Our first trip

So where do you go now that you have the RV? We have many ideas for long trips, but we still have to work. First things first, we need internet. There are so many options now. We looked at Starlink, cellular hot spots and other satellite options. We finally settled for a Verizon hotspot that works with the van. The van comes equipped with a WineGard Connect system. All we needed was the cellular sim card and we were good to go.

During our research we discovered Harvest Hosts. We wanted to find places to stay that would not break the bank (yea, we still have a mortgage, for now!!) and get an experience of some kind. Harvest Hosts fits right in nicely. They have farms where you can camp and get fresh eggs in the morning. There are breweries where you can park, enjoy their beers and are located near a downtown area for exploring. We found some wineries, distilleries, tea makers, drive-in movie theatres, and animal rescue and recovery farms.

Back to our first trip. We want to do each state and being new to the RV, did not want to go far from home on our first few trips. And so we chose to visit Albertville and Gadsden Alabama. We visited Noccalula Falls Park. The first Harvest Host we visited was a winery that offered wood fired pizzas. The wine was good, the pizza excellent and a cheesecake flight for dessert. We rolled back into the RV after. It was just outside Albertville and was a quiet spot to camp surrounded by wine (err… grape) vines and a quaint tree.

This trip broke us in. The month of March. It was 40 degrees outside. The wind was blowing quite a bit. We learned all about the propane system – hot water, furnace and gas stove. We learned not to store gallons of water on a high shelf. Kelly made us our first meal – breakfast eggs and sausage.