remarks

11:27 – Work like a captain, play like a pirate! Argghhh I can’t believe that my last Captain’s Log entry was in October of 2014. We’ve been making other blog posts, but the Captain’s log has taken a walk off the proverbial plank. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, florida, fredericksburg, georgia, gruene, gulfport, kentucky, kissimmee, memphis, mississippi, missouri, nashville, north carolina, san antonio, savannah, somerset, st. augustine, st. louis, tennessee, texas

McKinney Falls State Park, Where It All Started

March 9, 2015 by Eric Highland 4 Comments

Upper Falls at McKinney Falls State Park

Upper Falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, TX

Brittany and I started our RV adventure at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas just over a year ago. Today we find ourselves here again. It is sublime. Simply put, we love this place and it’s time to get back into our RV blogging groove…

We’ve received so many messages from folks, asking us to update our blog. Thank you for that! It means a lot to us to know y’all follow our adventures. You are truly our family out here on the road and we’ve been blessed to meet so many of you in person!

We’ve been floored to have 1700+ of you follow us on Facebook, 700+ on Twitter, and even 100+ on Pinterest!

I know we haven’t updated our blog in awhile and this year we resolve to do better. We’ve actually hatched a plan… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America Tagged With: austin, state park, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-27-2014

May 28, 2014 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-27-2014
  • Current City: Austin, TX
  • Current Location: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, TX.
  • Site Number: 9
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Weak / AT&T - Strong / Campground Wi-fi - None
  • Mission: Enjoy nature, final meetings with clients.
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Guests: None
  • Weather: Overcast / 74°
  • Precipitation: 50%
  • Humidity: 79%
  • Wind: 0 mph
  • Fuel: 12 Gallons of Diesel - 1/8 of a tank
  • Odometer: 101,152
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, May 31st
  • Next Destination: Bayou Shores in Galveston, TX

Special Orders: Figure out blinker problem, start tracking odometer.

Captain’s Remarks

17:16 - We left Austin Lone Star Carefree RV park around 10:50 and we got to McKinney Falls State Park, about 4 miles away in short order. We were hooked up and settled by 11:20. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-26-2014

May 26, 2014 by Eric Highland 3 Comments

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-26-2014
  • Current City: Austin, TX
  • Current Location: Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Park
  • Site Number: 64
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Strong / Campground Wi-fi - Average
  • Mission: Work, Meet with Bloggers, Appointments
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Guests: None
  • Weather: Mostly Cloudy / 77°
  • Precipitation: 30%
  • Humidity: 77%
  • Wind: 1 mph
  • Fuel: 12.5 Gallons of Diesel - 1/8 of a tank
  • Odometer: 101,142
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Tuesday, May 27th
  • Next Destination: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Special Orders: Departure Tomorrow

Captain’s Remarks

09:57 - We leave tomorrow for McKinney Falls State Park. Yesterday we went to see 1.5 million bats at the Congress Avenue Bridge and eat some amazing BBQ, and the day before I bought 24 DVDs for $47. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-23-2014

May 23, 2014 by Eric Highland 3 Comments

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-23-2014
  • Current City: Austin, TX
  • Current Location: Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Park
  • Site Number: 64
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Strong / Campground Wi-fi - Average
  • Mission: Work, Meet with Bloggers, Appointments
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 2 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Guests: Steve and Dawn Custer
  • Weather: Overcast / 80°
  • Precipitation: 20%
  • Humidity: 62%
  • Wind: 0 mph
  • Fuel: 12.5 Gallons of Diesel - 1/8 of a tank
  • Odometer: 101,142
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Tuesday, May 27th
  • Next Destination: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Special Orders: Secure Grey Water Tank in Preps for Flush

Captain’s Remarks

12:43 - Wednesday we gave our first “On the Road” social media presentation for one of our clients. It went really well, the response was fantastic, the conversion rate extremely high and the powers that be were pleased. I think it is fairly safe to say that this [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-20-2014

May 21, 2014 by Eric Highland 6 Comments

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-20-2014
  • Current City: Austin, TX
  • Current Location: Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Park
  • Site Number: 64
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Strong / Campground Wi-fi - Average
  • Mission: Work, Meet with Bloggers, Appointments
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Clear / 88°
  • Precipitation: 10%
  • Humidity: 38%
  • Wind: 0 mph
  • Fuel: 12.5 Gallons of Diesel - 1/8 of a tank
  • Odometer: 101,142
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Tuesday, May 27th
  • Next Destination: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Special Orders: None

Captain’s Remarks

19:21 - Part of being “home” in Austin means taking care of the regular humdrum routine things. You know like appointments with the doctor. Today I had to get my eyes checked and they dilated them. My pupils were HUGE and [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, fitness, optometrist, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-19-2014

May 20, 2014 by Eric Highland 6 Comments

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-19-2014
  • Current City: Austin, TX
  • Current Location: Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Park
  • Site Number: 64
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Strong / Campground Wi-fi - Average
  • Mission: Work, Meet with Bloggers, Appointments
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Clear / 87°
  • Precipitation: 10%
  • Humidity: 37%
  • Wind: 0 mph
  • Fuel: 12.5 Gallons of Diesel - 1/8 of a tank
  • Odometer: 101,142
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Tuesday, May 27th
  • Next Destination: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Special Orders: None

Captain’s Remarks

18:44 - A regular and full workday for us. Spent the better part of the day working on the presentation for Wednesday. We’ll be teaching interior design professionals on the use of Facebook and Pinterest for business. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-18-2014

May 19, 2014 by Eric Highland 2 Comments

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-18-2014
  • Current City: Austin, TX
  • Current Location: Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Park
  • Site Number: 64
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Strong / Campground Wi-fi - Average
  • Mission: Work, Meet with Bloggers, Appointments
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Partly Cloudy / 78°
  • Precipitation: 0%
  • Humidity: 57%
  • Wind: 20 mph
  • Fuel: 12.5 Gallons of Diesel - 1/8 of a tank
  • Odometer: 101,142
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Tuesday, May 27th
  • Next Destination: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Special Orders: None

Captain’s Remarks

14:05 - Not normal for us to go more than a day between Captain’s Log entries, but hey! We’re in Austin!!

This week has been full! Saved some guy thousands of dollars by running outside and waving at him like a madman, got hitched, found a surprise at our RV front door and so much more… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, bikes, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-12-2014

May 13, 2014 by Eric Highland 4 Comments

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-12-2014
  • Current City: Austin, TX
  • Current Location: Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Park
  • Site Number: 64
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Strong / Campground Wi-fi - Average
  • Mission: Work, Meet with Bloggers, Appointments
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Light Rain / 78°
  • Precipitation: 30%
  • Humidity: 82%
  • Wind: 0 mph
  • Fuel: 12.5 Gallons of Diesel - 1/8 of a tank
  • Odometer: 101,142
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Tuesday, May 27th
  • Next Destination: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Special Orders: None

Captain’s Remarks

11:13 - Normally we update the Captain’s Log daily, but these past few days have been very busy for us! We even had a reality TV show star stop by our rig! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: austin, bikes, brownwood, texas

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