The year is finally over, at least according to the calendar. New Year’s never really is the dividing line that it seems to be. That means that many things from 2020 will, unfortunately, carry over into 2021. Although it is tempting, I will refrain from political commentary regarding events past, present and future about this year.
2020 started out pretty normally. The start of our 4th year of full-timing. In the 1st year, we focused on establishing ourselves as Texas residents. After that was accomplished we went to the east coast for a wedding and completed the loop to get back to CA for an important birthday:
In 2018 we had plans to meet our friends for a trip to Banff and Jasper in Canada so our path was a bit different:
2019 saw us returning to Texas to get a new tow vehicle and some medical procedures. We spent a large time amount of time in Texas but decided to take a trip to Alaska during the summer:
2020 was when we decided to start looking for a location to find a more permanent address. It was time to get a home base again. We started the year hanging around California, spending time in the desert area, visiting friends, seeing our grandson, and then getting hit by the pandemic lockdowns. We ended up coming back to our son’s house in the middle of March and being stuck there for 3 months! We were able to get some things done on the trailer and around the house. As it was getting hotter, it was time to leave!
We heading to Southern Oregon but the heat was still there! Off to the coast of Oregon and Washington for almost 3 months. We like those states but are not sure if they are right for us to ‘settle’ down. Next, we headed to Idaho to check it out there and we really liked southern-central and eastern Idaho so that is an option, although there is a tax issue we have to overcome. The weather drove us south through Utah to Nevada, Arizona, and back to Nevada. We feel that Nevada or Arizona might be the best choice.
We reluctantly headed back to California for the holidays and an even stricter lockdown. Here is our 2020 map of camping:
Our stats for the year are:
Truck miles: 14272
Truck fuel gallons: 1103
Truck fuel cost: $2838
Truck min gallon cost: $1.773
Truck max gallon cost: $3.869 (California)
Truck MPG: 13.05
Trailer miles: 5455
Trailer nights: 366
Average nightly camping cost: $33.24
We are looking forward to a new year, a lifting of restrictions, fewer infections, and trying to find our perfect spot.
