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I Could Live in Asheville…Oh Wait, I Did

January 25, 2018 by BrittanyHighland 6 Comments

Overlooking Blue Ridge Mountains Outside Asheville

Overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains behind Pisgah Inn

We pulled up to the office of Wilson’s Riverfront RV Park in Asheville, confused. The office was attached to an old mechanic’s shop. The business was deserted and we couldn’t see a campground anywhere. Eric took the Jeep and eventually found sites around the corner. There was a sign by the camp host, but no one was there either. A couple walking by said, “Just pick whatever open site you like and you can pay later.”

Welcome to Asheville, where everyone is low-key and the scenery is unforgettable.

Oh, did I not mention [Read more…]

2017 in Review: Stats, Photos, Adventures

January 11, 2018 by BrittanyHighland 4 Comments

This coming February will mark our four-year anniversary of full-time RVing! These stats describe our travels from January through December 2017, as we camped out in Austin for Baby Nomad’s first doctor appointments, then did a six-month loop of the southeastern United States.

Number of States: 9 where we stayed overnight, 11 total that we traveled through. [Read more…]

Enticing Introduction to Asheville, NC on City-wide Trolley Tour

August 9, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 3 Comments

Boarding the Gray Line Trolley Tour of Asheville, North Carolina

I used to dismiss trolley tours as “too touristy.” But after our tour in Savannah in 2014, I disembarked convinced that guided trolley tours are an excellent way to get the overview of a city, plus learn tons of history. Even if you don’t budget time to get off at every stop, you can always return to the places that caught your attention later.

When the Asheville Visitor Center generously offered us tickets to the Gray Line Trolley Tour, we jumped at the opportunity. [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 06-01-15

June 2, 2015 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

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…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 09-23-14

September 23, 2014 by Eric Highland 3 Comments

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

Date: 09-23-2014

Current City: Raleigh, NC
Current Location: North Carolina State Fairgrounds
Site Number: 101
Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Good / AT&T - Average / Campground Wi-fi - Very Good and Free
Cell Signal: AT&T - Adequate
Mission: Work / Explore

Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
Captain: Eric Highland
Navigator: Brittany Highland
1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
Guests: None

Weather: Overcast / 58°
Precipitation: 10%
Humidity: 72%
Wind: 0 mph

Fuel: 50 Gallons of Diesel
Odometer: 105,167
Generator Hours: 4613.6

Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, September 27th.
Next Destination: Myrtle Beach, SC

Special Orders: Enjoy new friendships, continue client work

Captain’s Remarks

09:35 - Part of the difficulty in keeping up with regular Captain’s log entries has been a lack of free time where we aren’t doing something spontaneous and fun. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time since we last updated the log from Williamsburg, VA.

For our faithful readers, we last left off after visiting the home of Thomas Jefferson (Monticello) and the lovely city of Charlottesville, VA. We’d been staying in Williamsburg, VA and visiting as many places in the Historic Triangle as we could in the time we were there.

On August 31st, we made our way back to Virginia Beach. It was time to head south. This time we stayed at Fort Story in Virginia Beach. We were there for two weeks. Here are some highlights [Read more…]

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

Captain’s Remarks

Special Orders: Enjoy new friendships, continue client work

Captain’s Remarks

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