“WOW” is the acronym we dubbed the year at the beginning of 2022.

We purchased “Jenny” for the sole purpose of this trip we are about to embark on. But we soon realized if we were going to actually enjoy driving cross country with her, we better work out as many bugs as possible beforehand.

We scheduled in 3 long weekend trips to “practice RVing”…after our maiden roadtrip ended 10 miles from home when all kinds of dash warnings went off as we headed to Florida for New Years. Thankfully that was an easy fix & we were close to home 🤪

March – PT#1 was rescheduled to the backyard because the weather at the beach was way too cold in March! Again, close to home, literally set up the RV in the yard & learned more than you might think😂

April – PT #2 – A few hours south to Virginia. Random drive on mountain roads to a great little spot by a rushing creek. 💗 Then on to the campground destination for some more one-vehicle roads, lol. Very few hiccups, awesome waterfall hike, an impressive winery & the dog was very happy to be with us. 🐶

May – PT#1.5 – The beach do-over was fantastic…weather still sucked, but the wild ponies of Assateague were amazing!🐎💗 And we learned how to RV in the rain & blowing sand.🥶🌊🌬 Oh & our spontaneous 1st night in the parking lot of a great restaurant in the historic part of Easton, MD.

July – PT#3 We went north to Seneca Lake, NY…Watkins Glen & its waterfalls 😍 More wineries than you can count & beautiful weather. We learned a bit about driving the RV in the mountains & how not to freeze up the A/C. 😲

So, WOW…”Whirlwind of Wonder”…the description of what Derek thought taking all the extra time off would feel like. ☺ And the “WOW” is only beginning…the grand finale, as we call it, will have no more appropriate description, no doubt!