Matt and Beans RV adventure Wrap up

Well, First, I must apologize for the very late posting of the final days of your RV adventure!  As we approached Sedona, our last night in the RV, time ran short.  All of a sudden we were thrust into the hectic schedule of prepping and packing up the RV and getting it ready to return it to Cruise America.

Here is a quick montage of our last day.

We stopped to see old Indian dwellings, 

And  volcanoes:

Then, we headed towards Sedona

The last night of the RV park was absolutely incredible.  Our spot was perfect!!

This was the first time on our adventure that we were able to roll into a RV park in the daytime hours!  I loved it!

We quickly made camp, and I headed to the BBQ pit and made dinner!

PERFECT!!

The next morning, we got up and I was able to do a little bit of Tension Training. As we packed up ,  And cleaned up. We started the last 2 hours of our trip to Mesa.

We returned our RV, and was SHOCKED at how inexpensive the whole trip was!  Since we were taking the RV to Mesa to be refurbished and sold, we were the last people to rent it!  The total cost of the rental for the 6 days was only $350.00.  Our gas total was $378.00  Not to shabby for a 6 day Adventure.

WHAT HAVE I LEARNED!

I learned that I MUST have been a trucker in a past life.  I was so behind the wheel of that big rig.  It was second nature!  I loved driving it!

I LOVE the RV lifestyle!  I know that there is an RV in my future!  Its now in my blood!  I cannot wait to travel again, but yearn for longer travels to more distant places.

You have never really lived consciously until you have lived in an RV.  To be responsible for everything going in and going out ( gas, water, sewage) makes you really THINK about what you True needs are, and how much of a dent you make on this planet!

I realized that Rental RVs are NOT that sassy, or well built.   Although I am grateful for my first experience, I long for a better built coach that I can pimp out Matty-Style!

I realized that I am much more open to new adventures when I am on the open road.  The vast open road keeps my mind open and my sense of adventure alive!

I learned that having a good coffee maker is not just a luxury, but a necessity.

I learned that Beans and I could survive in an RV.  We were able to pull up, hook up, and execute what needed to be done quickly and efficiently!

I learned that blogging on the road takes more time then I thought.

I learned that Perhaps, 24 feet is not quite large enough for 2 people.  I wouldn’t mind a checking out a slightly bigger RV next time.

I could go on and on with what I learned about my week on the open road. 

But what is most important to understand,  is that I learned that there will be MANY MANY MORE RV adventures ahead!!!

Bean's And Matt's RV Adventure, Day 6

Hitting several National Monuments on our way from the Grand Canyon to Sedona.

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Day 5

Day 5

Oct 13

Grand Canyon!

Well, pulled in last night to the Grand Canyon Trailer Villiage.  It was awesome!  Trailer Village is a village of RV’s and trailers. It is SOOOO well done!  They manage to cram quite a few RVS in this place, but it still feels woodsy and you are not on top of each other!  The sounds of the birds and animals are amazing!

Beans and I woke up and headed over to the cafeteria by the campsite.  We had a hearty meal before starting out on our Garnd Canyon hike!   What can I say?   Walking up from the trail and viewing the canyon for the first time was spectacular!

First , we walked the Rim.  The trails follows the rim of the canyon.  I was quite surprised at how flat and paved this route was!  Not a hard hike at all.

Even met up with a tarantula!  Very cool!

We decided that we couldn’t go to the grand canyon without going DOWN the grand Canyon.  So we ended up taking the a hike Down to the canyon.  ( NOT all the way down obviously)  See me waving?

We both loved wearing our Five Fingers on the Hike.  It was very cool to feel the Earth's different terrain under our feet! 

This was Amazing.  Going down the trail was so beautiful.  Not very hard at all. We reached the midpoint, the ooohhh, ahhhh, point. ( not making that name up by the way)

Then we turned around to go back UP the trail.

Now, going back up takes twice as long, and is quite a different story!  It got a little rough, but I have to say, not entirely difficult.   I am SO glad that we ventured there!   This is a trail that they take those mules down, and let me tell you, I cannot even Imagine riding a mule down those fucking trails.  It would be way to scary! 

Now we are chillen at the RV , We are getting ready for dinner.  Tonight is a restaurant night.  We have reservations for 2 at 6pm, and let me tell you, after todays hike, I am gonna eat like a mother fucker!

We watched the Sunset over the Canyon, and then ate at the lodge. 

After stuffing our faces, we headed up to the lobby of the Hotel and used their WIFI to work on the blog!

Bean's And Matt's RV Adventure, Day 5

Hiking around the Grand Canyon, including Rim Trail and South Kaibab Trail.

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See Details of our hike.

Day 4

DAY 4

October 12,

7:30am

We woke up at 7:30 am , and took our morning walk around this AMAZING resort . it is DEFINITLY and air conditioner day, but we have all the windows in the RV open and are enjoying the slight breeze and the dry desert air!  

11:14 am

Well,  the cool morning breeze has turned into a hot summer morning! Beans and I took some time and enjoyed ourselves in the Hot Tub.

We then came back and had to empty the tanks. It seems that while Beans was in the shower, the water stopped draining, so we had to empty the black and gray tanks.  Ok, so you know what?  It really was NOT that bad!  It was very easy to do. Or should I say , it was very easy to watch Beans do!!

Did I mentions how unbelievably Fabulous this RV life is?  I LOVE this Trip!

Although I do have to say, as the days have gone by,  I can tell that the RV we are traveling in is an absolute piece of shit.  It is loud and falling apart!  But it has NOT stopped me from wanting to take a year long trip in the RV!  For those of you who thought that I would be sick of it after 2 days ( ADI)  I am happy to say, YOU ARE WRONG!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this lifestyle!  Who would of thought that the idea of traveling and living in an RV would be a DREAM of mine!! 

Before we hit the road, we stopped at the Wagon Wheel Resturant,

where I fueled  up on chicken Fried steak and got behind the wheel of the Coach.  I was going to be the designated driver for the ROUTE 66 portion of our journey! 

WE FINALLY HIT THE ARIZONA BORDER!!

And  as you can see, BEANS was thrilled about it. He loved chillen in the back of the RV,

While I enjoyed Myself  driving up front in the Cab without him!

We enjoyed the  beautiful drive through Route 66. Even stopped at  rest stop for a quick  photo op  of the sunset!!  Beautiful!!